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President Obama tapes television ad for Patrick Murphy’s U.S. Senate campaign

Published on July 20, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy will begin airing his first Senate campaign television ad, a 30-second spot featuring President Barack Obama. The ad will begin airing statewide on Wednesday, and it features the president speaking directly to the camera. Obama says Murphy is a strong progressive who stands up to the gun lobby and supports social security and protecting women’s right to an abortion. Obama also acknowledges Murphy is targeted by opponents and tells viewers not to believe the negative attacks. He ends the…

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Tom Jackson: A GOP convention unlike any other

Published on July 18, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Tom Jackson

At long last, it looks like Republicans are going to do this thing. This unexpected, astonishing and — not to put too fine a point on it — crazy thing. They’re going to nominate for president a demagogic, bullying, uncouth, uncurious, insincere, shifty, disloyal blowhard with minuscule thumbs and an unconscionable comb over. In short, out of all the constitutionally eligible Republicans in America, the party of Lincoln is about to anoint the grump at the end of the bar…

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AARP: It’s time to ‘Take a Stand’ on Social Security

Published on July 15, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by AARP

It’s hard to believe, but Election Day is right around the corner – and the candidates are hunting for your vote. But as they roll out the same speeches and soundbites about important issues like the future of Social Security, it seems like many have forgotten what’s really at stake here: Your money, your future, and the futures of your children and grandchildren. Social Security is one of the most important programs in our nation, holding the health, happiness and…

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AARP ‘Take a Stand’ campaign hits the ground in Florida

Published on July 2, 2016 in Statewide by AARP

It’s a promise that’s been kept for generations. You pay into Social Security, you get the benefits you earned. But to keep that promise for future generations, Social Security needs to be updated for the 21st century. If our leaders don’t act, future retirees could lose up to $10,000 a year. In late 2015, AARP launched Take a Stand, a national accountability campaign to push candidates for Federal office to take a stand on how they would update Social Security…

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Bernie Sanders wants his issues heard at convention

Published on June 9, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he has a long list of issues he plans to pursue when the Democratic Party holds its nominating convention in Philadelphia at the end of July. After meeting with President Barack Obama, Sanders tells reporters that the U.S. is the wealthiest nation in the world and should not have millions of senior citizens and disabled veterans struggling to put food on the table because of inadequate Social Security benefits. He says the U.S. should not…

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Today on Context Florida: Political elephants, MegaNanny Lottery and “Spotlight”

Published on November 30, 2015 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

Today on Context Florida: Underneath the candidate smears that are so much a part of local and national politics, Marc Yacht says there are a number of critical issues that leave both Republicans and Democrats too far apart. Party posturing aside there is substance to both sides of each concern but an inability for friendly if not effective bipartisan discussion. The elephants in the room include the military, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and welfare. Money and debt…

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Patrick Murphy heralds new reservoir for ailing Indian River Lagoon

Published on November 20, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Ryan Ray

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy joined officials with the Army Corps of Engineers to hail the start of construction on a major project to build a new 3,400-acre reservoir to help relieve pressure on the Indian River Lagoon and St. Lucie River. Murphy attended a ceremony in Stuart Friday morning, where federal, state and local officials broke ground on the C-44 Reservoir, part of a larger Stormwater Treatment Area project. The project will ultimately yield a reservoir capable of holding and treating 16 billion gallons of stormwater…

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