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Ryan NicolOctober 23, 2018

A new round of Florida lawmakers gave their endorsement for Amendment 6 on Tuesday, off the heels of civil-rights legend Jesse Jackson Sr. stating his support for the measure. The amendment aims to increase rights for crime victims in the state of Florida. It was modeled after “Marsy’s Law.” Advocates say Amendment 6 will help victims […]

Scott PowersOctober 16, 2018

Fresh off a bruising Democratic primary victory in his re-election campaign, U.S. Rep. Darren Soto entered the homestretch of the general election campaign with just $122,000 left in his campaign coffers, less than most Florida House incumbents have for their state-district campaigns. Soto’s campaign cash balance on Oct. 1 is the result of a high-spending […]

Scott PowersOctober 10, 2018

Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Darren Soto may be in a tighter race than many expect with Republican challenger Wayne Liebnitzky in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. A new SurveyUSA poll of 535 likely voters in the district, commissioned by Orlando cable outlet Spectrum News 13, gives Soto 48 percent and Liebnitzky 40 percent in their rematch. In 2016, Soto won by […]

Scott PowersOctober 9, 2018

Florida’s U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio and 13 members of Florida’s congressional delegation have formally asked the White House to declare a pre-landfall state of emergency for Florida as Hurricane Michael looms. The letter to President Donald Trump declares their “full support” for the emergency declaration sought by Gov. Rick Scott, stressing the […]

Scott PowersOctober 8, 2018

Outside money is barely trickling into Central Florida’s congressional races, and national parties aren’t showing any inclination to help state Rep. Mike Miller’s bid to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy — or to help her keep it. Four other contests are also seeing no signs of national party interest. The Florida 7th Congressional District race […]

Scott PowersOctober 2, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto of Celebration is tops of his freshman class when it comes to getting bills proposed and laws approved, according to a new report from an analytics company that tracks Congress. In the term that began in Janaury, 2017, Soto sponsored and introduced 29 bills, and two of them were enacted […]

Scott PowersOctober 1, 2018

Now that he’s acepted the endorsement of Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in the heart of Florida’s Puerto Rican community in Kissimmee, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum sought Monday to differentiate himself from Republicans led by his opponent Ron DeSantis, starting with a firm call for equality. Rosselló hustled Monday from an endorsement rally in […]

Ryan NicolOctober 1, 2018

More than a dozen Puerto Rican leaders across the U.S. have announced their support for Andrew Gillum‘s campaign for Governor. Gillum, the Democratic candidate in the race, currently serves as Mayor of Tallahassee. He is competing against former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, the Republican nominee. Among Gillum’s new spate of backers are former Puerto Rico […]

Scott PowersSeptember 19, 2018

The union organizing an effort to raise wages and benefits for thousands of contract workers at the Orlando International Airport is becoming a symbol of Democrats’ living wage push in Florida. On Tuesday, several dozen workers, some making as little as $5.23 an hour working for airport contractors, declared the airport to be a sweatshop. […]

Scott PowersSeptember 17, 2018

Eight outside political committees and groups provided almost $1.2 million support to U.S. Rep. Darren Soto‘s defeat of his predecessor former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson in the Aug. 28 Democratic primary for Florida’s 9th Congressional District. Apparently highlighting the outside help for Soto was the George Soros–backed Latino Victory Fund, which claimed on primary day that […]

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Jesse Jackson, Florida lawmakers support ‘crime victims’ bill of rights’

Darren Soto coasts into October with $122,000 in the bank

New CD 9 poll: Darren Soto holds eight-point lead over Wayne Liebnitzky

Florida congressional delegation seeks state of emergency

Little outside interest yet in Central Florida congressional races

Report: Darren Soto tops in freshman class in bills introduced, laws passed

Andrew Gillum focuses on equal citizenship rights in Puerto Rico

Boricua backers: Puerto Rican leaders endorse Andrew Gillum for Governor

Orlando airport contract workers get Democratic support

Outside groups spent $1.2 million to help Darren Soto defeat Alan Grayson