Sen. Bill Nelson's office flatly denied today that a deal sparing some Medicare Advantage plans from cuts only applies to three South Florida counties that are heavily Democratic -- a charge being spurred by a controversial St. Petersburg doctor and has taken on life on the Web.
"That is totally false," [...]
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Democratic strategist Steve Schale has a new master’s degree and a new blog: and on it, he asserts today that Gov. Charlie Crist’s poor showing in the Rasmussen poll is owed to the fact that Republican governor has never had a political base.
“To me, the real story surrounding the [...]
The Democratic U.S. Senate campaign of U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek of Miami has been endorsed by the NARAL Pro-Choice America political action committee, which gave his campaign $5,000 and promised to raise money for him from its 58,840 Florida members.
“Rep. Kendrick Meek represents a great opportunity for a pro-choice pickup [...]
TALLAHASSEE — In case you haven’t figured it out, Democratic CFO Alex Sink is running her gubernatorial campaign much like she isn’t an incumbent in Tallahassee.
It always makes sense to run as an outsider appalled to suddenly discover the ways of Tallahassee. Sink has been pushing for reform over state pension oversight and [...]
From Rasmussen Reports: Florida's 2010 race for governor is looking a little more competitive. A new Rasmussen reports telephone survey in the state shows state Attorney General Bill McCollum, a Republican, ahead of Democrat Alex Sink 44% to 39%. In October, McCollum had a 46% to 35% lead. Five [...]
Rasmussen Reports, which in October had Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum leading Democratic CFO Alex Sink by 11 points for governor, now shows him ahead by 5: McCollum leads by nine points among male voters and breaks roughly even with Sink among female voters. The Republican carries voters not [...]
Sen. George LeMieux was hurrying back to his office a short while ago to get a call from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who will presumably ask him to release his hold of the administration's nominee for ambassador to Brazil.
But LeMieux said he first wants a commitment that democratic ideas will [...]
Miami political consultant Jeff Garcia's biggest-name clients in Florida in recent years have been losers: Elaine Bloom for Congress, Betty Castor for U.S. Senate, Raul Martinez for Congress.
But the Democratic strategist picked a winner this time, helping to elect the first openly gay or' [...]
With the Senate health care bill in the final stretch, Democrats plan phone banks across the state tomorrow to urge Sens. Bill Nelson and George LeMieux to support the plan. Organizing for America, the infrastructure of the Obama campaign, said it will set up 28 call centers across the state.
But [...]
Rep. Dwight Bullard, D-Miami, has filed legislation to replace the FCAT with end-of-course exams in a range of subjects. Bullard and fellow House Democrats say the exams would expand and better measure what students learn over the course of the year -- replacing the current practice of teachers who spend [...]
Rep. Dwight Bullard, D-Miami, has filed legislation to replace the FCAT with end-of-course exams in a range of subjects. Bullard and fellow House Democrats say the exams would expand and better measure what students learn over the course of the year -- replacing the current practice of teachers who spend [...]
By Mark K. Matthews, Orlando Sentinel
WASHINGTON — Few members of Congress are as relentless at self-promotion as U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson.
Since January, the Orlando Democrat has flooded inboxes and mailboxes in his four-county Central Florida district with glowing accounts of his first year in Congress, even quoting the mayor of [...]
WASHINGTON — Add another candidate to the crowded Republican primary looking to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson of Orlando. State Rep. Kurt Kelly, R-Ocala, said on Monday that he expects to announce his candidacy in the next several weeks.
“Every indicator is pointing to me jumping in the race,” said [...]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon of Tennessee announced today that he would not seek re-election to Congress, a decision that ensures new leadership atop the U.S. House and Science Technology committee after the 2010 election.
The departure of the veteran lawmaker is the latest in a string of Democratic retirements [...]
Bill Nelson is asking Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to make the case of a U.S. contractor detained in Cuba a top priority.
The Florida Democrat says Cuban authorities have refused to allow anyone on behalf of the U.S. to visit the man to check on his well being. He says under Cuban law, a citizen [...]
The fallout from the 2007 meltdown of Florida’s Local Government Investment Pool is leaching into the political campaigns of two of the fund’s trustees.
Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum and Democratic Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, gubernatorial rivals, are quietly slugging it out in Tallahassee over who should have control over [...]
Winner of the week: Jeff Atwater. The prognosis looked iffy at first, but the Republican Florida Senate President and Chief Financial Officer candidate managed some finesse and head-banging to overwhelmingly pass a package of passenger rail projects. State Democratic leaders can’t even find a semi-credible [...]
The House of Representatives passed legislation Friday designed to bring the most sweeping rewrite of financial regulation since the New Deal era following the Great Depression: "We are sending a clear message to Wall Street: The party is over," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Florida Republicans joined their counterparts in [...]
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