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Jacob Smith says intensity of electorate will help Rick Kriseman win re-election

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Rick KrisemanĀ will make his case re-election this year, mostly based upon theĀ progress St. Petersburg has made since his inauguration as mayor in January 2014. ā€œWe came in with a lot of really big, sort of thorny projects, and the mayor has taken a lot of them by the horns and made them happen,ā€ saysĀ Jacob Smith, Krisemanā€™s newly minted campaign manager. Among those “thorny” projects are a pathway toward a new Pier, theĀ upcoming groundbreaking for a new police station and what…

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Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts ā€” FloridaPolitics.com ā€” I knew that one

White House, in gamble, demands make-or-break health vote

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Abandoning negotiations, President Donald Trump demanded a make-or-break vote on health care legislation in the House, threatening to leave “Obamacare” in place and move on to other issues if Friday’s vote fails. The risky move, part gamble and part threat, was presented to GOP lawmakers behind closed doors Thursday night after a long and intense day that saw a planned vote on the health care bill scrapped as the legislation remained short of votes amid cascading negotiations among conservative lawmakers,…

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Donald Trump to Capitol in last-ditch lobbying for health care bill

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President Donald Trump is rallying support for the Republican health care overhaul by taking his case directly to GOP lawmakers at the Capitol, two days before the House plans a climactic vote that poses an important early test for his presidency. Top House Republicans unveiled revisions to their bill in hopes of nailing down support. At a rally Monday night in Louisville, Kentucky, Trump underscored what he called “the crucial House vote.” “This is our long-awaited chance to finally get…

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House Democrats demand Rick Scott speak up on CBO’s scoring of GOP health care plan

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Since the Congressional Budget Office saidĀ the Republican health care planĀ would raise the ranks of the uninsured by 14 million people next year earlier this week, Gov.Ā Rick Scott has been silent. Florida House Democrats are now calling him out for his sudden reluctance to weigh in on a subject he’s never been shy about talking about before. The governor has been a major critic of the Affordable Care Act and traveled to Washington last week to meet with PresidentĀ Donald Trump, Sen.Ā Marco…

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House GOP health bill facing fresh House committee test

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The White House and Republican leaders are talking to rank-and-file lawmakers about revising the GOP health care overhaul, hoping to keep a rebellion by conservatives and moderates from snowballing and imperiling the party’s showpiece legislation. Four days after a congressional report projected the bill would pry coverage from millions of voters, signs of fraying GOP support for the legislation were showing. The measure would strike down much of former President Barack Obama‘s 2010 overhaul and reduce the federal role, including…

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Joe Henderson: ‘Shy’ Rick Scott needs to pipe up on Medicaid expansion

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Gov. Rick Scott hasnā€™t been shy about sharing his feelings on the Affordable Care Act. Like any good Republican, he hates it. He wants it to go away. Now that Republicans have a legitimate proposal on the table to replace Obamacare, though, Scott has gone into stealth mode on the subject. In an Associated Press story, the governor did the Rick Scott Shuffle when asked for his reaction to the plan now being debated intensely in Washington. Scott said he…

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American Action Network targets Carlos Curbelo in new ad

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The American Action Network hasĀ begun a new $1.5 million issue advocacy campaign to persuade a group of GOP lawmakers to fight for passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA). The ad highlights key elements of the plan and encourages lawmakers to deliver on their health care promise. Over the next two weeks, the ads will air nationally on MSNBCā€™sĀ Morning JoeĀ and in 15 congressional districts nationwide, including in Miami, featuring CD 26 RepresentativeĀ Carlos Curbelo, whoĀ voted for the AHCA last week…

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