Tim Canova Wants Scott to Remove Broward Elections Supervisor
Submitted by Nancy Smith on June 1, 2018 - 3:50am
Democrat-turned-Independent Tim Canova called on Gov. Rick Scott Thursday to suspend and replace Brenda Snipes, the Broward County supervisor of elections who illegally destroyed the paper ballots cast in his Aug. 30, 2016 primary against Congressional District 23 incumbent Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Canova lost the election, pulling 43 percent of the vote to Wasserman Schultz's 56 percent.
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Puerto Rico Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón Endorses Rick Scott
Submitted by Nancy Smith on May 1, 2018 - 11:28am
Puerto Rico Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón endorsed Gov. Rick Scott’s bid for U.S. Senate at an event Tuesday in Kissimmee. Congresswoman González-Colón recognized Scott’s continued work supporting Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria and his commitment to the Puerto Rican community.
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Lake Ray Running for Duval County Tax Collector
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 1, 2018 - 8:59am
Former state Rep. Lake Ray, a Republican, announced on Tuesday that he is running for Duval County Tax Collector.
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NSF Breaking Story: Court Grants Stay in Felons' Rights Battle
Submitted by Nancy Smith on April 25, 2018 - 8:24pm
In a victory for Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet, the News Service of Florida (NSF) reports a federal appeals court Wednesday night blocked a lower-court ruling that set a Thursday deadline for revamping the state’s process of restoring felons’ voting rights.
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, finding that the current system of restoring rights is unconstitutional, ordered last month that the state quickly change the process. But a panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay of Walker’s order.
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RNC's $13.8 Million in March Breaks Party's Record
Submitted by Nancy Smith on April 20, 2018 - 1:51pm
March fundraising numbers are in, says the Republican National Committee, and the RNC set a new fundraising record for the month of March. The Committee announced it raked in $13.8 million last month.
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FOX News Channel, RPOF to Team Up on Republican Gubernatorial Primary Debate
Submitted by Nancy Smith on April 19, 2018 - 5:10pm
FOX News Channel (FNC) and the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) announced Thursday they will partner for a nationally televised 2018 Florida Gubernatorial Republican Primary Debate on Thursday, June 28, 6:30-7:30 p.m. EST in Orlando.
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Marco Rubio Names Michael Needham as Chief of Staff
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 17, 2018 - 5:57pm
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., named Michael Needham, the CEO for Heritage Action for America, as his chief of staff.
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SFWMD Approves Land Purchase from Willing Seller for EAA Reservoir
Submitted by Nancy Smith on April 13, 2018 - 3:12am
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board on Thursday approved a key land purchase from a willing seller. The parcel is necessary to build the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Storage Reservoir as called for in 2017's Senate Bill 10.
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Tom Rooney: HUD Offering 'Helping Hand' to Florida With Funds for Hurricane Recovery
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 10, 2018 - 8:35pm
U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., weighed in on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announcement it will send almost $800 million to Florida to help the state recover from Hurricanes Irma and Matthew.
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'Everything Trump Touches Dies' the Book from Rick Wilson ... Coming in August
Submitted by Nancy Smith on March 27, 2018 - 4:14am
Political animals of all stripes likely will be clamoring for "Everything Trump Touches Dies" -- a new book to be released in August for Simon and Schuster's Free Press imprint. Especially coming as it does from the AntiTrump, Rick Wilson -- who sees our president as a cancer on the GOP.
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