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Scott PowersJanuary 30, 2018

Florida’s U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio took to the U.S. Senate floor Tuesday to demand more hurricane relief, with Nelson decrying the decision by the administration of President Donald Trump to end food and water aid to the people of Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, and Rubio renewing his call for Congress to […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 26, 2018

The perception that Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio were close was shattered during the 2015-16 race for President. The two Miami-area GOP heavyweights clashed in debates and on the campaign trail as they vastly underperformed to expectations in losing the Republican nomination to Donald Trump. The former Florida Governor took a verbal shot at the […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 25, 2018

The cold war between Sen. Marco Rubio and Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló continued Thursday, with an offer from Rubio to help with a sight subtext of questioning Rosselló’s competence. A week after chiding Rosselló for spending too much time in Florida while the island territory continued to struggle with power restoration, Rubio offered “assistance” to Rosselló […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 25, 2018

In a letter Thursday, Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson petitioned President Donald Trump to authorize funding in the 2019 budget to bring a nuclear carrier to Mayport. A nuclear carrier has long been on the wishlist of Northeast Florida stakeholders, even as the Navy itself put the brakes on adding a nuclear carrier in Mayport (citing “fiscal constraints”) to […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 24, 2018

Both of Florida’s U.S. senators and 22 of its House members are in a dither over mixed signals on offshore oil drilling from Washington. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke assured Gov. Rick Scott that Florida was “off the table” earlier this month. Soon, Zinke’s position was undercut by Ocean Energy Management Acting Director Walter Cruickshank’s telling the House Natural Resources […]

Scott PowersJanuary 24, 2018

While Florida polls have shown head-to-head match-ups with Gov. Rick Scott appear tight for the 2018 election, Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson may find re-election confidence in a survey released Wednesday by Morning Consult that shows he’s got the best net-approval ratings of any senator running in a swing state this year. The survey, […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 22, 2018

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Marco Rubio believes an agreement in Congress to protect approximately 780,000 undocumented immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program can and should happen. But Florida’s junior U.S. Senator also warns that such a deal shouldn’t be the product of a “gang” of senators as it was with the group he was a part of […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 19, 2018

On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations committee heard a presentation from South Florida Water Management District Executive Director Ernie Marks on the status report of the reservoir project authorized by Senate Bill 10. Following the presentation, Appropriations Chair and Senate Bill 10 sponsor Rob Bradley expressed confidence in the district’s plans. But following the meeting, Senate […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 16, 2018

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Sen. Marco Rubio often trumpets his bipartisan legislation, and his latest bill — co-introduced with Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen — is no exception. The so-called DETER Act (Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines) Act would impose what are called “severe consequences” for foreign actors who interfere with American candidates, campaigns, or voting infrastructure. With many […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 11, 2018

Campaigns for two major candidates competing for Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination traded verbal jabs Thursday. Former Tallahassee Congresswoman Gwen Graham has been the early leader in the four-person field, but Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine declared it’s now becoming a two-person race. That left the Graham camp feeling “threatened” by the challenge, Levine claimed in a […]

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Ashley Moody does a TV interview on "Varney and Co."

Bill Nelson, Marco Rubio, Darren Soto, Florida congressional delegation demand more hurricane relief

Jeb Bush: Marco Rubio needs to lead on immigration

Marco Rubio pushes Ricardo Rosselló to ask FEMA for help with displaced Puerto Ricans

Marco Rubio, Bill Nelson renew push for nuclear carrier to Mayport

Majority of Florida Delegation demands clarity on White House offshore drilling position

Survey: Bill Nelson’s approval best among senators running in swing states

Marco Rubio says any plan on DACA can’t be a product of a ‘gang’

It’ll be magic if Joe Negron succeeds with new Lake O reservoir land buy

Marco Rubio bill says ‘nyet’ to foreign interference in American elections

Sparks fly as Philip Levine spars with Gwen Graham campaign