Recounts in three hotly contested Florida statewide elections are underway. Recounts by machine have begun in all of Florida’s sixty-seven counties in the Governor, Senate and Agriculture Commissioner’s races.
Results released on Saturday showed Republican Gov. Rick Scott leading …
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has cancelled the Senate’s August recess it was announced this week. McConnell said the time was needed to work through a backlog of President Trump’s nominees which McConnell claims Democrats have been slow-walking.
“Due …
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Florida Governor Rick Scott has announced his entrance into the 2018 Senate race setting Democrat Bill Nelson in his sights in what will be one of the highest profile races in 2018. Scott made the announcement during interviews and on …
Continue ReadingStudents across the nation walked out of class yesterday demanding action on the part of lawmakers in Washington D.C., and in state capitals, to stem the tide of gun violence on school campuses across the country.
A 17-minute walkout began …
Continue ReadingThe White House unveiled a framework of measures and initiatives aimed at reducing gun and school violence in the U.S. They don’t include specific legislation but do make a series of recommendations to Congress, as well as states, to push …
Continue ReadingThe National Rifle Association has filed suit against the State of Florida over a new law signed today by Governor Rick Scott that prohibits individuals younger than 21 years of age from purchasing a firearm.
“Florida’s ban is an affront …
Continue ReadingThe Florida state House of Representatives voted down a bill that would ban many semiautomatic guns and large capacity magazines yesterday. The bill, which would ban AR-15 rifles like the one used in the Parkland, FL, shooting, and large capacity …
Continue ReadingFlorida Governor Rick Scott has called on FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign in the wake of an admission by the FBI that it missed a tip that may have prevented a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed seventeen …
Continue ReadingA federal judge in Florida has ruled that a state law prohibiting former convicted felons from voting is unconstitutional. “A person convicted of a crime may have long ago exited the prison cell and completed probation,” U.S. District Judge Mark …
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