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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 23, 2016

A super PAC aimed at helping Democratic U.S. Senate candidates is prepared to spend more than $10 million in Florida this fall. The Senate Majority PAC, a political committee aimed at helping take back the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate, said it is poised to spend $10.5 million on cable and broadcast advertisements in […]

Associated PressMay 23, 2016

Democrat Alan Grayson has been dubbed “Angry Alan” by his Senate opponent, compared to Republican Donald Trump for his penchant for earning headlines with his mouth and has become the whipping post for some in the Washington party establishment who hope he loses Florida’s primary. But he said things could be worse. “At least they’re […]

Scott PowersMay 20, 2016

If companies want to know who to trust to do business in civil-war-torn Ukraine, they might contact Maitland-based Strategic Risk Management LLC for privately researched background intelligence reports. Companies that need to move goods through the dicier parts of Afghanistan might call on Winter Park-based Innovative Logistics LLC to handle the planes, warehouses, trucks and security. And if the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 19, 2016

Republican Senate hopeful Ron DeSantis is applauding Donald Trump for his potential Supreme Court picks. On Wednesday, Trump released a list of 11 potential Supreme Court nominees to replace Justice Antonin Scalia. Scalia died in February, creating a vacancy on the Supreme Court. President Barack Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy, but […]

Mitch PerryMay 18, 2016

The U.S. Senate advanced a $1.1 billion bill to help public officials battle the Zika virus Tuesday as it begins to threaten America. That’s $800 million less than the $1.9 billion that President Obama has been calling for since February, but it is more than the $622 million that the GOP-led House passed on Monday. Much […]

Mitch PerryMay 18, 2016

A new super PAC designed to support Todd Wilcox in his bid for the Florida U.S. Senate race has been formed. Wilcox, a former combat veteran and defense military contractor, is one of five Republicans in the contest to succeed Marco Rubio in the Senate. He had been the only Republican candidate in the race who […]

Mitch PerryMay 17, 2016

Republican Todd Wilcox is feeling good about himself and his Senate campaign these days. The former combat veteran and military defense contractor was a complete no name in Florida politics when he announced he was entering the race on the Fourth of July. Now, recent polls show him competitive against the top two Democrats in the race. In a year […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 17, 2016

Todd Wilcox is growing his team. The Republican U.S. Senate hopeful announced Tuesday that two more people — Carol Craig and Robert H. Gidel Sr. — have joined his finance committee. “As momentum for our campaign continues to grow, I am honored to have the support of great Floridians like Carol and Robert,” he said in […]

Scott PowersMay 16, 2016

Florida’s outgoing Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio suggested Monday he may be ready to endorse the Republican he wants to follow him into the office. “I’ll have something to say about that in the next couple of days,” Rubio said Monday after meeting in Orlando with Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs to discuss Central Florida’s heroin crisis. […]

Mitch PerryMay 16, 2016

Three more opponents of Florida GOP Senate hopeful Carlos Beruff are criticizing him after it was reported Sunday that he referred to President Obama as “an animal” while speaking in front of a group of St. John’s County Republicans last week. “Unfortunately, for seven and a half years this animal we call president, because he’s an animal, OK — seven […]

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Senate Majority PAC slated to spend $10.5M in Florida this fall

Alan Grayson: At least they’re not calling me Hitler

Todd Wilcox brings ground-level view of foreign affairs to U.S. Senate race

Ron DeSantis: ‘Donald Trump has released a list of outstanding jurists’

Mitch Perry Report for 5.18.16 — D.C. Republicans at odds with each other on Zika funding

Super PAC forms to back Todd Wilcox

Todd Wilcox takes stock of his campaign and his GOP U.S. Senate opponents

Todd Wilcox announces two additions to his finance committee

Marco Rubio may be ready to endorse in U.S. Senate race, defends his own pace

Three more of Carlos Beruff’s U.S. Senate opponents speak out on his “animal” remark