Scott PowersJanuary 16, 2019
3min342
With a seat on the House Intelligence Committee Val Demings will help oversee Russia probe.
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Lois Frankel joins Charlie Crist on the House budgeting committee, now controlled by Democrats.
Scott PowersJanuary 15, 2019
3min538
She sends the White House regrets on border wall talk due to a schedule conflict.
Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2019
7min414
A former Navy intelligence official with a background in national security analysis who also is studious of economic theory, running on a generally moderate Democratic platform, seeking to flip a long-held Republican seat against a well-established opponent in increasingly purple Seminole County. No, not Stephanie Murphy. Meet Justin Miller. Thursday night Miller introduced himself to Seminole […]
Scott PowersJanuary 10, 2019
3min628
Kissimmee’s U.S. Rep. Darren Soto has been appointed to a seat on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Soto’s appointment puts him on the committee with a wide range of authority over areas ranging from health care to environmental protection. “This appointment will give us a greater voice on behalf of our constituents to promote […]
Scott PowersJanuary 10, 2019
2min258
Winter Park’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy just got a seat at the grown-ups table in the House of Representatives, joining the House Ways and Means Committee. Murphy, just starting her second term, announced late Wednesday that she had been appointed to the chief tax-writing committee, with oversight on federal programs such as Medicare, Social Security […]
Danny McAuliffeJanuary 7, 2019
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Agriculture Commissioner-elect Nikki Fried celebrated her last night before she drops the hyphenated portion of her title alongside the people who helped her get to Tallahassee. A slew of elected party companions, lobbyists and general supporters packed a suite at Florida State University’s football stadium on Monday night to welcome to the capital Fried, the […]
Scott PowersJanuary 2, 2019
6min846
As the White Stripes pound out the intro to their 2007 song “Icky Thump,” a voice emerges, all FM-DJ smooth: “Welcome everybody; this is Rock and Politics on KQ 93.7 FM. I’m your host, ‘The Rockin’ Congressman’ Darren Soto. Thanks for listenin’, and thanks for comin’ to rock!” Yes, that’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto […]
Danny McAuliffeDecember 22, 2018
6min833
The forthcoming race to replace Republican state Rep. Halsey Beshears now features a Democratic contender. Ryan Terrell, a 26-year-old political activist who’s lived his adult life in Tallahassee, filed this week for House District 7. He’s previously worked as a state legislative aide and currently directs Young Democrats of America‘s Southeast operations. Terrell also is […]
Scott PowersDecember 6, 2018
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Citing the chilling national revelations about sexual assault cases involving Palm Beach financier Jeffrey Epstein and a case involving an Orlando woman, state Sen. Linda Stewart filed a bill Thursday to remove the statute of limitations in cases involving alleged rapes of children under 18. “Many young sexual battery victims do not come forward when they are first […]