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Ryan RayOctober 14, 2015

Sen. Arthenia Joyner didn’t mean it in a good way when she said recent actions taken by Gov. Rick Scott and her GOP colleagues in the statehouse represented “just another day in Tallahassee.” After taking to the rostrum to the tune of Aretha Franklin‘s “Respect,” Joyner heaped criticism on the governor and legislative leaders for “grand abdications of the […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 17, 2015

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater Thursday compared Democratic members of the U.S. Senate to the man who ordered the execution of Jesus Christ for obstructing a vote on the pending nuclear deal with Iran. In an blistering statement, he said, “History will remember them as the cowards who abdicated their duty to vote on one of the most […]

Associated PressSeptember 2, 2015

Approaching a time of decision, Vice President Joe Biden tested the political waters in Florida on Wednesday as he mulls over whether to join a 2016 presidential race that’s left a lot Democrats wanting more choice. Biden attended a fundraiser Wednesday night for Senate Democrats after a speech at Miami Dade College promoting the administration’s […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 1, 2015

The Florida House of Representatives has asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 13 Democratic senators over the House going home three days early. The House argues in its legal briefs that the separation of powers doctrine prohibits the high court from compelling legislators to return to Tallahassee. “The Florida Constitution’s […]

Ryan RayJanuary 28, 2015

Senate Minority Leader Arthenia Joyner was the first elected official to take the podium at the 2015 Associated Press Legislative Planning Session, and she wasted little time making hay out of Gov. Rick Scott‘s recent issues with appearing to overreach its boundaries. “Hubris appears to be the organizing principle of our executive branch,” said Joyner, the […]

Ryan RayJanuary 28, 2015

Senate Minority Leader Arthenia Joyner was the first elected official to take the podium at the 2015 Associated Press Legislative Planning Session, and she wasted little time making hay out of Gov. Rick Scott‘s recent issues with appearing to overreach its boundaries. “Hubris appears to be the organizing principle of our executive branch,” said Joyner, the […]

Tag: Senate Democrats

Senate Democratic leader rips into Rick Scott, state GOP leadership

Jeff Atwater: U.S. Senate Democrats are like Pontius Pilate

Joe Biden testing political waters in Florida

House asks high court to dismiss Senate Democrats’ sine die lawsuit

Arthenia Joyner rips Scott administration’s ‘hubris’ at APFL conference

Arthenia Joyner rips Scott administration's 'hubris' at APFL conference