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Andrew Korge kicks off state Senate campaign with pol-studded fundraiser

Published on March 27, 2015 in Top Headlines by Ryan Ray

In what is shaping up to be an expensive battle to succeed former Senate President Gwen Margolis in District 35, Andrew Korge starts his campaign with a fundraiser with an impressive roster of supporters filled with major Democratic contributors and elected officials from all over Miami-Dade. Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, Cutler Bay Mayor Peggy Bell, South Miami Mayor Phillip Stoddard and Palm Beach State Attorney Dave Aronberg are among the 25 current and former electeds on the host committee, which is still in formation. A copy of the invitation…

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ACLU attorney says House bill to prevent gay adoptions in Florida is unconstitutional

Published on March 23, 2015 in Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Last week the House Health & Human Services Committee approved a proposal that would allow private adoption agencies to object to “performing, assisting in, recommending, consenting to, or participating in the placement of a child if a placement violates the agency’s written religious or moral convictions or policies.” The measure, sponsored by Sanford Republican Jason Brodeur, would also essentially endorse discrimination, allowing any agency that denies placing a child in a home with a same-sex couple from losing its license…

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Andrew Korge files for 2020 state Senate run; South Florida dominos set to fall

Published on March 18, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Ryan Ray

The rumors have flown about Senate District 35 for almost a year now — will former Senate President Gwen Margolis call it quits before she terms out? Does she have a deal with Andrew Korge? Is Rep. David Richardson trying to push the Dean of the Senate out of her seat by brandishing his plans to run for her seat around Miami? Today’s news might not answer all of that, but we do know this: “I’m running because I’m sick of Miami issues getting ignored in…

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