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Larry GriffinJune 21, 2016

After Congress failed to pass gun control measures proposed by both Democrats and Republicans, Sen. Bill Nelson bemoaned their lack of action on the matter in the wake of the Pulse nightclub shooting last week. In a speech after the vote, Nelson said the NRA had “won again.” “What am I going to tell 49 grieving […]

Scott PowersJune 13, 2016

Democratic U.S. Reps. Corrine Brown and Alan Grayson — whose districts include the Pulse nightclub and nearby neighborhoods — made renewed calls Monday for Congress to ban assault weapons. Brown, whose Jacksonville-based 5th Congressional District stretches to Orlando and includes the site of the Pulse massacre scene, said her office is in discussions with that of U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a […]

Associated PressMay 23, 2016

Beg, borrow and steal: Zika preparation involves a bit of all three as federal, state and local health officials try to get a jump on the mosquito-borne virus while Congress haggles over how much money they really need. With that financing in limbo, health officials are shifting resources and setting priorities — and not just […]

Scott PowersMay 19, 2016

Declaring that the Zika virus “threatens the entire family, the entire community, and the entire state of Florida,” U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson blasted Republicans Thursday, saying their anti-Zika plan is “Don’t get bit.” It echoes his most infamous partisan statement in a long history of such, when he declared on the floor of Congress in 2009 […]

Darryl PaulsonMay 17, 2016

Candidates and political parties consistently pledge to the electorate they will either support or oppose a particular issue. For some candidates, the pledge is a signal of their support for a particular issue. For others, a pledge is a vehicle to win the support of the voters and political groups. Various political groups have drafted pledges […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 16, 2016

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is backing a House proposal to spend more than $600 million to battle Zika. House Republicans have proposed spending $622 million to battle the Zika virus. The legislation — introduced by Kentucky Republican Hal Rogers, chairman of the House appropriations committee — includes $230 million for the National Institutes of Health to […]

Jim RosicaMay 11, 2016

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Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 2 p.m. with the most recent Zika cases in the state. Gov. Rick Scott is heading to the nation’s capital to “meet with Congressional leaders on Zika preparedness,” his office announced. His daily schedule shows him departing the Enterprise Florida board meeting in Naples, his hometown, and departing […]

guestMay 9, 2016

“Buy the land, send the water south” has become a rallying cry for Florida activists looking to return the flow of water from Lake Okeechobee to the Everglades. This mantra tells me history has been forgotten and common sense ignored. My fear is this mindset is tied to buying more land that would put rural […]

Scott PowersMay 9, 2016

Democrat Susannah Randolph has won the endorsement of one of the biggest backers of Democrats, the National Education Association, in her quest for the primary nomination to run for Congress in Congressional District 9. The nation’s largest teachers union, almost always a strong financial supporter of Democrats, announced it is backing Randolph rather than any […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 6, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott reiterated on Friday the need for state and federal officials to work together to prepare for the spread of the Zika virus. “We’re coming on summer. We’re going to see heat. We’re going to see rain. We’re going to see mosquitoes. And we’re going to see people coming back from Brazil,” said […]

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Bill Nelson on gun control laws: ‘The NRA won again’

Corrine Brown, Alan Grayson call for ban of assault weapons

Trying to get jump on Zika preparations with money in limbo

Alan Grayson adapts his GOP health care line for Zika mosquitoes: ‘Don’t get bit’

Darryl Paulson: Pitfalls of the political pledge

Mario Diaz-Balart: Funding to fight spread of Zika is ‘critical’

Rick Scott to talk Zika in D.C.

Gary Ritter: State should complete its water projects before buying more land

Teachers’ union endorses Susannah Randolph in CD 9 race

Rick Scott: ‘My goal is to help the federal government get prepared’ for Zika