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Michael MolineDecember 8, 2016

Sen. Rob Bradley reintroduced legislation Thursday clarifying that prosecutors have the burden of proving that shootings are unjustified under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. The Republican from Fleming Island said the measure would overturn the Florida Supreme Court ruling in Bretherick v. Florida. In that 2015 opinion, a 5-2 court said people charged in shootings must […]

Michael MolineOctober 14, 2016

Bill Montford wanted to make one thing clear right away during a candidates’ forum Thursday night in Tallahassee. “I want to make sure you know that the Nancy Miller who is opposing me is not our City Commissioner Nancy Miller,” he said. “My good friend City Commissioner Miller will be doing some advertising for me […]

Scott PowersOctober 10, 2016

The Pride Fund — a political action group tying gay rights and gun control inspired by the June 12 Pulse nightclub massacre — is planning a press conference in Orlando Wednesday with Democrats Patrick Murphy, Chris Murphy, and Val Demings. U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy is running for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, taking on incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Marco […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 19, 2016

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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are in a statistical tie in the presidential race in Florida, according to a New York Times Upshot/Siena College Research Institute poll of likely voters released Monday. Clinton had the support of 41 percent of likely voters against 40 percent for Trump. Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson had 9 percent, […]

Scott PowersAugust 24, 2016

State Sen. Darren Soto has made no secret of his desire to become Florida’s first member of Congress of Puerto Rican descent, but on Tuesday he drove that home at an Orlando debate calling his opportunity “historic.” Soto is one of four Democrats and two Republicans running in Florida’s 9th Congressional District, redrawn last year to […]

Scott PowersAugust 22, 2016

Democratic congressional candidate Susannah Randolph is firing away at both the National Rifle Association and Democratic primary opponent state Sen. Darren Soto over his once-high rating with the NRA in a new TV commercial in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. The 30-second commercial, “Rating,” debuts Monday. It also takes the Pulse nightclub massacre deep into Orlando congressional politics by starting […]

Scott PowersAugust 22, 2016

Democratic candidate Susannah Randolph has picked up the endorsement of one of the nation’s oldest and most influential gun control groups, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, her campaign announced. The Brady campaign, started by and named for Jim and Sarah Brady, the former President Ronald Reagan press secretary and his wife, has enjoyed […]

Scott PowersAugust 17, 2016

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Democratic candidates running in Central Florida for the Florida Legislature are making the Zika threat to Florida their next big reason to push for Medicaid expansion and protection of women’s health centers. At the annual “Political Salsa” hobnob and debate forum in the heart of Orlando’s Puerto Rican east side, dozens of local, state and […]

Scott PowersAugust 14, 2016

Democrat Bob Poe is taking on guns again, in his fourth television commercial released in his campaign to be elected in Florida’s 10th Congressional District. The new 30-second spot, “91” shows Poe standing before a grandstand full of people, talking about gun violence and the need for Congress to “get real” about getting guns off […]

Scott PowersAugust 4, 2016

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy joined the mother of a Pulse nightclub massacre victim in Orlando Thursday to call for Congress to reconsider two failed gun control measures and to blast U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio for not supporting them. Murphy was joined on the steps of Orlando City Hall Wednesday by Christine […]

Tag: gun control

Rob Bradley revives bill shifting Stand Your Ground burden to prosecutors

At candidate forum, Bill Montford seeks to allay confusion about his opponent

Pride Fund, Val Demings, Patrick Murphy bring gun control pitch to Orlando

Poll shows tied race between Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump in Florida

Darren Soto sees his CD 9 campaign as ‘historic’ to represent Puerto Ricans

In new TV commercial Susannah Randolph fires away at Darren Soto over NRA support

Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence backs Susannah Randolph in CD 9

Political Salsa in Orlando: Dems tie Zika to Medicaid expansion, women’s health

Bob Poe releases another gun control TV ad in CD 10 race

Patrick Murphy joins Pulse victim’s mom calling for renewed push for gun controls