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Associated PressJuly 12, 2016

Ten protesters arrested for refusing to leave the lobby of an Orlando building where U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has an office have been released from jail. The protesters were released late Monday on $250 bond. They faced misdemeanor trespass charges after a sit-in commemorating the one-month anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting. Gunman Omar Mateen […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 12, 2016

Nearly a dozen members of Florida’s congressional delegation have thrown their support behind Sen. Marco Rubio’s re-election bid. Rubio’s campaign announced Tuesday that Reps. Gus Bilirakis, Ander Crenshaw, Carlos Curbelo, Mario Diaz-Balart, John Mica, Jeff Miller, Tom Rooney, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Dennis Ross, Steve Southerland, and Daniel Webster have endorsed the Miami Republican. The announcement comes […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 11, 2016

The Florida Democratic Party has hired a rapid response director to focus on the Republicans in this year’s U.S. Senate race. Lauren Cross, who formerly worked for Planned Parenthood in Washington, D.C., and for the Obama campaign in Colorado in 2012, was hired several weeks ago, said Max Steele, a spokesman for the party. The […]

Scott PowersJuly 11, 2016

State Rep. Rene Plasencia got a warning sign Saturday night that his bid to return for another term in the Florida House from District 50 may be in jeopardy when he lost decidedly to challenger George Collins in a straw poll at the Brevard County Republican Executive Committee. “I’ve been working Brevard very hard. Most […]

Scott PowersJuly 11, 2016

U.S. Rep. John Mica has announced a congressional hearing to look into why the federal government failed to assess Orlando to be a major target for terrorism. Mica, the Winter Park Republican who is a member of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, said in a news release the hearing will look into the “failure of the federal government […]

Mitch PerryJuly 11, 2016

Jeb Bush has formally endorsed David Jolly in his race for reelection to his seat in Florida’s 13th Congressional District in Pinellas County, and says he’ll campaign for him this fall. “I’m excited David Jolly decided to run for his congressional seat and I plan on actively campaigning for his re-election,” said Bush in a statement sent out by the Jolly […]

Associated PressJuly 9, 2016

Wanda Melton has voted for every Republican presidential nominee since Ronald Reagan in 1980, but now the Georgia grandmother plans to cross over to support Democrat Hillary Clinton. “I’m not a real fan of Hillary,” Melton says from her office in Atlanta. “But I think it would just be awful to have Donald Trump.” She […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 8, 2016

Florida lawmakers are standing with Texas, saying they join the country in mourning the law enforcement officers killed in a deadly attack in Dallas. “The violence displayed against Dallas law enforcement was a senseless and cowardly act that has no place in our country. Law enforcement officers across the nation bravely put their lives on […]

Phil AmmannJuly 8, 2016

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After less than two weeks, Marco Rubio’s re-election campaign is showing major momentum. Politico is reporting Rubio has flexed his fundraising muscle with more than $2.1 million raised since re-entering the race, according to an email Friday morning to supporters. “Thanks to a tremendous effort led by Ambassador John Rood and several others,” wrote Rubio finance […]

Mitch PerryJuly 8, 2016

Donald Trump has canceled his two scheduled appearances in Miami Friday, after deadly shootings in Dallas Thursday night left five policeman dead and six others wounded. In a statement issued around 9 a.m., Trump called the incident “a coordinated, premeditated assault on the men and women who keep us safe.” He also made mention of the two incidents […]

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Helene, early Sept. 27. Image via NOAA via AP.

Pulse protesters arrested at Marco Rubio’s office are out on bond

Marco Rubio receives pro forma endorsements from members of Florida’s congressional delegation

Personnel note: Florida Democrats name Lauren Cross as rapid response director

George Collins tops Rene Plasencia in Brevard straw poll

John Mica announces hearing on feds’ assessment of Orlando’s risk

Jeb Bush says he’ll campaign for David Jolly in CD 13

College-educated whites put hole in Donald Trump coalition

Florida lawmakers say they ‘stand with Texas’ in wake of Dallas shootings

Marco Rubio announces $2.1 million nine-day fundraising haul

Donald Trump cancels Miami appearances after Dallas shootings