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Scott PowersFebruary 25, 2016

Democratic state House of Representatives candidate Beth Tuura has called out her Republican opponent, state Rep. Mike Miller of Orlando, for voting to keep a Confederate general’s statue at the U.S. Capitol. “The test of any public servant is whether or not they are serving the best interests of all of their constituents. Yesterday, Mike […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 24, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday signaled he would approve a bill to remove and replace a statue of a Confederate army general as one of Florida’s two entries in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall. The House passed the Senate’s bill (SB 310) by a vote of 83-32 earlier in the day. The House put aside its version (HB 141) […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 11, 2016

A bill to replace a statue of a Confederate army general as one of Florida’s two entries in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall was passed by the Florida Senate Thursday. The Senate skipped debate and OK’d the bill (SB 310) by a vote of 33-7. That move, however, puts the two chambers at odds: A House version (HB […]

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