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Marco Rubio, Tammy Baldwin Renew the Fight for Holocaust Survivors

February 27, 2017 - 4:30pm
Marco Rubio and Tammy Baldwin

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is once again teaming up with U.S Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., to ensure property seized by Nazi Germany and its allies during the Holocaust will be restored to families. 

Unknown Funders Help 'Indivisible Team' Cause Commotion at GOP Town Halls

February 27, 2017 - 6:00am

A group of Washington insiders with unknown funding sources is instructing protesters on how to organize and cause commotion at town halls in a lengthy online guide which outlines how to “lay low” and look inconspicuous so congressmen don’t suspect they might be protesting the Trump agenda.

Weekly Roundup: They'll Be Back

February 24, 2017 - 9:15pm

It's time for denizens of Tallahassee to get their last week of rest and recreation --- or at least sanity --- before the whirlwind of activity begins. In the words of a House video from this week: "Session Is Coming."

Stephanie Murphy Leads Congressional Push for Feds to Investigate Threats to Jewish Centers

February 27, 2017 - 6:00am
Carlos Lopez-Cantera, Stephanie Murphy and Lois Frankel

More than 150 members of Congress signed onto a letter from a Florida congresswoman urging the U.S. Justice and Homeland Security Departments and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigate bomb threats to more than 50 Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) in 26 states. 

Anitere Flores Aims to Slash, Replace Cell Phone, TV Taxes

February 24, 2017 - 5:00pm

A high-profile Miami senator wants to say “bye bye” to Florida’s high cell phone and TV taxes, filing legislation to cut both during this year’s legislative session and replace them with a smaller tax.

Shocker? Trump Supporter Matt Gaetz Says President Should Produce His Tax Returns

February 24, 2017 - 3:00pm
Matt Gaetz at Grover T's BBQ in Milton earlier Thursday

First-term GOP Congressman Matt Gaetz, a steadfast Trump supporter, shocked even CNN at a "town hall" event near Pensacola Thursday night when he called for President Donald J. Trump to release his tax returns.

Once an Unknown, Rick Scott Rises to Top at RGA

February 24, 2017 - 10:45am

Updated 4:45 p.m.: The Republican Governor's Association's Executive Board voted Gov. Rick Scott as the group's Vice Chair Friday afternoon. 

It’s good to be Gov. Rick Scott these days. 

Scott has risen from a political nobody to governor, potential head of the Republican Governor’s Association to a possible Senate candidate next year, all in a whirlwind seven years.

Vern Buchanan Continues the Fight Against Synthetic Drugs

February 25, 2017 - 6:00am
Vern Buchanan

This week, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., doubled down on his efforts cracking down on synthetic drugs by championing U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi’s, R-Ohio, “Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention” (STOP) Act.

Tiberi’s proposal increases screening at U.S. Postal Service facilities on packages arriving from oversees in order to reduce shipments of fentanyl, carfentanil and other synthetic drugs. Those drugs are considered far more powerful than heroin and have increasingly been shipped from China in recent years. 

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum: 'I'm Seriously Considering' Running for Governor

February 24, 2017 - 8:15am
Andrew Gillum

Add one more name to the mix of possible Democratic gubernatorial candidates. On Friday, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum announced he was “seriously considering” running for Florida governor in 2018.

Gillum made the announcement through a series of tweets posted Friday morning, hours before he was scheduled to prepare similar remarks at a Central Florida Urban League conference in Orlando.

Galvano's Comprehensive Gaming Bill Now Ready for Prime Time

February 23, 2017 - 1:00pm

The Senate's comprehensive gaming package, Senate Bill 8, today passed the Committee on Appropriations and is ready to go to the Senate floor when the 2017 legislation begins March 7.

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