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The Senate's version of healthcare reform approved Thursday has a provision to protect Florida seniors from losing a rich benefit package they have as members of Medicare Advantage Plans.


Posted by MiamiHerald.com: Miami-Dade on December 25, 2009 Comments Off | 0

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Whoa, boy. Marco Rubio was once written off as a long shot in his race against Gov. Charlie Crist for the Republican nomination for Senate, but Rasmussen says the two are now neck-and-n…


Posted by Riptide 2.0 on December 16, 2009 Comments Off | 0

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A bill to help Florida rail projects and possibly help the state attract federal stimulus money for a high-speed line passed the Senate on Tuesday and headed to the governor's desk.


Posted by MiamiHerald.com: Miami-Dade on December 8, 2009 Comments Off | 0

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Legislation that would clear the way for creating a commuter rail system in central Florida zipped through the House at bullet-train speed Monday, but it was headed for an uncertain fate in the Senate.


Posted by MiamiHerald.com: Miami-Dade on December 7, 2009 Comments Off | 0

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U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek's campaign for the Senate has unleashed a torrent of candidates vying for his Miami-Dade congressional seat in 2010.<p/> Eleven candidates — 10 of them Democrats — are running in the predominantly black district.


Posted by MiamiHerald.com: Miami-Dade on December 2, 2009 Comments Off | 2

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Since joining the Senate three months ago, Republican Sen. George LeMieux said he's made good on his promise to look out for the state's interests.


Posted by MiamiHerald.com: Miami-Dade on November 27, 2009 Comments Off | 0

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​Marco Rubio says he would love to get Sarah Palin’s endorsement in his race against Charlie Crist for the Senate. From CBS News: Asked if he would welcome the support of…


Posted by Riptide 2.0 on November 11, 2009 Comments Off | 1

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President Barack Obama on Wednesday bestowed one of the nation's highest awards on former Sen. Edward Brooke Wednesday, calling Brooke — the first African American elected to the Senate by popular vote — a trailblazer whose path he followed.


Posted by MiamiHerald.com: Miami-Dade on October 29, 2009 Comments Off | 0

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Democrats are still struggling to find a strategy that will let them push a health care overhaul through the Senate and fulfill President Barack Obama's goal of signing a bill this year.


Posted by MiamiHerald.com: Miami-Dade on October 28, 2009 Comments Off | 0

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In a groundbreaking vote, the Senate on Thursday added sexual orientation to U.S. hate-crime law, which would give the Justice Department the power to prosecute bias-motivated crimes against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.


Posted by MiamiHerald.com: Miami-Dade on October 23, 2009 Comments Off | 1

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Florida Democratic activists rallied Saturday feeling more confident than they've felt in years of their chances of winning the governor's mansion with Alex Sink.


Posted by MiamiHerald.com: Miami-Dade on October 11, 2009 Comments Off | 1