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Scott PowersMay 15, 2018

Count Bill Nelson among those Democrats willing to buck party lines to vote for Gina Haspel as the next director of the CIA. Nelson, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and former member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he met with Haspel Tuesday afternoon to discuss her nomination. Afterward, he committed to […]

Scott PowersMay 15, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King laid claim Tuesday to the the Democrats’ most far-ranging criminal justice reform platform by vowing to seek to end the death penalty, legalize marijuana, restore felons’ voter rights, and close Florida’s private prisons. The six-point plan, which also called for reducing incarceration rates and investing in schools to close what King […]

Scott PowersMay 15, 2018

Democratic Florida House candidate Darryl Block has qualified for the ballot in his quest to be elected in House District 29. The Florida Secretary of State’s office notes that Block, a lawyer from Lake Mary, has delivered 1,101 valid petition signatures, one more than he needed to qualify. He aims to take on Republican incumbent […]

Scott PowersMay 15, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King is launching a speech tour Tuesday focusing on his ideas for criminal justice reform, including the legalization of marijuana. According to sources inside King’s campaign, he will unveil a six-point plan that includes “Reducing Mass Incarceration, Legalizing Marijuana, Restoration of Voting Rights, Ending Private Prisons, Ending the Death Penalty, and […]

Scott PowersMay 14, 2018

Orlando state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith is endorsing Democrat Lee Mangold in the contest for House District 28. Mangold’s campaign announced the endorsement Monday morning. At a recent Mangold fundraiser, Smith said: “The reason I decided I wanted to jump on to Lee’s team and very proudly say that I was supporting his race and his campaign is […]

Scott PowersMay 11, 2018

After meeting with economic development, business and space leaders Friday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine called the Space Coast “our Silicon Valley” but said the challenge for the state will be investing in the education system to support it. “Everyone is excited, but the big concern, the big challenge is, do we have the graduates. […]

Scott PowersMay 10, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy announced Thursday that the National Defense Authorization Act has been advanced from the House Armed Services Committee with several key provisions she pushed, including transitional help for newly departing service members, authorization for the military modeling and simulation centers in Orlando, and money to fight opioid trafficking. The Armed Services […]

Scott PowersMay 10, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King is expanding his campaign’s presence in the I-4 corridor with the appointments of regional directors from Tampa Bay and Brevard County, the campaign announced Thursday. Lisa Perry, a leader in Tampa Bay area progressive activism, will serve as the King campaign’s Tampa Bay regional director. Before joining the King campaign, […]

Scott PowersMay 7, 2018

Democrat Lauren Baer has received the backing of the Pride Fund to End Gun Violence PAC, one of three LGBTQ congressional candidates nationally to get that backing Monday, the organization announced. Baer, of Palm Beach Gardens, is running in Florida’s 18th Congressional District. She has a Democratic primary ahead of her against Pam Keith, also […]

Scott PowersMay 3, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is adding a presence in Broward County now, with the addition of Bob Sciranko as his campaign’s Broward regional area director. Levine already has set up regional area directors in Tampa Bay and Central Florida to go along with his campaign headquarters in Miami. Sciranko served as field director for […]

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Bill Nelson says he’ll vote for Gina Haspel

Chris King: Ban death penalty, legalize pot, restore rights, close private prisons

Darryl Block qualifies by petition for HD 29 race

Chris King to launch tour on criminal justice reform, including plan to legalize marijuana

Lee Mangold announces backing from Carlos Smith in HD 28 race

Philip Levine: Space Coast needs education support to become Florida’s Silicon Valley

House defense bill advances with several provisions from Stephanie Murphy

Chris King adds campaign staff for Tampa Bay, Central Florida

Pride Fund, Rosie O’Donnell backing Lauren Baer in CD 18

Philip Levine campaign adds Broward County director