Scott PowersJune 3, 2020
5min1075
Democratic Chair Wes Hodge said civil unrest brings about change.
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Scott PowersJune 3, 2020Scott PowersApril 20, 2017
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Republican state Sen. David Simmons sharply condemned racist and vulgar comments made earlier this week by state Sen. Frank Artiles. The behavior is nothing new, Simmons said, but he puts his faith in the Senate’s due process to determine a judgment by the body. Simmons, of Altamonte Springs, then suggested that Artiles’ behavior might be […]
Scott PowersOctober 17, 2016
6min394
U.S. Rep. John Mica is finding himself defending a “no” vote and comments he made 36 years ago in the Florida House of Representatives against a bill that would have made marital rape a crime. Apparently in 1980 it was unclear whether Florida statutes considered marital rape as rape. It took two more years before […]
Larry GriffinOctober 8, 2016
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Tom Rooney, the Republican representing Florida’s 17th congressional district, now says he will not support GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump after offensive comments made about women came to light Friday. In the widely-panned comments captured on a 2005 video, Trump and talk show host Billy Bush can be heard bragging about kissing and groping women, with Trump claiming women […]