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Brendan FarringtonOctober 2, 2015

Two years ago, Augustus Sol Invictus walked from central Florida to the Mojave Desert and spent a week fasting and praying, at times thinking he wouldn’t survive. In a pagan ritual to give thanks when he returned home, he killed a goat and drank its blood. Now that he’s a candidate for U.S. Senate, the […]

Peter SchorschOctober 1, 2015

Imagine you are a well-heeled, card-carrying member of Florida’s Republican establishment. It’s already a difficult election cycle with your having to choose between supporting Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio for president. Now, because of Jeff Atwater, your election cycle just became even more difficult. After FloridaPoltics.com first reported that the Florida Chamber of Commerce has poll numbers showing […]

Peter SchorschOctober 1, 2015

Imagine you are a well-heeled, card-carrying member of Florida’s Republican establishment. It’s already a difficult election cycle with your having to choose between supporting Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio for president. Now, because of Jeff Atwater, your election cycle just became even more difficult. After FloridaPoltics.com first reported that the Florida Chamber of Commerce has poll numbers showing […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 28, 2015

Alan Grayson simply doesn’t get it. Once more, the Orlando Democrat is campaigning through his official office in the House of Representatives, despite promising never to do it again. Last week, Grayson – who is running for Marco Rubio’s vacant U.S. Senate seat — held a radio interview from his House office promoting his political […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 20, 2015

The U.S. Senate’s refusal to debate or vote on the Iran nuclear agreement is a national embarrassment. The culprit is clear: the 60-vote threshold required to stop a filibuster. It’s time to end the filibuster, a relic of the past that is contributing to gridlock and dysfunction. This week I sent a letter to Senate […]

Diane RobertsAugust 31, 2015

To recap: The less-than-Special Session cost the citizens nearly 700 grand, Rick Scott’s legal bills are now north of $1.5 million (not counting the lawsuit environmentalists have filed against the House and Senate for not implementing Amendment 1 or the action Planned Parenthood is likely to bring), the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has issued […]

Diane RobertsAugust 30, 2015

To recap: The less-than-Special Session cost the citizens nearly 700 grand, Rick Scott’s legal bills are now north of $1.5 million (not counting the lawsuit environmentalists have filed against the House and Senate for not implementing Amendment 1 or the action Planned Parenthood is likely to bring), the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has issued […]

Phil AmmannAugust 16, 2015

A lot can happen in four weeks; just ask Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, who launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate just one month ago. In a new email, Lopez-Cantera credits people like you – the donors – for the groundswell of support for his Senate bid over the past month. He also wants […]

Mark FerruloAugust 6, 2015

In response to the recent video smear campaign aimed at discrediting Planned Parenthood, 39 Florida organizations representing doctors, working families, students, women’s advocates, retirees and religious leaders, and with supporters stretching from Key West to Pensacola, have stood up for the immense contribution Planned Parenthood has made toward expanding and protecting reproductive health care access […]

Mark FerruloAugust 5, 2015

In response to the recent video smear campaign aimed at discrediting Planned Parenthood, 39 Florida organizations representing doctors, working families, students, women’s advocates, retirees and religious leaders, and with supporters stretching from Key West to Pensacola, have stood up for the immense contribution Planned Parenthood has made toward expanding and protecting reproductive health care access […]

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Vern Buchanan: Time to end the filibuster

Absence makes the guv grow fonder

Diane Roberts: Absence makes the guv grow fonder

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Mark Ferrulo: Florida organizations show support for Planned Parenthood

Mark Ferrulo: Florida organizations show support for Planned Parenthood