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Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay files to run for Patrick Murphy’s congressional seat

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Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay today announced her candidacy to succeed U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy in Congress representing Florida Congressional District 18. “I plan to bring the same passion I have for good policy in Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast to our nation’s Capitol,” McKinlay said in a statement. “People are looking for common sense solutions and an advocate they know will have their back. I’ve spent my life advocating for causes that positively impact people, save lives and result in a better…

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Florida U.S. Senate GOP contenders struggle for broad Republican appeal

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At first glance, Florida’s Senate primary to replace Marco Rubio is a microcosm of the last five years of Republican Party politics: Tea Party groups fall behind one candidate, the establishment siding with another. However, both candidates are steering clear of this ideological divide and are striving for broader appeal with primary voters. Last week, Washington-based conservative groups, which worked to take down Republican senators in the last election cycle, have thrown support behind U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis. At the…

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Gwen Graham co-sponsoring ban on seismic oil testing along Florida’s Atlantic coast

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U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham announced on Wednesday that she has joined several key Florida Democrats — plus one Republican, U.S. Rep. Bill Posey — in supporting a new bill on Capitol Hill to prevent seismic testing for oil along Florida’s eastern coast. The bill — H.R. 2276 — would partially contravene a decision made last year by the Obama administration to open up much of the Eastern Seaboard for oil exploration by way of sending powerful seismic sonar waves through the ocean. “North Florida…

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Mitch Perry Report 5.13.15 — Bill de Blasio unveils a progressive contract with America

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In Washington yesterday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled his progressive “contract with America,” a 13-point liberal platform in which every child has free kindergarten, wages start at $15 an hour, there would be national paid sick leave and family leave, higher taxes on the wealthy, opposition to unfair trade laws (such as the Trans Pacific Partnership) and comprehensive immigration reform. “These 13 progressive ideas will make an enormous difference for families all over this country, for everyday Americans. They…

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American Conservative Union: Alan Grayson has more conservative voting record than Patrick Murphy

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Florida progressives have been slamming Patrick Murphy ever since the Jupiter-based U.S. representative entered the race for the Democratic nomination for the 2016 Senate seat earlier this year, slamming him as a “Wall Street Democrat,” among other choice comments. Their hope is that Orlando area U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson enters the contest, giving them a classic choice between a perceived centrist and a tried and true liberal. We’re wondering what they might say about the new rankings that have just been released from…

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Jeff Clemens draws primary challenger in Palm Beach Senate seat

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Now that Lake Worth state Sen. Jeff Clemens is reportedly the favorite to become the leader of Florida’s Senate Democrats and has received national press attention for provoking officials in the Gov. Rick Scott administration, it’s easy to forget Clemens’ path to the Senate in the first place: a 17-vote nail-biter of a Democratic primary back in 2012, against then-fellow incumbent House state Rep. Mack Bernard. Clemens isn’t likely in for a repeat of that kind of close internecine battle again in 2016, but he has drawn a challenger with a D…

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Patrick Murphy v. Ron DeSantis could be one of youngest matchups in Senate history

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Any idea that politics is an old man’s game will fly out the window if Republican Ron DeSantis faces Democrat Patrick Murphy in the race for Marco Rubio’s open Senate seat. According to the folks at Smart Politics, the potential matchup between two 30-something Florida congressmen will be a contest with one of the youngest pairs of candidates in the history of the U.S. Senate. In November 2016, DeSantis will be 38 and Murphy will be 33; the winner would be less than…

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