U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio scheduled the field hearing at the Franklin County Courthouse in Apalachicola to hear evidence concerning the oyster collapse. Speakers blamed the collapse on last year's drought and poor water conservation practices in Georgia along the Chattahoochee river.
Read More »Proposed bill raises immigration reform questions in Florida and nationally
Emotions run high as a nonpartisan bill on immigration reform was proposed Tuesday. Some say the nation needs to begin focusing more on the human aspect of the issue of immigration, not just legal implications.
Read More »New senate bill may provide immigrants legal status
Eleven million undocumented immigrants could soon be provided a path to gain legal status.
Read More »Professor Susan MacManus discusses how Hurricane Sandy will affect election, voting
Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney took a few days off of the campaign trail as a result of Hurricane Sandy's trek across the Northeast. Both candidates have been using other politicians as representatives in their absence and have planned to get back to campaigning this week to visit crucial areas.
Read More »New poll shows presidential race looking more positive for Romney in Florida
Things may be looking better for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney among Florida voters. A new poll from the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute shows him pulling ahead of President Obama. Assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute Peter Brown says this isn’t unique to the state of Florida. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/Brown1QuinPoll.mp3] The …
Read More »Rubio back in potential VP spotlight
U.S. Republican Senator Marco Rubio from Florida appeared in Pennslyvania today alongside presumptive GOP-nominee Mitt Romney bringing simmering discussions to a boil as to whether the former Massachusetts governor had selected his running mate. Florida’a 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Marc Whiteman spoke with University of Florida Political Science Professor Dan Smith on Romney’s options at …
Read More »Senator Rubio visits UF
United States Senator Marco Rubio was the keynote speaker for Florida Blue Key’s annual spring banquet Saturday night. Before the event, the Republican Senator for Florida addressed the 2012 budget proposed by Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan. Senator Rubio says he knows the plan will not pass, but says the reform …
Read More »STATE ELECTION RESULTS 11:30 Update
STATE SENATOR Marco Rubio REP 2,470,224 (49.87%) Kendrick B. Meek DEM 977,868 (19.74%) Alexander Andrew Snitker LBT 23,099 (0.47%) Bernie DeCastro CPF 4,511 (0.09%) Sue Askeland NPA 14,509 (0.29%) Bruce Ray Riggs NPA 3,416 (0.07%) Bobbie Bean NPA 4,071 (0.08%) Rick Tyler NPA 6,965 (0.14%) Charlie Crist NPA 1,445,076 (29.17%) …
Read More »CITRUS COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS 9:10 update with 100% precincts reporting
US Senator Total: 55,597 votes Marco Rubio 27,496 (49.4%) Kendrick B. Meek 6,363 (11.4%) Alexander Snitker 345 (0.62%) Bernie DeCastro 82 (0.14%) Sue Askeland 253 (0.45%) Bruce Ray Riggs 90 (0.16%) Bobbie Bean 75 (0.13%) Rick Tyler 129 (0.23%) Charlie Crist 20,612 (37.0%) Lewis J Armstrong 78 (0.14%) Write-in candidates …
Read More »MARION COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS: 9:30 update with 100% of precincts reporting
UNITED STATES SENATOR Percent, # of Votes Marco Rubio (REP) 55.71% 64,553 Kendrick B. Meek (DEM) 18.44% 21,370 Alexander Andrew Snitker (LBT) 0.42% 488 Bernie DeCastro (CPF) 0.42% 485 Sue Askeland (NPA) 0.45% 516 Bruce Ray Riggs (NPA) 0.11% 128 Bobbie Bean (NPA) 0.12% 136 Rick Tyler (NPA) 0.23% 270 …
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