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Scott PowersOctober 9, 2018

Florida’s U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio and 13 members of Florida’s congressional delegation have formally asked the White House to declare a pre-landfall state of emergency for Florida as Hurricane Michael looms. The letter to President Donald Trump declares their “full support” for the emergency declaration sought by Gov. Rick Scott, stressing the […]

Drew WilsonMay 24, 2018

Americans for Prosperity-Florida on Thursday launched a three-pronged attack on Democratic U.S. Reps. Stephanie Murphy and Debbie Wasserman Schultz for voting in favor of a $1.3 billion spending plan in March. “Both Representatives Murphy and Wasserman Schultz once touted the need for reigning in our enormous deficits, but their vote for this enormous spending bill […]

Drew WilsonApril 21, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced this week that the recreational red snapper season in Gulf waters would be upped to 40 days. “Florida is a premier fishing destination and saltwater fishing in the Gulf of Mexico has a $7.6 billion economic impact in our state every year. Adding […]

Peter SchorschApril 17, 2018

A national progressive group announced Monday that 30 congressional Republicans nationwide would wake up to find unflattering billboards in their districts, including four in Florida. The billboards, part of the “Not One Penny” campaign started last year by Tax March, blast Sarasota U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, Lakeland U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, Panama City U.S. Rep. […]

Scott PowersApril 12, 2018

Congressional letters signed by a large majority of Florida’s delegation are urging congressional leaders to support full funding not just for NASA’s next spacecraft and rocket but for critical upgrades at Kennedy Space Center to launch them. The letters to chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees overseeing space have drawn signatures of […]

Jim RosicaMarch 27, 2018

Alleged Russian meddling in American elections may get the headlines, Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said on Tuesday, but it’s Chinese espionage that worries him more. Rubio, the former Florida House Speaker first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010, spoke with reporters in a rare media briefing in his Tallahassee office on the 21st […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 31, 2018

Addressing a deeply divided nation, President Donald Trump called for a “new American moment” of unity Tuesday night and challenged lawmakers to make good on long-standing promises to fix a dangerously fractured immigration system, warning of evil outside forces seeking to undermine the nation’s way of life. Trump’s State of the Union address blended self-congratulation […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 24, 2018

Both of Florida’s U.S. senators and 22 of its House members are in a dither over mixed signals on offshore oil drilling from Washington. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke assured Gov. Rick Scott that Florida was “off the table” earlier this month. Soon, Zinke’s position was undercut by Ocean Energy Management Acting Director Walter Cruickshank’s telling the House Natural Resources […]

Mitch PerryDecember 18, 2017

Mary Thomas, the former top lawyer at the Department of Elder Affairs under Gov. Rick Scott, is on a list of finalists to become a Pinellas-Pasco circuit judge. The 6th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) sent 11 names, including Thomas, to Scott last month to fill two vacancies created by the retirements of Mark I. Shames […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 22, 2017

One of the state’s messages on the impact of Hurricane Irma was that its path could not have been “more lethal” for Florida agriculture — especially citrus. The damage is still unfolding, as shown by changing USDA citrus forecasts. It’s hard to grasp the full extent of what’s happened to Florida oranges. Ahead of Thanksgiving, […]

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Renderings of the two to-be-produced Donald Trump bobbleheads. Image via National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum.

Florida congressional delegation seeks state of emergency

Americans for Prosperity criticizes two Stephanie Murphy and Debbie Wasserman Schultz for spending bill vote

State extends red snapper season in the Gulf

Florida’s congressional Republicans targeted in billboard blitz

Florida’s delegation presses for Kennedy Space Center launch support money for NASA’s next big rocket

Marco Rubio: China may be bigger threat than Russia

Compilation of Florida politicians’ reactions to the State of the Union

Majority of Florida Delegation demands clarity on White House offshore drilling position

Former Rick Scott official in line for Pinellas-Pasco judgeship

Bouncing back from Irma: Florida citrus