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Drew WilsonJuly 1, 2016

U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham got into the Independence Day spirit Friday by co-sponsoring a bill to ensure the federal government only purchases flags made in America. “There’s no better time than the Fourth of July to remind us how important the American Flag is to our nation,” the North Florida Democrat said. “This common-sense, bipartisan […]

Scott PowersJune 24, 2016

Democrat Corry Westbrook appears set to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Posey this fall in the Space Coast-based Florida’s Congressional District 8. Westbrook, of Vero Beach, is the only Democrat who has qualified since the qualifying period ended at noon Friday. And Posey, of Rockledge, appears to face no Republican challengers. So unless unexpected […]

Scott PowersJune 7, 2016

Monday’s first day of qualifying for congressional races in Florida has seen enough candidates qualify to force Republican primaries in Florida’s 6th, 7th and 11th Congressional Districts and Democratic primaries in the 6th and 9th Congressional Districts so far. In other districts expecting Democratic or Republican primaries, announced candidates either did not file Monday or […]

Scott PowersApril 28, 2016

Leftover Cold War-era engines from decommissioned U.S. military inter-continental ballistic missiles make pretty good rocket motors and the commercial space industry is battling over whether they should be available for private space launches. The prospect is currently driving the U.S. Air Force and Congress to start reconsidering a decades-old ban on any commercial use of surplus Minuteman and Peacekeeper […]

Drew WilsonApril 26, 2016

A no-party affiliated candidate has filed to run against Democrat Carlos Smith and Republican Amber Mariano in House District 49. Shea Silverman, a one-time intern for former state Senator and current U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, filed for the Orlando-based House seat April 14. Silverman currently works as a developer for the Center for Distributed Learning […]

Mitch PerryApril 26, 2016

After nearly two months of hammering Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz for “sabotaging” President Barack Obama’s efforts to hold payday lenders accountable, Allied Progress now says they’re moving on to target another Florida lawmaker for the same offense. And they’re asking for the public to help them choose who their next target will be. […]

Ryan RayApril 20, 2016

A group protesting the expansion of passenger rail in South Florida never heard back from the feds. But they did obtain a letter addressed to the rail plan they oppose. The group, Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida, said they worked with U.S. Rep. Bill Posey to get a copy of the communiqué after hearing the Federal Railroad […]

Mitch PerryAugust 18, 2015

The issue of denying citizenship for children born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants has always been considered somewhat of a fringe idea, even amongst some of the biggest hawks fighting illegal immigration. The issue has come to the forefront this week after GOP presidential contender Donald Trump unveiled his white paper on immigration on Sunday, […]

Peter SchorschMay 28, 2015

U.S. Rep. David Jolly caught fire from progressives Thursday over a vote this month on HR 2353, the short-term Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015. The Indian Rocks Republican was one of the 387 members of Congress to support a two-month extension of the highway trust fund. But singling out Jolly – who represents the […]

Ryan RayApril 24, 2015

Titusville Rep. Tom Goodson from District 50 will not seek re-election there, and will instead opt to run for an adjacent House seat, freeing up Rep. Rene Plasencia to make a run at the Republican-oriented seat. The latest move in Central Florida legislative musical chairs was first reported by Frank Torres of the Orlando Political Observer and Jacob Engels of […]

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Gwen Graham celebrates July 4th by sponsoring bipartisan ‘Made-In-America Flag’ bill

Bill Posey, Corry Westbrook expect November battle in CD 8

Early congressional filings assure primaries in CDs 6, 7, 9 and 11

Rocket companies eying all those leftover Cold War ICBM engines

Carlos Smith, Amber Mariano draw NPA challenger in HD 49 race

Advocacy group asks public what Florida lawmaker they should target next over payday loans

Anti-rail group responds to letter from federal transit agency

Several GOP presidential candidates support ending birthright citizenship; what about Florida GOP Senate candidates?

DCCC singles out David Jolly on highway trust fund vote — even though Nancy Pelosi, other Fla. Dems did the same

Rene Plasencia, Tom Goodson to shuffle House seats near Space Coast