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Mitch PerryJune 7, 2016

A Florida-based activist group is blasting Marco Rubio for blocking a former Miami-Dade judge from a federal judgeship, especially after the fact that he initially supported her. In February of 2015, the White House announced that Mary Barzee Flores had been chosen as a district court judge in South Florida. The lifetime post requires Senates […]

Phil AmmannJune 6, 2016

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Three top staffers in Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign are opening a new consulting firm in response to the Donald Trump phenomenon. Jim Rutenberg of The New York Times reports Terry Sullivan, along with former Rubio communications adviser Alex Conant and Rubio lawyer Will Holley launched Firehouse Strategies, based on the idea that Trump has “rewritten the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 6, 2016

Nearly half of Florida voters believe Marco Rubio should run for re-election in 2016. According to a new Mason-Dixon survey, 49 percent of Florida voters said Rubio should run for re-election. The survey found 39 percent said he shouldn’t run again; while 12 percent said they weren’t sure. The survey’s findings — which were first […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 3, 2016

Global Ministries Foundation, owner of two challenged HUD properties in Jacksonville that have been the focus of federal attention in recent months, faces “welfare fraud” charges in Indianapolis. The Indy Channel reports that “Global Ministries Foundation is being asked to repay $618,962 in housing benefits for the past year over allegations they failed to provide […]

Sergio BustosJune 3, 2016

Several Republican U.S. Senate candidates squared off Thursday night in South Florida in hopes of catching fire in a nationally watched race in which none has risen above the pack. Each talked more about his experience rather than attacking the others. Yet they did share the same wish — seeing Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, […]

Joe HendersonJune 3, 2016

When it comes to Marco Rubio, Florida Republican Party leaders are starting to sound like a jilted lover that can’t quite let it go. They ignore that Rubio was beaten soundly by Donald Trump in 65 of the state’s 66 counties in the Florida Primary, causing him to drop out of the presidential race. They […]

Ryan RayJune 1, 2016

A pair of eminent Florida politicos want to introduce legislation to create a specialty Florida license plate bearing the logo of Auburn University. That’s a bad idea for several reasons. No animus against Democratic strategist Kevin Cate, one of the kindest political people around, or Rep. Jamie Grant, who gives me courage despite my own receding hairline. But this […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 1, 2016

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Immediate action is needed to combat the spread of Zika. That’s the message Gov. Rick Scott conveyed in a letter to President Barack Obama on Wednesday. In the letter, Scott called on the Obama administration to immediately provide Florida with Zika preparedness kits, resources to enhance surveillance and abatement, resources to increase training for mosquito control […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 1, 2016

Carlos Beruff has a plan to reform Washington. On Wednesday, Beruff released a 10-point proposal he says will “end government greed.” The proposal includes instituting a lifetime ban on federal lawmakers from becoming lobbyists; tying congressional pay to the percentage of votes cast or missed; and repealing automatic pay raises for members of Congress. “Our representatives […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 1, 2016

Get ready for a Republican Senate debate. On Wednesday, Palm Beach Atlantic University announced it planned to host a televised GOP debate on Aug. 23. The debate — which is being organized by the LeMieux Center for Public Policy and the Palm Beach County Young Republicans — comes just one week before the primary. “The importance […]

Tag: Marco Rubio

Activist group blasts Marco Rubio for opposing a federal judge after he initially supported her

Former Marco Rubio staffers Terry Sullivan, Alex Conant launch consulting firm

49% of Florida voters think Marco Rubio should run for re-election

Report: Global Ministries Foundation charged with ‘welfare fraud’ in Indianapolis

GOP Senate candidates square off at South Florida forum

Joe Henderson: Florida Republicans just can’t let go of Marco Rubio

An Auburn license plate in Florida is a bad idea

Rick Scott calls on Barack Obama to fulfill Florida’s requests to fight spread of Zika

Carlos Beruff’s plan to reform Washington includes term limits, lobbying bans

Palm Beach Atlantic University to host GOP Senate debate

Florida politics had 11 questions before federal qualifying week. Here are the answers.