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Peter SchorschMay 24, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The effort to call a Special Session on education funding has failed. House Democrats at least forced a legislative poll on the question, but couldn’t get the 60 percent affirmative vote of both chambers to call a Special Session. The […]

Peter SchorschMay 23, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The state’s medical marijuana regulators are holding rule-making hearings Thursday — seemingly without addressing two major concerns from lawmakers. The hearings, which begin at 9 a.m., cover changes to the application process to become a medical marijuana provider, and to […]

Peter SchorschMay 22, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The League of Women Voters of Florida says the state’s decision to not allow early voting on college campuses is unconstitutional, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Tallahassee. The League and six students — one from FSU and […]

Scott PowersMay 22, 2018

Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on Tuesday blasted “the government of my state, the state of Florida,” for not expanding Medicaid, during a speech on the Senate floor. Nelson did not name names beyond that, but his reference to the government could be directed at his opponent in this year’s U.S. Senate election, Gov. […]

Staff ReportsMay 22, 2018

Delegation in the middle of farm bill fiasco Last Friday, Capitol Hill was rocked by the unexpected defeat of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, otherwise known as the Farm Bill. The 213-198 final vote includes all 183 Democrats voting against it, joined by 30 Republicans. The bill went down due to significant mistrust of House Republican […]

Peter SchorschMay 21, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A bipartisan panoply of political stars came out this past weekend for the 22nd annual “Phil Galvano Golf Classic,” held at the Longboat Key Club and Resort. The event is held in memory of Senate President-designate Bill Galvano’s late father […]

Scott PowersMay 21, 2018

The pro-Democrats Senate Majority PAC is launching a new statewide commercial for U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson that largely counters the attack ads he’s been facing from his opponent Gov. Rick Scott and his New Republican PAC. The new 30-second spot, “Served,” portrays Nelson as someone who has served in the military and as an astronaut […]

Danny McAuliffeMay 21, 2018

Your “in-case-you-missed-it” recap of the Sunshine State’s political Twitter over the weekend. Pols on Saturday and Sunday chimed in on the news of the hour, including the Royal Wedding, Armed Forces Day and national developments. Though the weekend was prefaced with a tragic school shooting in Texas, and that set the tone for many tweets. […]

Staff ReportsMay 18, 2018

Re-election races bringing out ‘bipartisanship’ This week, two issues began to break through the fog of personal “collusion” between Stormy Daniels and President Donald Trump, as well as the still unproven “collusion between Trump and Russia. Both issues involve some bipartisanship, but tough re-election battles have placed two prominent Floridians at the center of the action. The first […]

Peter SchorschMay 17, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Note from Washington: The U.S. House Committee on Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies approved a measure to “renew protections for state medical cannabis programs when the current spending budget expires in September.” That’s according to a news […]

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Bill Nelson blasts government of Florida for not expanding Medicaid

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Senate Majority PAC launches Bill Nelson commercial

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