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Like sands through the hourglass, so goe

Like sands through the hourglass, so goes another week in Tallahassee! Who’s up? Who’s down? You’ll only find out here in this week’s #CapitolDirections https://wp.me/p5cd4C-1i0w #FlaPol

Senate Leadership Fund: Mo Brooks ‘lies again’ about ‘100 percent’ support of Trump’s agenda

Mo Brooks is lying once again about his “100 percent” support for President Donald Trump, says the leading Senate Republican organization. Senate Leadership Fund, the super PAC linked to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, is accusing the Huntsville Republican congressman and U.S. Senate candidate of once again “falsely” stating he voted “down the line” on bills supportedContinue reading “Senate Leadership Fund: Mo Brooks ‘lies again’ about ‘100 percent’ support of Trump’s agenda”

Roy Moore blasts Mo Brooks ‘ridiculous’ stance on marijuana legalization

This week, Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks, in a heated race for the U.S. Senate seat now occupied by Luther Strange, declared his support for legalizing medical marijuana. Taking that stance during a Senate race is “absolutely ridiculous,” said former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore, also running in the special election to serve the remainingContinue reading “Roy Moore blasts Mo Brooks ‘ridiculous’ stance on marijuana legalization”

Trip Pittman nets $250K in Senate bid, ‘top-tier’ in Q2 fundraising

State Sen. Trip Pittman raised nearly $250,000 in the second quarter, putting him in the “top tier” of candidates in Alabama’s special election for the Senate seat currently held by Luther Strange. Pittman’s take included a personal loan of $50,000, reports AL.com, and shows he was “among the race’s thriftiest spenders up to the endContinue reading “Trip Pittman nets $250K in Senate bid, ‘top-tier’ in Q2 fundraising”

Jesse Nevel protesting Paul Congemi ‘go back to Africa’ rant at rally Tuesday

St. Petersburg mayoral candidate Jesse Nevel is organizing a “major public event” this week in response to racially charged statements made by fellow candidate Paul Congemi. After video emerged of Congemi berating supporters of the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement, telling them to “go back to Africa,” Nevel — the Uhuru-backed candidate — announced heContinue reading “Jesse Nevel protesting Paul Congemi ‘go back to Africa’ rant at rally Tuesday”