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Michael MolineSeptember 6, 2016

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson urged federal authorities Tuesday to protect students enrolled at the ITT Technical Institute campuses in Florida as the for-profit chain shuts down. “While I support the Department of Education’s efforts to increase oversight of our nation’s for-profit universities, it’s important that we do everything we can to protect the students enrolled […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 16, 2016

The Florida Senate Health Policy Committee today will decide Dr. John Armstrong’s fate as a group of bipartisan senators confront Florida’s surgeon general with tough questions that include his absent leadership on HIV/AIDS. Florida leads the nation with the highest rate of new HIV infections. Like that of President Ronald Reagan’s shameful legacy of refusing […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 17, 2015

In Tuesday letters to U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson, and U.S. Reps. Ander Crenshaw and Corrine Brown, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry urges caution on allowing Syrian refugees to enter the state in the wake of the Paris attacks. “In the aftermath of this weekend’s horrific terrorist attacks in Paris,” Curry writes, “I am more committed […]

Mitch PerryOctober 20, 2015

Equality Florida Development Officer Ida Eskamani says that for her, the personal is the political. “Our personal experiences are directly connected to the greater societal structures of power, privilege and oppression we work to dismantle through political advocacy,” she says when asked what principles she would put above politics. The 25-year-old Orlando resident credits her […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 29, 2015

Forcing corporations to pay what they owe can be a tough job. But when I worked in the insurance business and was responsible for getting a corporation to provide compensation for causing an accident or injury, I always collected. That’s why I’m disappointed some politicians in Washington are talking about giving up on collecting all […]

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 […]

Mark FerruloAugust 31, 2015

America’s roads and bridges are slowly crumbling and, to make matters worse, the fund that pays to maintain and improve our nation’s transportation needs is on the verge of going broke. But as Congress rushes to replenish the fund, it should not make a big mistake that will cost us hundreds of billions of dollars. […]

Mark FerruloAugust 30, 2015

America’s roads and bridges are slowly crumbling and, to make matters worse, the fund that pays to maintain and improve our nation’s transportation needs is on the verge of going broke. But as Congress rushes to replenish the fund, it should not make a big mistake that will cost us hundreds of billions of dollars. […]

Martin DyckmanNovember 17, 2014

Nearly 70 years ago, when the Florida Democratic Party was a monopoly, the political scientist V. O. Key Jr., saw a problem that haunts it to the present day. In Florida, he wrote, it was “every man for himself.” Individual candidates built their own organizations, which dissolved when they left office or gave up running. […]

Tag: U. S. Sen. Bill Nelson

Bill Nelson urges protection for Florida’s ITT Tech students

Michael Emanuel Rajner: Senate must reject Dr. John Armstrong, demand leadership on HIV/AIDS

Lenny Curry urges caution on Syrian refugees

Meet Ida Eskamani, one of the “30 Under 30” rising stars of Florida politics

Paul Heroux: Don't let corporations off the hook in federal highway deal

Florida elected officials, politicians speak out on papal address

Fight over infrastructure funding will reverberate in Florida

Mark Ferrulo: Fight over infrastructure funding will reverberate in Florida

Martin Dyckman: Fla. Democrats need to find a message with a broad appeal