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Joe HendersonSeptember 26, 2017

Gwen Graham’s attempt to make Marco Rubio look bad may have fallen flat, but it does raise a couple of interesting points. First, Democrats obviously still plan to make an issue of Rubio’s image as a detached and disinterested U.S. senator. You may recall that was a major point of contention last year when Rubio […]

Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2017

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, former U.S. Sens. Mel Martinez and Connie Mack III, and former Lt Gov. Toni Jennings headline a long host list for a congressional campaign fundraiser for state Rep. Mike Miller of Winter Park this week. The Thursday evening, $500 per person fundraiser at the Country Club of Orlando aims to boost […]

Brendan FarringtonSeptember 26, 2017

Florida Democrats are facing a test to see whether anti-President Donald Trump politics will give them a boost ahead of a critical election year and perhaps signal a turnaround after two decades of Republican dominance in the Legislature. They’ve made Trump a focal point in a special election set for Tuesday to replace a Miami-area Republican state senator who […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 21, 2017

Florida farmers may have just experienced the biggest crop loss event in state history, but Florida Sugar Farmers is determined to bounce back. “Our rural farming communities will recover, replant and we will grow again after #HurricaneIrma,” the group said on Facebook Thursday. Florida Sugar Farmers included a video with the post that intercut descriptions […]

Scott PowersSeptember 18, 2017

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson outlined to the U.S. Senate Monday his and U.S. Marco Rubio‘s post-Hurricane Irma tours of Florida describing destruction, tragedy and challenges from the Keys to Jacksonville, and called attention to climate change as a factor. Nelson, a Democrat, on Monday also sent letters to the chief executives of 10 major U.S.-based […]

Scott PowersSeptember 15, 2017

The lower Florida Keys were hammered in special ways by Hurricane Irma and remain closed to residents, visitors and even more volunteer cleanup workers as authorities try to get them livable, officials said Friday. An estimated 65 percent of the housing was damaged to the point of being uninhabitable, according to authorities, but residents will […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 12, 2017

Hurricane Irma’s impact stopped being felt in Jacksonville Monday afternoon, and it was soon thereafter that Gov. Rick Scott was in town. Scott, who added Duval County to his ask for a major disaster declaration post-Irma on Monday evening, visited a local hurricane shelter with New York Mets’ minor league prospect Tim Tebow, a legend in these […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 12, 2017

Ahead of the 2018 midterms, the Republican National Committee has brought on a new political director for Florida. Andrew Brey, who previously served on U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio‘s presidential campaign, has been in the post since July. Brey has also worked for the Republican Party of Florida as field director in support of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 9, 2017

Earlier this summer, The Washington Post reported that the Tampa Bay area was due for a major hurricane and that if a big one occured, “the damage would likely surpass Katrina.” “This potentially could be the big one,” U.S. Senator Bill Nelson agreed when asked about his concerns about Hurricane Irma while visiting with reporters inside the Hillsborough County Emergency […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 7, 2017

The GOP controlled United States Senate passed a $15.25 relief bill for Hurricane Harvey relief on Thursday, lifting the debt ceiling in the process. Sen. Marco Rubio, who missed the vote as he is preparing for Hurricane Irma, takes issue with the “politically cynical” package, essentially the product of a deal between President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats. […]

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Ashley Moody visits American Legion Lady Lake Post 347 to honor its contest-winning color guard.

Joe Henderson: Marco Rubio maybe gets the message

Marco Rubio, Mel Martinez, Connie Mack III headline Mike Miller fundraiser

SD 40 race could be Donald Trump test for Democrats

Florida Sugarcane Farmers ready to ‘grow again’ post-Irma

Bill Nelson relates his and Marco Rubio’s Irma trek, cites climate change

Florida Keys still closed; ‘different kind of lifestyle for a while’

After Irma, state politicians descend on Jacksonville

National Republicans hire new Florida state director

Bill Nelson in Tampa: ‘This potentially could be the big one’

Marco Rubio maligns ‘politically cynical’ disaster relief bill