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Staff ReportsSeptember 21, 2016

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has joined Gov. Rick Scott’s appeal to the Obama administration to declare much of Florida a disaster zone. “I am writing to urge that you approve the State of Florida’s request for a major disaster declaration related to Hurricane Hermine as soon as possible,” Nelson wrote in a letter to President […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 21, 2016

Borrowing from the Bard: “To (fill in the blank), or not to (fill in the blank), that is the question.” The week-that-was was filled with a fair amount of false starts, delays and Hamletian indecision. To name a handful, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham still hasn’t decided whether to run again for her 2nd Congressional District […]

Jim RosicaOctober 20, 2015

North Florida congressional candidate Mary Thomas has scored another endorsement from a staunch conservative. Thomas, seeking the seat held by first-term Democrat Gwen Graham, on Tuesday announced the support of state Rep. Mike Hill, a Pensacola Beach Republican. “Mary shares my values on limited government, reining in profligate spending and adhering to the Constitution,” he said in a […]

Jim RosicaOctober 2, 2015

Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Graham Friday said she’ll propose legislation to head off any further shutdowns of the federal government. Graham, speaking to reporters outside her district office in Tallahassee City Hall, said she’s filing the “Shutdown Prevention Act,” which would force Congress to pass a federal budget each year. “It’s a shame we have to […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 24, 2015

Here’s a compilation of responses to Pope Francis‘ speech to Congress on Thursday from Florida’s elected officials and politicians: U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson: “I hope the pope made a lasting impression on the members of Congress. He emphasized that we, as elected officials, are the face of the American people. As such, we need to […]

Ryan RaySeptember 2, 2015

Republican candidate Neal Dunn said Wednesday morning that former House Speaker Will Weatherford has endorsed his bid in Florida’s soon-to-be-altered 2nd Congressional District. In a release, the former Wesley Chapel lawmaker explained his rationale for choosing Dunn rather than primary opponent Mary Thomas. She also seeks the GOP nomination in the race to succeed Democratic U.S. […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 1, 2015

As part of his campaign to replace U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in Northeast Florida’s Congressional District 6, Adam Barringer has followed suit with other fiscal conservatives and signed a pledge to under no circumstances raise taxes. The two-term former mayor of New Smyrna Beach said in a release such a pledge just makes sense. “As a […]

Bob SparksAugust 28, 2015

Down deep, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham may already know whether she will run for re-election next year. With the Florida House and Senate in agreement on the new look of her District 2 and Corrine Brown’s District 5, the writing (or map) appears to be on the wall. Graham is doing the right thing by […]

Bob SparksAugust 27, 2015

Down deep, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham may already know whether she will run for re-election next year. With the Florida House and Senate in agreement on the new look of her District 2 and Corrine Brown’s District 5, the writing (or map) appears to be on the wall. Graham is doing the right thing by […]

Guest AuthorAugust 16, 2015

In North Florida, we know the value of hard work. I’ve seen it on my work days: from my first one with a young entrepreneur, to a recent day working alongside oystermen with sore backs and blistered hands. We work all our lives to make money, feed our families and accomplish something – and we’re […]

Tag: U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham

Bill Nelson seconds Rick Scott’s call for Hermine disaster declaration

Takeaways from Tallahassee — the “Hamlet, Magna Carta, and MMA” edition

Mike Hill endorses Mary Thomas for CD-2

Gwen Graham calls for ‘Shutdown Prevention Act’

Florida elected officials, politicians speak out on papal address

Will Weatherford endorses Neal Dunn in CD 2

CD 6 candidate Adam Barringer takes anti-tax pledge

Gwen Graham will soon reveal her 2016 intentions

Bob Sparks: Gwen Graham will soon reveal her 2016 intentions

Gwen Graham: Happy 80th birthday, Social Security