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Scott PowersFebruary 22, 2016

A new survey by the Pew Research Center finds a majority of Americans want the U.S. Senate to hold confirmation hearings this year on a Supreme Court appointee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Overall, 56 percent of those polled said they would support Senate hearings this year, while 38 percent preferred the course […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 17, 2016

The issue of outsourcing has now been jammed into the presidential race. Donald Trump has declared a mission to “bring back” the 5.5 million U.S. jobs from all the far-flung corners of the world to which they’ve historically been sent. The fanning of protectionist flames has long been used as a vote-getting tool, a way […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 17, 2016

Mitch McConnell couldn’t even wait until Justice Antonin Scalia‘s corpse was cold before exploiting his death for partisan politics. The oleaginous majority leader means to keep the seat empty, no matter the likelihood of that paralyzing the sharply divided Supreme Court for a year, on the chance that voters might elect a Republican president to […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 16, 2016

Mitch McConnell couldn’t even wait until Justice Antonin Scalia’s corpse was cold before exploiting his death for partisan politics. The oleaginous majority leader means to keep the seat empty, no matter the likelihood of that paralyzing the sharply divided Supreme Court for a year, on the chance that voters might elect a Republican president to […]

Melissa RossFebruary 15, 2016

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The Senate campaign for U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy has blasted out an email to supporters asking for donations in the wake of the political jockeying after the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. “Nobody wants to rush to politicize the passing of a public servant, but unfortunately Mitch McConnell couldn’t help himself,” reads the missive […]

Scott PowersFebruary 15, 2016

Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Monday he expects President Barack Obama to nominate someone within a month to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court and hopes the Senate will get a hearing and a vote. Nelson’s comments, coming at the ribbon cutting of a health care facility in Orange […]

Associated PressFebruary 15, 2016

The presidential election just got real. The unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia — and the immediate declaration from Republicans that the next president should nominate his replacement — adds even more weight to the decision voters will make in November’s general election. For months, the candidates have espoused theoretical, sometimes vague, policy […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 25, 2016

Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal rule for electricity markets that encourages grid operators to pay large users to reduce consumption at peak times, Tampa Bay area Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor filed an energy bill that she says will spur investment and research in widespread distributed energy technology, such as rooftop solar. “Energy […]

Associated PressJanuary 17, 2016

In a swipe at his party’s front-runners, Republican White House hopeful Marco Rubio charged Saturday that anger alone isn’t enough to qualify someone to be president. “We also have to have someone for president who knows exactly what they’re going to do when they get there,” the Florida senator said, as he courted Iowa voters […]

Melissa RossJanuary 11, 2016

When Mitt Romney said “Corporations are people, my friend,” at the 2011 Iowa State Fair, Citizens United was just over a year old. That U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing corporate personhood would go on to spark a national grassroots movement that its founders say is winning over both conservatives and liberals, who believe in the idea of […]

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Pew Research Center survey says majority want Senate hearings on Supreme Court nominee

Sarah Maricle Ayers: Outsourcing still not getting a fair shake

Martin Dyckman: Refusing to approve Obama nominee could hurt the Party of No in November

Martin Dyckman: Refusing to approve Obama nominee could hurt the Party of No in November

Patrick Murphy fundraises off Mitch McConnell’s “blatant political obstruction” after Antonin Scalia’s death

Bill Nelson expects Supreme Court nomination within month, hopes for hearing, vote

Supreme Court vacancy is tangible test for 2016 candidates

Kathy Castor files bill to spur investment, research in energy tech

Marco Rubio jabs Republican leaders: Anger not enough

“Move to Amend” rolls through Florida with pushback to Citizens United ruling