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Scott PowersJune 5, 2018

Democratic state Sen. Victor Torres has endorsed attorney Darryl Block in the House District 29 race in Seminole County. Torres’s endorsement could carry some weight in the August 28 primary, as Block, of Lake Mary, faces two other Democrats, both also attorneys, Tracey Kagan and Patrick Brandt, both of Longwood. The trio are battling for […]

Scott PowersJune 4, 2018

Gwen Graham plans to go up with her first TV commercials Wednesday in the Orlando and Tampa markets. Her campaign announced Monday morning it is spending more than $1 million on its initial TV buy in the two I-4 corridor markets. Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine has been blanketing television statewide since January. Winter […]

Scott PowersJune 1, 2018

Democratic state Sen. Linda Stewart said Friday there will be a big push in the next Legislative Session to pass a bill ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution now that Illinois has approved it, leaving just one more state needed for adoption. “We only need one more state. There’s 13,” that have […]

Scott PowersJune 1, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is turning his focus to schools and teachers in his new television commercial being launched statewide Friday. The 30-second spot, “Class is In” includes Levine’s platform pledges of increasing teachers’ salaries by $10,000, increasing funding for schools, and stopping state tests. His campaign is putting $1 million behind airing the […]

Ryan NicolMay 29, 2018

Listening to historian Jon Meacham speak to the Forum Club of Palm Beaches Tuesday, you’d be forgiven for forgetting one of the biggest political rallying cries of the past few years: “This is not normal.” Instead, Meacham says, we’ve been here before. He would know. Meacham’s newest book, “The Soul of America: The Battle for […]

Scott PowersMay 26, 2018

Publix’s decision, in the face of protests over its Adam Putnam donations, to suspend its political giving this year could mean more than $1 million that the company will not donate this year to various political campaigns and groups. The company, whose slogan, “Where Shopping is a Pleasure” has graced Florida and other states it […]

Danny McAuliffeMay 26, 2018

Amid the barbecues and other festivities this holiday weekend, Democrats will be knocking on doors in 23 of the state’s 67 counties and encouraging Floridians to register to vote. Partnering with Florida U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, who will face a tough challenge from Republican Gov. Rick Scott in November, the Florida Democratic Party has dubbed the Memorial […]

Scott PowersMay 25, 2018

Orlando’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto and 20 other Hispanic Democrats in Congress have renewed their plea that the U.S. Census abandon its plans to ask people if they are American citizens during the 2020 headcount. Soto was one of the lead signatories on a letter sent earlier this week to U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur […]

Scott PowersMay 23, 2018

In his two tenures as a progressive bulldog in the U.S. House of Representatives Alan Grayson made a few high-profile friends and now he’s featuring them in a new TV commercial, the first in the Democratic primary battle for Florida’s 9th Congressional District. The new ad “Progressive Warrior,” which begins airing Wednesday in the Orlando […]

Scott PowersMay 18, 2018

With SunRail holding an open house for its soon-to-open Poinciana commuter rail station, former U.S. Rep. and current congressional candidate Alan Grayson is declaring it an example of things Central Florida was able to get while he was in Congress and isn’t getting anymore. Grayson is challenging his successor U.S. Rep. Darren Soto in the August […]

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Darryl Block gets backing of Victor Torres in HD 29 Democratic primary

Gwen Graham set to hit TV in Orlando, Tampa Wednesday

With one state to go, Linda Stewart calls on Florida to pass ERA

Philip Levine out with schools and teachers commercial

Jon Meacham on divisiveness: We’ve been here before

Publix: Where shopping for influence is no longer a pleasure

Bill Nelson, Democrats to canvass state through holiday

Darren Soto, Hispanic caucus renew push against Census citizenship question

Alan Grayson up with TV ad featuring Martin Sheen, Michael Moore

Alan Grayson: Things like SunRail money aren’t being brought home anymore