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A.G. GancarskiNovember 1, 2018

With days left in state Rep. Jason Fischer‘s re-election bid in House District 16, the Jacksonville Republican scored an endorsement from a former Speaker of that body: U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio. This is Rubio’s only endorsement in the region this cycle for state House races. “Jason Fischer is a principled conservative who has delivered real results for […]

Staff ReportsOctober 24, 2018

An apparently coordinated plot to send mail bombs to an array of figures on the cultural left has dominated national news today. CNN was evacuated. The Obamas, the Clintons, and Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz all were targeted Wednesday, following a similar targeting of George Soros on Monday. The news went global quickly, with the Congresswoman’s office […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 23, 2018

Several expensive fighter jets stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base were sheltered on site instead of being moved to a different location while Hurricane Michael crept toward Florida’s Panhandle. That’s cause for concern to Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who noted that at least 17 of the 55 F-22 Raptors at the Panama City facility — almost […]

Staff ReportsOctober 17, 2018

AshBritt Environmental, a “rapid-response disaster recovery and special environmental services contractor” in Deerfield Beach, has hired Ballard Partners‘ namesake Brian Ballard and its Christina Daly Brodeur. Veteran influencer Ron Book also remains the company’s lobbyist, according to lobbying registration records accessed Wednesday. Daly Brodeur, formerly Secretary of Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice under Gov. Rick Scott, joined Ballard’s firm last month. The […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 16, 2018

Florida Republicans released a trio of Spanish-language ads Tuesday on behalf of Gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis. These spots will air in the Tampa, Orlando, and Miami markets. Making the pitches, produced by the Republican Party of Florida, are two prominent Hispanic leaders: U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Puerto Rican Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón. Rubio actually cut two spots, with […]

Jacob OglesOctober 14, 2018

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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said Sunday that he remains concerned about reaching rural communities with help days after Hurricane Michael struck the Panhandle. On NBC’s Meet The Press, he characterized the damage from the storm as “a total wipeout.” “It’s hard to imagine it ever being able to recapture the exact identity it once had,” Rubio […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 12, 2018

In a rare moment of bipartisanship during a fierce campaign season, U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson joined Panhandle Congressman Neal Dunn to send a letter to the Department of Defense urging them to expedite repairs at Tyndall Air Force Base. The base was critically damaged during Hurricane Michael. The storm made landfall Wednesday near Mexico Beach, […]

Scott PowersOctober 12, 2018

After touring devastated areas around Panama City Thursday, Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said “It looks like a bomb went off” and pledged he and Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio would do everything they could to make sure full federal aid comes to areas struck by Hurricane Michael. Nelson also visited Tyndall Air Force Base, […]

Jacob OglesOctober 10, 2018

The U.S. Senate authorized a proposal for a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee, which should cut down and potentially eliminate the discharge of blue-green algae into the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said the news should help Florida deal with the twin catastrophes of algal blooms in the rivers and red […]

Scott PowersOctober 9, 2018

Florida’s U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio and 13 members of Florida’s congressional delegation have formally asked the White House to declare a pre-landfall state of emergency for Florida as Hurricane Michael looms. The letter to President Donald Trump declares their “full support” for the emergency declaration sought by Gov. Rick Scott, stressing the […]

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‘Principled conservative’: Marco Rubio endorses Jason Fischer re-election

‘Attack on America’: Florida leaders decry mail bomb terror

Marco Rubio highlights need to restore fighter jets at Tyndall

Lobby Up: Hurricane cleanup firm AshBritt Environmental hires Ballard Partners

Marco Rubio, Puerto Rican legislator pitch for Ron DeSantis in Spanish-language ads

Marco Rubio: Michael devastation a ‘total wipeout’

Members of Congress to feds: Speed up Tyndall recovery

Bill Nelson touring North Florida: ‘It looks like a bomb went off’

U.S. Senate authorizes reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee

Florida congressional delegation seeks state of emergency