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Ryan NicolOctober 26, 2018

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris is set to hit the campaign trail to help re-elect her colleague, Bill Nelson, to the Senate. Nelson, the Democratic incumbent, is attempting to fend off a challenge from Republican Gov. Rick Scott. The Nelson campaign says Harris will join him at a private fundraiser Saturday in Sarasota. The two will […]

Staff ReportsAugust 4, 2018

Kamala Harris has been the target of social media misinformation campaigns since she became a U.S. senator. Every month for the last 18 months, her office has discovered on average between three and five fake Facebook profiles pretending to be hers, according to a Harris aide. It’s unclear who creates the pages, which are often […]

Drew WilsonJuly 31, 2018

The Clearwater branch of the NAACP on Tuesday repeated its call for an arrest in the recent fatal shooting of Markeis McGlockton and said that it has also sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice asking for an investigation. The statement from Clearwater/Upper Pinellas County NAACP chair Marva McWhite came after the group […]

Ryan NicolJune 1, 2018

Matt Haggman, a Democratic candidate for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, is now calling for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be abolished. This comes as Democrats have criticized the Donald Trump administration for numerous policies they deem to be unnecessarily harsh toward undocumented immigrants. The elimination of an entire federal agency may seem like […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2017

Sen. Bill Nelson is gearing up for a dogfight with Gov. Rick Scott at the ballot box in 2018, and in that context comes a Friday fundraiser in Jacksonville. Nelson’s fundraiser costs $500 to attend, $1,000 to host, $2,700 to chair. And offering added incentive, Democratic donors will get a chance to meet first-term California Senator Kamala Harris. Harris […]

Scott PowersMarch 20, 2017

Elected prosecutors who declare they will not pursue the death penalty – as State Attorney Aramis Ayala of Orlando did last week – are rare and far between. And she might be unique in American history for being both very public and firm on that policy. Still, Robert T. Johnson of The Bronx, New York should know […]

Tag: Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris to hit the trail for colleague Bill Nelson

Campaigns on their own as cyber threats roil midterms

NAACP calls on DOJ to investigate Clearwater ‘Stand Your Ground’ case

Matt Haggman says ICE should be abolished

Kamala Harris comes to Jacksonville today to raise money for Bill Nelson

Has any elected prosecutor ever done what Aramis Ayala is doing?