Scott PowersDecember 2, 2019
6min365
Their bills would increase state oversight of rail in Florida
Tag: town hall meeting
Scott PowersDecember 2, 2019Scott PowersJanuary 15, 2019
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The town hall focused in part on strategies to renew funding cut from state arts programs.
Drew WilsonJune 28, 2018
3min330
Democratic Rep. Wengay “Newt” Newton will host a town hall meeting later this month to field questions from his constituents in the Pinellas part of House District 70. The June 28 event will be at the Enoch Davis Recreational Center in St. Petersburg, 1111 18th Ave. South, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. HD 70 […]
Drew WilsonJune 27, 2018
8min652
Central Florida Democrats may not have gotten a debate in their backyard, but they did get to hear Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum give his pitch Tuesday on why he should be the Democrat to go toe-to-toe with Adam Putnam or Ron DeSantis in November. Before the town hall got into full swing, Gillum made clear, […]
Scott PowersApril 6, 2018
4min233
A town hall to talk about guns that Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto set for Saturday in St. Cloud is drawing criticism from his Republican election opponent Wayne Liebnitzky because the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School girls’ softball team is also in town. Liebnitzky called the town hall “a political stunt.” Soto earlier this week […]
Michael MolineApril 18, 2017
6min382
Hey, Al! Answer your phone! That was one of the few remotely critical remarks addressed to U.S. Rep. Al Lawson during a town hall meeting in Tallahassee Tuesday, the latest in his Easter Recess swing. “I have a real problem, frequently, getting through to your office. I mean frequently, like 50 percent of the time, I […]
Drew WilsonFebruary 20, 2017
2min217
Tampa Bay Republican U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis will host another public listening session on the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday in Wesley Chapel. During the two-hour event, Bilirakis said he would take feedback and ideas from constituents about the direction of the U.S. health care system, including the repeal and replacement of the ACA. The […]
A.G. GancarskiJuly 23, 2016
13min698
Saturday afternoon saw Sen. Marco Rubio hosting a town hall on Jacksonville’s Southbank as part of a two-day swing through the city that included a fundraising event. The turnout? Maybe 150 people. But for Rubio, this tour of the last week was a re-introduction to the grassroots as a U.S. Senate incumbent, rather than a presidential candidate, and […]
A.G. GancarskiJuly 21, 2016
1min218
Sen. Marco Rubio is slated to host a town hall in Jacksonville Saturday afternoon, as he campaigns for re-election. The event runs from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Lexington Hotel on Prudential Drive. Rubio, who avoided the GOP convention to campaign for re-election this week, has appeared throughout the state. Doors open at 1 p.m. […]