Daniel Webster helps secure $1M in back pay for CD 11 veterans

Daniel Webster is making significant headway in the effort to repay debts owed to Florida veterans.
Daniel Webster is making significant headway in the effort to repay debts owed to Florida veterans.
Florida’s U.S. senators are calling for the “cavalry” – in the form of the U.S. military – to help in
Relatives helped Maribel Valentin Espino find shelter when Hurricane Maria roared through her community in northern Puerto Rico. Neighbors formed
President Donald Trump signed a bill into law aimed at reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs by allowing the secretary
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is coming out with a new television commercial highlighting his bill to provide accountability to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The 30-second spot, “Served,” features several veterans praising Rubio for writing and passing a bill for accountability at that department in 2014. “Politicians always talk about how broken the VA is,” says Army veteran Myke Landers. “But Marco Rubio actually did something about it,” adds Marine Corps veteran Steve Emerson. “Marco has always been there for…
In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson, along with 26 U.S.
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will be in South Florida this week reviewing damage from Hurricane Irma and getting a
The Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) on Monday moved forward on two public proposals to amend the state’s governing document: One
The Obama administration’s goal to eliminate homelessness among military veterans by the end of the year could be a difficult mission as tens of thousands of vets remain on the streets, including perhaps 3,000 in Florida. A point-in-time count in February around the Tampa Bay area counted nearly 400 veterans living on the streets of Pinellas County. In Hillsborough County, 181 vets were without homes. That number represents a 42 percent drop from the previous year, but was more than…
From Pinellas County Government: In light of Hurricane Irma’s heightened threat to lives and property of Pinellas County residents, the mandatory
Emergency officials in Pinellas County have decided to evacuate coastal areas and mobile homes ahead of Hurricane Irma. Thursday morning,
Daniel Webster is making significant headway in the effort to repay debts owed to Florida veterans.
A group including representatives of public service agencies, activists and representatives from Lealman area manufacturers sat down Tuesday morning to discuss ways to get those companies what they need: employees. The discussion was the first step in a program that Mike Mikurak and Dick Peck are bringing to Lealman. Mikurak is a founder of Accenture, a global professional services company. Mikurak is also running against incumbent Charlie Justice for the Pinellas County Commission. He and Peck, of QTM Inc. in…
Daniel Webster is making significant headway in the effort to repay debts owed to Florida veterans.
Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly on Wednesday presented an American flag to Laura Neri, the widow of community activist Ray
Ray Neri, the man who put the unincorporated Lealman area on the map, died Tuesday at Northside Hospital. Neri was
A dozen tiny ballet dancers are down on the floor at the Seminole Recreation Center doing pushups. It’s not just an exercise to build muscle or endurance for dance. The pushups are part of a larger project designed to call attention to a nationwide problem — the high rate of suicide among military veterans. A 2012 report by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs noted that, on average, 22 veterans kill themselves every day. “It was something we saw through…
Daniel Webster is making significant headway in the effort to repay debts owed to Florida veterans.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is coming out with a new television commercial highlighting his bill to provide accountability to the
The Obama administration’s goal to eliminate homelessness among military veterans by the end of the year could be a difficult
A congressman says the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is changing its procedures to avoid wrongly declaring veterans deceased and cutting off their benefits. U.S. Rep. David Jolly told The Associated Press on Tuesday that in response to a letter he sent in November, the VA said it erroneously stopped benefits to 115 people between July 7, 2014, and April 1, 2015, because the department had wrongly declared them dead. In a letter dated Dec. 10, the VA told Jolly’s…
Relatives helped Maribel Valentin Espino find shelter when Hurricane Maria roared through her community in northern Puerto Rico. Neighbors formed
While he’s not sure if he will attempt to resume his political career by running against Charlie Crist in Florida’s 13th Congressional
Former Florida Congressmen David Jolly and Patrick Murphy will tour college campuses this fall, where the onetime U.S. Senate rivals will try to explain why