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Poll: Florida’s governor most unpopular in America

By | 12.06.11 | 4:15 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Public Policy Polling released a poll Tuesday showing that Gov. Rick Scott’s approval rate among Florida voters is at an all-time low.

DNC launches campaign against GOP-led voter-restriction laws

By | 12.05.11 | 12:25 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Democratic National Committee launched an online campaign last week to educate voters about what the group calls efforts that aim “to restrict voting purely for partisan gain.”

Senator OKs field hearings on Florida’s ‘disenfranchising’ voting law

By | 11.16.11 | 1:52 pm | More from The Florida Independent

 

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has granted Sen. Bill Nelson’s request for field hearings into Florida’s controversial new voting law that many say could disenfranchise minorities, young voters and low-income citizens.

Briefing on restoring Gulf ecology and economy to be held Nov. 16

By | 11.11.11 | 12:50 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A briefing to discuss efforts to restore ecological and economic vitality to the Gulf of Mexico will be held on Wed., Nov. 16, and will feature a host of panelists and lawmakers from all the states affected by last year’s massive BP oil spill.

Florida House Democrats seek investigation into new voting laws

By | 11.09.11 | 2:50 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Following Sen. Bill Nelson’s lead, House Democrats from Florida have sent a letter to House leaders requesting hearings on the impact of new state voting laws on voter rights.

U.S. attorney general: State voting restrictions ‘inconsistent with what we say we are as a nation’

By | 11.09.11 | 1:19 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Talking Points Memo reports that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder expressed concern over states seeking to “restrict the ability of people to get to the polls” during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday.

Karl Rove, Neal Boortz to ‘Stand Up for America’ in Jacksonville

By | 11.08.11 | 3:14 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Former George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove and talk show host Neal Boortz will speak in Jacksonville on Fri., Nov. 18, as part of “Stand Up for More…

Members of Congress voice disapproval with secretaries of state on new voting laws

By | 11.04.11 | 5:48 pm | More from The Florida Independent

One hundred and ninety-six members of Congress, including six from Florida’s delegation, have signed a letter sent to secretaries of state all over the country expressing their disapproval of new voting restrictions.

Sen. Nelson asks U.S. attorney general to look into new voting restrictions

By | 11.03.11 | 5:54 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., is taking on the state’s controversial new voting rules with full force. Days after requesting a congressional hearing on the law, Nelson has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder requesting that the

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Sen. Nelson wants congressional hearing on state’s new voting rules

By | 11.02.11 | 3:13 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., reiterated his request for a congressional investigation into Florida’s controversial new voting laws on the Senate floor today.