Associated PressMay 29, 2020
11min760
Trump calls Floyd death 'shocking,' calls protesters 'thugs.'
Tag: protests
Associated PressMay 29, 2020Associated PressApril 17, 2020
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Those organizing mass protests often have ties to efforts ties to the President's campaign.
Associated PressApril 13, 2020
6min916
'This system has been failing for years. Somebody needs to speak up.'
Scott PowersMarch 21, 2020
7min635
Cartwright helped Missouri recover from scandal and crisis.
Jim RosicaJuly 13, 2018
6min456
With the number of “qualified, active patients” surpassing 100,000, the Department of Health on Friday said it would finally start the process of issuing additional medical marijuana provider licenses. The four new “medical marijuana treatment center” (MMTC) licenses, however, will be issued “through a new rule,” the department added. That could mean a delay as the agency […]
Scott PowersMarch 30, 2018
3min527
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is having to find another new local office, this time in Miami. But unlike when the Republican senator had to relocate his Jacksonville and Tampa offices last year, the move is being attributed to the office space, not to landlords getting frustrated with ongoing political protests outside the building. “This is different […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 25, 2017
3min894
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz is using NFL players’ protests during the National Anthem to raise funds for his re-election next year. Gaetz, a Fort Walton Beach Republican who represents the state’s 1st Congressional District, sent an email to supporters Monday titled, “Stand Up For The Flag,” with a “Donate” button at the bottom. “The American […]
Scott PowersMay 30, 2017
3min213
“Hey guys, if everyone would assemble themselves beside the tombstones and the coffin,” declared progressive organizer Melanie Gold, and with that the weekly protest rally outside Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s Orlando office commenced Tuesday, urging him to oppose the American Health Care Act Gold and others have been organizing such protests every Tuesday lunch […]
Scott PowersMarch 7, 2017
4min362
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio lost leases on his offices in Tampa and Jacksonville in part because of landlord’s impatience with the incessant barrage of protests out front. Is Orlando next? The plaza in front of the downtown Orlando office building housing Rubio’s Central Florida office was the site of another protest Tuesday, as it has […]
Associated PressFebruary 12, 2017
9min271
The revolution may not be televised — but it apparently will be tweeted. And Facebooked. And Instagrammed. Not long after President Donald Trump temporarily barred most people from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the U.S., social activist Dex Torricke-Barton took to Facebook. “I’m thinking of organizing a rally,” he posted. Within a few hours, more […]
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