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Mitch PerryDecember 12, 2014

On Wednesday, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren blasted the $1.1 trillion spending package in the House put together by Republicans and Democrats that would keep most government agencies operating through next summer. Warren’s ire was with two parts of the bill that were added on to it in the past week: provisions that would sharply increase the influence of […]

Bob SparksOctober 6, 2014

Few races for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives fall into the competitive category, but Florida has one of the top 10 most watched campaigns in the country. Democrat Gwen Graham’s challenge to Republican Rep. Steve Southerland for the Congressional District 2 seat is a political scientist’s dream. The numbers for District 2 paint […]

Guest AuthorMarch 12, 2014

In case you have been on another planet and haven’t heard, David Jolly beat Alex Sink for the District 13 congressional seat. Jolly is preparing to go to Washington and Sink is cancelling her Feather Sound lease and returning to her mansion on the shores of Lake Thonotosassa to let the gardener and housekeeper back […]

Martin DyckmanOctober 6, 2013

It’s almost possible to feel sorry for John Boehner. The once-powerful Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, a man of proven substance, finds himself cast as a helpless figurehead in a drama with potentially tragic consequences for himself and his country. If he’s to be rehabilitated, if the country is to be saved, it’s […]

Bob SparksOctober 6, 2013

A Boca Raton orthodontist is asking a court to clarify whether the president can decide to enforce part of Obamacare but not other provisions of it. Dr. Larry Kawa is seeking an injunction in federal court against Obamacare on the grounds the Obama administration exceeded its constitutional authority with the law’s implementation. Specifically, Kawa contends […]

Associated PressJuly 8, 2025

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John Labriola lost his longtime Miami-Dade County job after refusing to take part in anti-discrimination training. Image via X.

Mitch Perry Report for 12.12.14 – House Dems side with Warren over Obama in budget vote

Bob Sparks: Gwen Graham must overcome Steve Southerland and Barack Obama

John Grant: It’s a Jolly victory for the GOP in congressional district 13

Martin Dyckman: Try coalition politics; it may tame the ‘suicide caucus’

Bob Sparks: Boca doctor wants court to define president’s power

As coronavirus crisis deepens, congressional rescue deal teeters