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Staff ReportsJune 8, 2018

Can Congress undo deal that saves ZTE? Despite it being the fourth-largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, most Americans were likely unaware of the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE. If Republican Sen. Marco Rubio has his say, and he is taking full advantage of the opportunity, that could change in the coming days. In March it was revealed ZTE […]

Ryan NicolJune 5, 2018

With spring coming to a close, school is ending, the temperature is rising — and algae bloom season may have just begun. Blue-green algae pouring from Lake Okeechobee has been the bane of many Floridians, and Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson says it’s time for the federal government to do something about it. Nelson released a letter […]

Staff ReportsJune 5, 2018

2018: Year of the Woman redux? The 1992 elections were dubbed the “Year of the Woman” as voters elected more new women to Congress than any previous decade. Among the 24 women winning House seats, 15 were Democrats. Included among the nine Republicans were incumbent Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Miami and the late Tillie Fowler of Jacksonville. Not since that […]

Staff ReportsJune 1, 2018

Supreme Court looms large in June as well as November As June unfolds, news hounds will track the latest breaking news. That news will include whether the Donald Trump/Kim Jong Un summit actually happens, whether immigration or DACA moves forward, or whether the soon-to-be-released inspector general report on the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe […]

Staff ReportsMay 25, 2018

The resurrection of Blue Dog Democrats? When last seen in public, the Democratic Blue Dog Coalition went off to lick its wounds following the 2010 elections. The uproar from the passage of Obamacare wiped out most of the moderate-to-conservative Democrats and lurched their caucus further to the left. A Roll Call profile reminds that in its heyday, […]

ReutersMay 24, 2018

The Parkland, Florida, school massacre has had little lasting impact on U.S. views on gun control, three months after the shooting deaths of 17 people propelled a national movement by some student survivors, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Wednesday. While U.S. public support for more gun control measures has grown slowly but steadily over the […]

Scott PowersMay 24, 2018

State Rep. Erin Grall is charging that an All Aboard Florida representative made “misrepresentations” in congressional testimony supporting the department’s approval of tax-exempt bonds to finance the company’s Brightline higher-speed passenger train proposal to connect Miami and Orlando. Grall, among Florida lawmakers from the Treasure Coast who are opposed to the train, sent a letter […]

Staff ReportsMay 22, 2018

Delegation in the middle of farm bill fiasco Last Friday, Capitol Hill was rocked by the unexpected defeat of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, otherwise known as the Farm Bill. The 213-198 final vote includes all 183 Democrats voting against it, joined by 30 Republicans. The bill went down due to significant mistrust of House Republican […]

Staff ReportsMay 18, 2018

Re-election races bringing out ‘bipartisanship’ This week, two issues began to break through the fog of personal “collusion” between Stormy Daniels and President Donald Trump, as well as the still unproven “collusion between Trump and Russia. Both issues involve some bipartisanship, but tough re-election battles have placed two prominent Floridians at the center of the action. The first […]

Staff ReportsMay 15, 2018

Scott, DeSantis celebrate new Jerusalem embassy On Monday, the United States was well represented for the official opening of its new embassy in Jerusalem. Some key Florida-based elected officials joined Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and others for the ribbon cutting. The controversial action comes 70 years to the day the U.S. recognized the Jewish state (see “On this day […]

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Golf ball and golf club in bag on green grass

Delegation for 6.8.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Bill Nelson to Congress: Help us stop algae bloom

Delegation for 6.5.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 6.1.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 5.25.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Gun control support fades three months after Florida massacre: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Erin Grall charges All Aboard Florida with ‘misrepresentations’

Delegation for 5.22.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 5.18.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 5.15.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State