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Joe HendersonSeptember 7, 2017

Florida’s members of the United States Senate don’t agree on much, but with a Category 5 hurricane bearing down on Miami and the east coast, Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio are standing shoulder-to-shoulder in advocating for their state. Well done. Yes, we expect leaders to put aside their differences and come together in times like this. […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 6, 2017

U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio sent a joint letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Wednesday asking for money for Florida to be added to the Hurricane Harvey aid package passed by the U.S. House earlier in the day. “Hurricane Irma is now one of the most powerful hurricanes […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 6, 2017

Each day it becomes more and more apparent that opioid addiction and trafficking are plaguing Florida. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, five out of the nine types of drugs that caused the most deaths in 2015 were ones that fall within the category of opioids. Two years later, we are seeing the […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 5, 2017

Rick Scott said all Floridians need to prepare for Hurricane Irma’s arrival, stocking up with three days of water and three days of food, though folks in the Tampa Bay area (and others) are having a hard time finding bottled water at this stage. “When you go to the grocery store, take what you need, […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 5, 2017

U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson Tuesday called on President Trump to approve Gov. Rick Scott’s request for a pre-landfall emergency declaration for Florida in advance of Hurricane Irma. “A pre-landfall declaration will provide important resources and assistance from the federal government and would free up funding sources for emergency protective measures such as […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 5, 2017

The Donald Trump administration announced Tuesday plans to scrap DACA: the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The program was instituted by President Barack Obama via an Executive Order that current Attorney General Jeff Sessions will not defend. With six months for Congress to perhaps institute a legislative fix to DACA, Florida’s Senators both have concerns about the way […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 31, 2017

NAFTA negotiations are all but upon us and Florida’s U.S. Senators Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio want to ensure Sunshine State agriculture gets a fair deal. On Thursday, the two wrote a joint letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, urging protecting of Florida’s agriculture industry from what they call “unfair trade practices,” especially regarding a “fair and […]

Mitch PerryAugust 24, 2017

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Former Florida Congressmen David Jolly and Patrick Murphy will tour college campuses this fall, where the onetime U.S. Senate rivals will try to explain why politics in Washington is so screwed up. “Why Gridlock Rules Washington and How We Can Solve the Crises” will feature a town-hall style format moderated by members of the media and academics, with a question-and-answer session […]

Peter SchorschAugust 18, 2017

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Richard Reeves, a veteran lobbyist who founded his own firm before joining another that merged with GrayRobinson last year, now is leaving the firm, he told Florida Politics Friday. “I wanted to be out on my own again,” he said in a phone interview. “The opportunity to work with Dean (Cannon) was tremendous. He’s a great […]

Mitch PerryAugust 17, 2017

Rick Scott is set to sit down to lunch with President Trump this afternoon at the Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster, New Jersey. Gwen Graham says there’s no better time for him to do what he has declined to do all week — criticize the president for his remarks last weekend equating white nationalist hate […]

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Joe Henderson: Another tone deaf move by Donald Trump

Bill Nelson, Marco Rubio want more FEMA cash in aid bill

Cheryl Elias: Addressing Florida’s opioid crisis must include helping the person with the addiction

Rick Scott on Irma: We haven’t had a landfall like this since Andrew

Florida’s U.S. senators urge emergency declaration

Marco Rubio, Bill Nelson have qualms on path forward for DACA

Marco Rubio, Bill Nelson want Florida agriculture protected in NAFTA talks

David Jolly, Patrick Murphy to embark on speaking tour of Florida college campuses

Personnel note: Richard Reeves departs GrayRobinson to start own firm

Gwen Graham calls on Rick Scott to ‘immediately denounce’ Donald Trump’s Charlottesville comments