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Scott PowersMarch 29, 2018

Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson charged in Orlando Thursday that the latest shakeup at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has to do with President Donald Trump‘s desire to privatize health services for veterans and he vowed to block it. Nelson was joined Thursday by fellow Democratic U.S. Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island […]

Scott PowersMarch 29, 2018

Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio‘s reluctance to give full-throated support for Gov. Rick Scott‘s anticipated run for Florida’s other U.S. Senate seat is becoming an issue in the Republican primary contest between Scott Sturgill and Mike Miller in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. The congressional campaign for Sturgill, a businessman from Sanford, is criticizing Rubio’s loyalty, […]

Jim RosicaMarch 27, 2018

Alleged Russian meddling in American elections may get the headlines, Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said on Tuesday, but it’s Chinese espionage that worries him more. Rubio, the former Florida House Speaker first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010, spoke with reporters in a rare media briefing in his Tallahassee office on the 21st […]

Joe HendersonMarch 25, 2018

Maybe the March For Our Lives pulled some people off the sideline and converted them to the cause of ending gun violence here and around the world. I hope so. But you know what? I know how the other side thinks, and they are betting against that. They figure that within a few more days, maybe […]

Scott PowersMarch 22, 2018

In a joint press conference of rivals Thursday afternoon, David Richardson and Mary Barzee Flores united to rip fellow Democratic congressional candidate Donna Shalala over reports that she has given generously to Republicans. Richardson, a state representative from Miami Beach, and Barzee Flores, a former judge from Miami, responded to reports in POLITICO and elsewhere that […]

Scott PowersMarch 22, 2018

Florida’s U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson on Friday announced a federal bill that would encourage other states to follow Florida’s lead with legislation allowing law enforcement to seek court orders removing guns from dangerous individuals. Republican Rubio and Democrat Nelson were joined Thursday by U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, in […]

Joe HendersonMarch 19, 2018

I wish Marco Rubio would just let it go and tell everyone how he really feels about President Donald Trump. I think Florida’s junior U.S. Senator, like many Republicans, really wants to do that. He tiptoes up the edge but can’t quite go there. He doesn’t unleash oratory of fire and fury the likes of […]

Scott PowersMarch 15, 2018

Florida’s Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio will appear at an April 6 campaign fundraiser for state Rep. Mike Miller‘s run for Florida’s 7th Congressional District. Miller once worked on Rubio’s campaign, and Rubio endorsed Miller last summer in the Republican primary. “It is an honor to have Marco’s support,” Miller said. “I admire his conservative […]

Staff ReportsMarch 14, 2018

The STOP School Violence Act of 2018 passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. Of the bill’s 94 co-sponsors, 18 are members of the Florida Delegation. The bill was introduced two weeks before the murder of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The bill offers funding for training to prevent student violence against others […]

Staff ReportsMarch 14, 2018

On Wednesday, Sen. Marco Rubio introduced two bills that would make daylight savings time permanent. One bill, the Sunshine Protection Act, would make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent across the country. Meanwhile, his Sunshine State Act would give Florida federal approval to establish permanent DST within its boundaries. “Last week, Florida’s legislature overwhelmingly voted for permanent […]

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A state investigator, right, works with a Florida resident to look out for fraud after Hurricane Helene. Photo via Florida Chief Financial Officer,.

Bill Nelson pledges VA will not be privatized

Marco Rubio’s decision not to campaign for Rick Scott becoming an issue in congressional race

Marco Rubio: China may be bigger threat than Russia

Joe Henderson: March leaders’ next challenge is keeping momentum

David Richardson, Mary Barzee Flores jointly rip Donna Shalala in CD 27 race

Marco Rubio, Bill Nelson introduce federal legislation for ‘red flag’ gun seizures

Joe Henderson: Marco Rubio should let it loose on Trump

Marco Rubio to headline Mike Miller fundraiser

U.S. House passes STOP School Violence Act

Marco Rubio introduces bills to make daylight savings time permanent