David Rivera, Carlos Curbelo added to DCCC’s ‘House of Scandal’

As Republicans in Florida’s 26^th Congressional district  meet for a debate tonight, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is adding both
David Rivera and Carlos Curbelo to HouseOfScandal.com: a new website that will help voters hold Curbelo and Rivera accountable and keep track of Republicans’ ethical misdeeds. here

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2014/06/gop-debate-prompts-democrats-to-highlight-scandals-in-fl-26-race.html#storylink=cpy

Marco Rubio At The Koch Brothers’ Secret Billionaire Summit

This is what happens when 

Marco Rubio 

and a gang of the world’s richest people meet 

behind closed doors. here

Inside the Koch Brothers’ Secret Billionaire Summit 

Florida Tea Party Buster: Alan Cohn

In Tampa-area district, FL-15, polls are showing that voters are open to replacing 

 right-wing extremist Dennis Ross 

with Alan Cohn, the progressive Democrat 

 running for the seat.here

Marco Rubio at a conference hosted by the Faith and Freedom Coalition

A group led by long-time 
Christian political activist Ralph Reed

Rubio, the first of several prospective Republican presidential candidates scheduled to speak.

"This is the most conservative, the most pro-life and the most pro-family stable of candidates we've ever had," Reed, the former head of the Christian Coalition, told The Associated Press in an interview......here 

Megan Elizabeth Everett Of Sunrise

Disappeared with her two-year-old daughter last month to avoid having the child vaccinated.  “If I let them take her and vaccinate her and brainwash her, I wouldn’t be doing what’s right. I cannot let a judge tell me how my daughter should be raised. here

Florida Banana Republican Carlos Curbelo

Between 2010 and 2013 Curbelo, while representing District 7 on the board, voted roughly a dozen times to award school board contracts 

to companies that had donated a total of $25,450 to his well-funded 2010 school board campaign. here 

Central Florida Families Living On The Edge

Orlando 
has the lowest average wage 

of any major city in America.

 Florida has continued to use public money to feed the low-wage beast.

"Politicians have offered tax breaks and incentives to theme parks and restaurants. They celebrate the openings of convenience stores. This is simply doubling down on low wages — and using public money
 (Corporate Welfare) to do so.....here

Florida GOP is winning the gerrymandering game

Republican governors like Rick Scott 

and ALEC-infested legislatures like Florida’s are ingenious at making it difficult and inconvenient to vote. 

And there are those who would make it even harder. here

Florida Judge Denies Motion By Extremists

"Judge Zabel reached the proper conclusion in denying the attempt to intervene in this case by extremists seeking a platform for their anti-gay rhetoric. This case is about fundamental constitutionally protected rights that are violated by a measure that does real harm to our families. We believe Florida will join the 19 other states where judges have come to the conclusion that the ban is indefensible." - Nadine Smith, Equality Florida CEO

Attorney General Pam Bondi's Significant Public Harm To Florida

     --Cutting education spending by more than $1 billion
    --Denying 1 million Floridians affordable health care
    --Limiting access to the polls

    --Ignoring climate change and its effects on Florida

Allowing loving couples the freedom to marry? Not on the list!

here

Leftists Trying To Take Control Of Florida's Public Schools

 The Tampa Tribune’s 
Erin Kourkounis reports

here

Florida Republicans are Rigging 'Voting REST-ROOMS'

Take Children Away From Lazy Poor People -- Jeb Bush

Florida GOP Dennis Ross

Florida GOP Rep. Dennis Ross 

was holding a forum for constituents in Tampa when an Arby’s employee asked him about raising the federal minimum wage.

 Shaneeka Rainer wanted to know if the GOP congressman supported President Barack Obama’s proposed minimum wage increase, Ross wasted no time in flat-out saying, “No

“I think it would do more harm to our economy than anything. If we are going to make it a living wage, who’s going to pay for it? Who’s going to pay for it?”

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Florida GOP Allen West Attacks Muslim-Americans on Fox News

Florida's Zombie Apocalypse Bill

The Tampa Bay Times has called it

“the bring your gun to the riot bill.” 

The Miami Herald

called this bill “crazy” and says this bill is the “Zombie Apocalypse bill comes to life.” 

Jeff Brandes, is sponsoring a bill that would allow gun owners to carry a concealed weapon during a civil emergency, riots, hurricanes, floods and of course zombie apocalypses, whether they have a permit or not.  As Tom Germond from Tampa Bay Newspapers asks, “Who came up with this idea? Yosemite Sam?”

here

Florida GOP Rep. Dennis Ross Is Completely Screwed

“I think one of the most unfortunate things my party did the last three years was not offer an alternative to health care,” Ross responded. “I’ve always felt that way. I think it’s absurd when I tell people that this isn’t what you should do, but I don’t have an alternative for you.”“I wish we had an alternative. It would make — you know what’s unfortunate? for the next six months, we’re going to go into an election knowing that we’re not going to do anything to address health care. Because we’ve gone so far in the last three years saying no, that we don’t have an alternative to say yes to”

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Miami Dade Sinks To New Low In Voter Suppression

Florida House To Further Restrict Abortion

Tighten the state's already restrictive abortion laws.

Penalties to anyone convicted of a crime if the act harms
a fetus.

House Bill 59 passed 74-42 along party lines.......more>

Rick Scott Is Sabotaging Our Health Care

Over 7 million Americans have signed up for
Obamacare

but 8 million working people in 24 states—including Florida

Continue to lack health insurance, simply because their state Right Wing Infestation declined the law’s Medicaid expansion. Even if it’s
funded by the federal government.....more>