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Dear Friend, My name is Mae Yates, and in March I celebrated my 90th birthday. I remember a time before Social Security and Medicare. As a child growing up in the Great Depression, I know first-hand …

Tallahassee, FL — Following yesterday’s vote by Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s Republican Party Platform Committee to include restrictive and extreme language outlawing abortion, even in cases of incest or rape, the Florida Democratic Party issued …

IF YOU ONLY READ ONE THING Medicaid cuts [Tampa Bay Times guest column] “My son was born with a neuromuscular disease and needs a ventilator to breathe. Even though he is vent-dependent, he can use a Medicaid waiver …

Hasner Marries Himself to Ryan’s Proposal which Would Raise Healthcare Costs on Seniors and Women  TALLAHASSEE, FL — Yesterday Adam Hasner double downed on his commitment to Paul Ryan’s Budget Plan, which would turn Medicare into …

“RYAN THE PANDERING PERSUADER” Ryan the pandering persuader [Tampa Bay Times column] “Sending Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan into the Villages to defend his proposal to transform Medicare into a bingo game had all the faux moxie of …

ROMNEY AND RYAN FLOUNDERING IN FLORIDA ON MEDICARE  Behind the Mitt Romney paradox [Tampa Bay Times] “The question for voters: Who is the authentic Willard Mitt Romney? Out of apparent fear over perceptions of his religion and …

Congressman Gone Wild on Vacation: Many Questions Remain about This Debauchery on the Trip Abroad TALLAHASSEE, FL — On the heels of an explosive Politico report detailing an FBI investigation into a congressional delegation trip to …

Congressman Gone Wild on Vacation: Many Questions Remain about his Taxpayer Funded Debauchery TALLAHASSEE, FL — On the heels of an explosive Politico report detailing an FBI investigation into Congressman Steve Southerland’s participation in “a late-night …

With under 80 days to go until the 2012 election, Democrats are turning up the heat — running aggressive campaigns in every corner of the state in races up and down the ballot. Here’s some of …

TALLAHASSEE, FL — The Florida Democratic Party today released the following statement congratulating Rep. Jeff Clemens on his primary election victory in State Senate District 27. Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith:  “Congratulations to Rep. Jeff …