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Guest AuthorApril 12, 2016

I am beginning to think Americans are tending to live more in the present than they do by thinking of the past or planning for the future. Every four years we get enmeshed in a national election that tends to raise the bar of conversation about where we want to be, usually, but this election […]

Darryl PaulsonMarch 24, 2016

I have been a Republican my entire life, which has not been easy as a university professor. Not only am I a Republican, I consider myself to be a conservative. I have served as a Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, America’s leading conservative think tank. I will never vote for Donald Trump. Never! Why won’t […]

Scott PowersMarch 14, 2016

Former Orlando City Commissioner Phil Diamond has won the endorsement of Orange County Comptroller Martha Haynie in his bid to succeed her when she retires next year. Haynie, who has served as comptroller for 26 years, is widely respected and trusted by political leaders of both parties in Orange County, and announced her retirement plans […]

Scott PowersMarch 4, 2016

Former state Rep. Linda Stewart has received the endorsement of the Florida National Organization of Women’s Political Action Committee in her race for Orlando-based Senate District 13, her campaign announced Friday. The endorsement, presented by Florida NOW president Terry Sanders, also comes with the blessing of the Greater Orlando chapter. “As a legislator, I have […]

Melissa RossMarch 4, 2016

As top Republicans bemoan the prospect that divisions within their party could lead to a Hillary Clinton presidency, her campaign is rolling out the support of top military brass with a series of veterans and military families town halls across Florida in the run up to the March 15 primary. Brig. Gen. John Douglass, Rear […]

Scott PowersMarch 1, 2016

Democrat U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson and Republican U.S. Rep. David Jolly declared themselves front-runners Tuesday for their parties’ nominations for Florida’s U.S. Senate and announced they would hold a series of two-man debates. The pair, who have led the past couple of public opinion polls, dismissed the notion that both are in relatively tight races for […]

Bill RuftyFebruary 27, 2016

Want the boss’ job? For Susannah Randolph, you run for it. Randolph, 41, an Orlando Democrat, has been the district director for U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson … both times. Now that Grayson, an Orlando Democrat, is running for the U.S. Senate, Randolph is running for his seat from Florida’s 9th Congressional District. Democrats actually have […]

Scott PowersFebruary 26, 2016

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Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy condemned a state appeal court’s decision Friday to enforce a Florida law requiring women to wait 24 hours before getting abortions. In a news release from his U.S. Senate election campaign, Murphy called the law invasive and an “ideologically driven roadblock to a woman’s access to abortion.” The law, passed […]

Scott PowersFebruary 25, 2016

Democratic state House of Representatives candidate Beth Tuura has called out her Republican opponent, state Rep. Mike Miller of Orlando, for voting to keep a Confederate general’s statue at the U.S. Capitol. “The test of any public servant is whether or not they are serving the best interests of all of their constituents. Yesterday, Mike […]

Scott PowersFebruary 5, 2016

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, a Democratic candidate for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, said Friday that he supports broad but efficient development of a commercial space program and also thinks the U.S. government needs to keep pursuing space for military and intelligence support. Murphy on Friday was the first U.S. Senate candidate this year to meet with Space Coast […]

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Ed Moore: Are we still a great nation?

Darryl Paulson: The case against Donald Trump

Orange County Comptroller Martha Haynie endorses Phil Diamond to succeed her

Linda Stewart gets Florida NOW PAC endorsement in SD 13 race

Hillary Clinton campaign to host veterans town halls across Florida

Alan Grayson, David Jolly declare themselves frontrunners in Senate races, announce debates

Susannah Randolph takes on congressional run with deep knowledge

Patrick Murphy condemns abortion wait-period law approved by court

Beth Tuura calls out Mike Miller on vote to keep Confederate statue

Patrick Murphy supports balance of government, private space program