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Statement by Florida Senator Maria Sachs

July 12, 2016 - 6:00am

(State Senator Maria Sachs today released the following statement. It is accompanied by copies of a notarized affidavit dated Jan. 21, 2016, and a related document regarding the employment separation of a former member of her Senate staff. See the attachment below.)

Early in 2016, I first learned that a member of my staff in the Florida Senate, Matthew Damsky, had engaged in a protracted pattern of abusing his position and our trust to fraudulently obtain compensation and purchases of products and services.

Nudity, Sexual Harassment ... Maria Sachs Still 'Calculating the Depth' of Aide's Deception

Nancy Smith

July 12, 2016 - 6:00am

A 28-year-old former legislative aide for state Sen. Maria Sachs, D-Delray Beach, has filed a sexual harassment complaint against his former boss, saying Sachs routinely undressed in front of him in her Senate office.

Indictment, District Provide Obstacle for Brown

Brandon Larrabee News Service of Florida

July 11, 2016 - 11:00pm

In her 23 years in Congress, Jacksonville Democrat Corrine Brown has faced challenges before, from highly touted Republican recruits to questions about her ethics. But she has emerged time and again, winning 12 elections --- almost all of them blowouts.

And in Washington, Brown pushes to fulfill her campaign slogan --- "Corrine Delivers" --- by bringing home spending for a district that has more than its share of low-income neighborhoods.

Two Florida GOP Congressmen Ranked as Most Vulnerable

Sunshine State News

July 11, 2016 - 6:15pm

Last week, Roll Call released its latest take on the most vulnerable members of Congress--and two Florida Republicans made the list.

NRA Fundraising Group Plans 22 Events Across Florida

Allison Nielsen

July 11, 2016 - 5:15pm

A nonprofit charity group created by the National Rifle Association is planning to take Florida fundraising by storm through a series of events hosted throughout the summer.

The FedEx Flub: Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is Joe Garcia

Nancy Smith

July 11, 2016 - 11:00am

In case you haven't noticed, hypocrisy out there in Campaign Land keeps piling up and gets deeper the closer we get to actual voting. The latest candidate wielding a shovel and adding to the mess? CD 26 candidate Joe Garcia.

Jeb Bush to Campaign for David Jolly in CD13 Race

Submitted by Anonymous on July 11, 2016 - 9:08am

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will be hitting the road to campaign for U.S. Rep. David Jolly for reelection to Florida's 13th Congressional District, Jolly's team announced Monday.

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Jeb Bush Ready to Hit the Stump for David Jolly

Sunshine State News

July 11, 2016 - 8:45am

After flopping in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Jeb Bush is ready to hit the campaign trail again.

The former governor will take the stump for Congressman David Jolly who is running to defend his seat in Pinellas County. Jolly is expected to face former Governor Charlie Crist who succeeded Bush in the governor’s mansion before leaving the GOP to run with no party affiliation for the Senate in 2010 and then for governor in 2014 as the Democratic nominee.

As he announced his support for Jolly, Bush held his fire.

Is Anemic Growth the New Normal?

George Will

July 11, 2016 - 7:00am

America's economy has now slouched into the eighth year of a recovery that demonstrates how much we have defined recovery down.

What Do You Think? Should Marco Go to Cleveland?

Sunshine State News

July 11, 2016 - 6:00am

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says he'll give the Republican National Convention a miss, spending the week instead campaigning at home where he faces an August primary and surviving that, a very competitive general election.

Visible as he was during the Republican presidential debates, is he making the wrong statement to the nation and to presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump by staying behind? You decide here, in Sunshine State News' poll.

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