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Mitch PerryAugust 28, 2015

If you go back to our Tuesday story “Alan Grayson goes after Patrick Murphy’s voting record in web ad,” you won’t be able to click on the video located at the bottom of the post. That’s because the web ad has been pulled from YouTube. POLITICO’s Marc Caputo, who broke the story Friday morning, reports […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 1, 2015

The Florida House of Representatives has asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 13 Democratic senators over the House going home three days early. The House argues in its legal briefs that the separation of powers doctrine prohibits the high court from compelling legislators to return to Tallahassee. “The Florida Constitution’s […]

Phil AmmannMarch 27, 2015

Every day in Florida, countless volunteers serve in our schools, mentoring and tutoring our most vulnerable children. They serve at senior centers, state parks, and even in our homes, providing meals to homebound individuals and caring for those with unique abilities. They make our communities safer, stronger, and healthier. That is why Volunteer Florida is […]

Phil AmmannMarch 20, 2015

In November, Florida Republicans flipped six seats to gain a super-majority in the state House of Representatives, giving the chamber a veto-proof majority. The Democratic trouncing was not only across Florida, but also nationally, evidenced in Bill Day’s latest. Day provides a glimpse of who is now running the show in Tallahassee, and — to a […]

Phil AmmannMarch 20, 2015

In November, Florida Republicans flipped six seats to gain a super-majority in the state House of Representatives, giving the chamber a veto-proof majority. The Democratic trouncing was not only across Florida, but also nationally, evidenced in Bill Day’s latest. Day provides a glimpse of who is now running the show in Tallahassee, and — to a […]

Daniel TilsonOctober 20, 2014

Anti-government, anti-Obama, anti-Democratic Party, hardcore conservative voters no doubt constitute a majority of the 4.1 million or so registered Republicans in Florida. But they’re a minority of the state electorate overall, representing maybe a third of 12 million registered voters statewide. Nonetheless, Democrats and independents who comprise the large majority of voters repeatedly let these […]

Guest AuthorJuly 22, 2014

I believe in the radical notion that Congress should work. Congress should govern. And Congress should work more, not less. Republicans, Democrats and Independents in Congress should all have a part in the process. Each member, having been elected by their community of approximately 700,000, should have an opportunity to contribute to the legislative process […]

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Alan Grayson’s first web ad pulled

House asks high court to dismiss Senate Democrats’ sine die lawsuit

Chester Spellman: April is Florida Volunteer Month

Bill Day’s latest: The partisan divide and Florida’s super-majority

Bill Day's latest: The partisan divide and Florida's super-majority

Daniel Tilson: Florida needs its ‘unlikely voters’ to restore majority rule

David Jolly: Congress should spend more days in session