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Mitch PerryNovember 21, 2017

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South Florida Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo is the target of a new TV and digital ad calling on him to pass the DREAM Act. Curbelo, who is considered one of the most vulnerable House Republicans in the country for reelection in 2018, has introduced his own version of the Dream Act: Recognizing America’s Children (RAC). RAC, if […]

Mitch PerryNovember 15, 2017

Pam Bondi has joined more than 40 state attorneys general Wednesday on a letter to congressional leaders urging them to repeal a 2016 law to restore the ability of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to hold drug manufacturers and distributors of opioids more accountable. “The opioid crisis is affecting families across our country and we need every […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 13, 2017

Florida Politics caught up with Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry on Monday, and the main topic of conversation was his trip last week to Washington, D.C. Curry met with Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, as well as Billy Kirkland and Justin Clark, who handle intergovernmental affairs for the White House, U.S. Reps. John Rutherford and Mario Diaz-Balart, and Sen. Marco Rubio. The main goal of that trip: […]

Joe HendersonNovember 13, 2017

From the moment years ago when Republicans decided victory was worth whatever the cost to their party’s soul, Roy Moore has been lurking out there, waiting for his chance to scream “yeehaw” on the national stage. Well, he is here now, Republicans. He could still be elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama, even after […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 7, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry is in Washington D.C. today making the push for a federal infrastructure grant, and a packed itinerary awaits him. The $25 million grant from the Department of Transportation would allow the city to reconfigure off ramps from the Hart Bridge onto surface streets. The push is supported by Sen. Marco Rubio, who is just […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 1, 2017

Jacksonville wants to revamp the offramps to the Hart Bridge downtown, routing regular traffic onto Bay Street and freight traffic on surface streets. October saw the City Council approve $1.5 million for a design criteria study — a prerequisite to getting a federal grant that would help the city accomplish an infrastructure process that will […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 26, 2017

Sen. Marco Rubio isn’t getting involved in the spat between Pres. Donald Trump and his GOP Senate colleagues, Bob Corker and Jeff Flake. Instead, as USA Today reported Wednesday, Rubio is standing athwart the maelstrom, which the Republican Senator positions as a larger process of “realignment” — both in the party and nationally. “The Republican Party is going through a […]

Guest AuthorOctober 25, 2017

The 2018 election cycle is already underway. By next November, big bucks will be spent on dozens of House and Senate campaigns around the country. Experts estimate more than $3 billion will be spent on political advertisements alone. If history is any indication, labor unions will be intimately involved. From 2012 to 2016, America’s unions sent nearly $765 million in member dues to the Democratic […]

Scott PowersOctober 19, 2017

The U.S. Senate has approved an amendment pushed by Florida’s U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio to provide a tax credit for child care in its budget resolution. Rubio has made the child care tax credit amendment a hallmark of his efforts, vowing it would provide meaningful tax relief to middle income families. The proposal essentially deducts […]

Mitch PerryOctober 18, 2017

House Speaker Richard Corcoran joined other GOP lawmakers for a meeting Wednesday with business owners in Tampa, during which he delivered a stern message to Congress: Get behind Donald Trump and his proposed tax cuts. “The time to act is now,” the Land O’Lakes Republican said at a downtown Tampa news conference. “We’re done with […]

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New ad urges Carlos Curbelo to pass DREAM Act

Pam Bondi, state attorneys general call for more legal accountability in opioid crisis

Lenny Curry D.C. trip about Hart Bridge project, ‘relationship building’

Joe Henderson: Roy Moore and the battle for GOP’s soul

Packed D.C. schedule on Tuesday for Lenny Curry

Marco Rubio backs Jacksonville Hart Bridge project

GOP in ‘realignment,’ says Marco Rubio

Richard Berman: Florida lawmakers must support the Employee Rights Act

U.S. Senate includes Marco Rubio’s child care amendment in budget bill

Richard Corcoran: ‘We’re done with talking heads,’ Congress must OK Trump’s tax cuts