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Associated PressFebruary 12, 2017

The revolution may not be televised — but it apparently will be tweeted. And Facebooked. And Instagrammed. Not long after President Donald Trump temporarily barred most people from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the U.S., social activist Dex Torricke-Barton took to Facebook. “I’m thinking of organizing a rally,” he posted. Within a few hours, more […]

Mitch PerryJuly 21, 2015

In advance of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) national meeting which begins Wednesday in San Diego, the good government group Common Cause Florida is calling on two state lawmakers to disclose any corporate or special interest funding that is paying for state lawmakers to travel to the west coast for the meeting. ALEC meetings place business executives with […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 25, 2015

Five months after Mitt Romney was defeated by Barack Obama, a Republican National Committee task force issued a brutal 100-page autopsy on what the GOP needed to improve upon if they wanted to start winning presidential elections once again. Flash forward two years, and it’s the Democrats turn to look inward after they were dealt a […]

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From protests to ‘pussy hats,’ Donald Trump resistance brews online

Seven Florida House Republicans attending ALEC conference this week

Democrats unveil their autopsy report on 2014 election