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Francis Rooney releases television, radio ads in CD 19 race

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Francis Rooney is hitting the airwaves, releasing his first advertisements of the 2016 election cycle. The Naples Republican released a 30-second television spotĀ Thursday. Rooney is the first candidate to launch an ad campaign in the race to replace Rep. Curt Clawson in the U.S. House. ā€œD.C. insiders from both parties have let us down. We need change. Francis Rooney is a businessman, not a politician. Rooney is from the construction industry, where heā€™s created thousands of jobs,ā€ a female narrator…

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New Priorities USA ad targets Donald Trump for mocking people with disabilities

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The super PAC backing Hillary Clintonā€™s bid for president is out with a new advertisement taking aim at Donald Trump and his controversial comments about people with disabilities. The 60-second spot is set to begin airing in seven states, including Florida, Ohio and Virginia, this week. The advertisement kicks off $20 million ad buy by Priorities USA, the political committee backing Clinton. The $20 million ad buy runs through the convention. The advertisement ā€” called ā€œGraceā€ ā€” features the Glaros…

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Jeff Brandes funds state Senate re-election campaign $200K of his own money

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State Sen. Jeff Brandes has givenĀ $200,000 toward his own re-election, May fundraising reports show. HisĀ latest numbers, posted Friday, also show that Brandes pulled in another $32,000 in contributions for the month. That brings the St. Petersburg Republican’sĀ total raised to nearly $480,000 for this year’s election. He has cash-on-hand of more than $310,000. As of Friday, he is running unopposed. His area has been considered a swing district. “This contribution reflects Senator Brandesā€™ continued commitment to serving his constituents and marks…

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Carlos Beruff’s plan to reform Washington includes term limits, lobbying bans

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Carlos Beruff has a plan to reform Washington. On Wednesday, Beruff released a 10-pointĀ proposal he says will ā€œend government greed.ā€ The proposal includes instituting a lifetime ban on federal lawmakers from becoming lobbyists; tying congressional pay to the percentage of votes cast or missed; and repealing automatic pay raises for members of Congress. ā€œOur representatives donā€™t represent us anymore. Politics has become an industry and our elected officials have become career politicians instead of public servants,ā€ he said in a…

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Senate Majority PAC slated to spend $10.5M in Florida this fall

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A super PAC aimed at helping Democratic U.S. Senate candidates is prepared to spend more than $10 million in Florida this fall. The Senate Majority PAC, a political committee aimed at helping take back the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate, said it is poised to spend $10.5 million on cable and broadcast advertisements in Florida starting in September. ā€œRepublicans are going to nominate a far right, Tea Party candidate who is out of touch with Floridaā€™s middle-class,ā€ saidĀ Shripal Shah,…

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Todd Wilcox brings ground-level view of foreign affairs to U.S. Senate race

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IfĀ companies want to know who to trust to do business in civil-war-torn Ukraine, they might contact Maitland-based Strategic Risk Management LLC. for privately-researched background intelligenceĀ reports. Companies that need to moveĀ goods through the dicier parts of Afghanistan might call on Winter Park-based Innovative Logistics LLC to handle the planes, warehouses, trucks and security. And ifĀ the U.S. Department of Defense, or aĀ trusted American ally, wants special operationsĀ training and support services to prepare missions in some other unstable backwater nation, they might turn…

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Quinnipiac poll of Florida: Hillary Clinton 43%, Donald Trump 42%

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Too close to call. With six months until the general election, thatā€™s how aĀ Quinnipiac University pollĀ released Tuesday described the state of the race in three crucial swing states. In Florida,Ā Hillary ClintonĀ is essentially tied withĀ Donald Trump,Ā with 43 percent of Floridians supporting Clinton to compared to 42 percent backing Trump.Ā Bernie SandersĀ would fare slightly better against the presumptive Republican nominee. According to the Quinnipiac University poll, 44 percent of Florida voters said they would support Sanders compared to 42 percent who said they…

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