Tag: Marco Rubio
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Senate ethics committee asked to investigate Marco Rubio for improper use of campaign funds
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
A national watchdog group is claiming U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio may have broken U.S. congressional ethics rules by allegedly using funds from a political action committee to pay a writer who helped pen the Miami Republican presidential candidate’s 2012 memoir, An American Son. -
Rubio’s ambition tied to hundreds of millions of dollars in losses for South Florida schools
By William Gjebre
FloridaBulldog.org
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach public schools have lost hundreds of millions of dollars since 2004 when the Florida Legislature changed the way schools are funded – an action linked to the political ambitions of Republican Party presidential candidate Marco Rubio. -
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As Marco Rubio pushes past Jeb Bush in polls, Democrats shift sights
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
As Marco Rubio pushes past Jeb Bush in the polls, Democrats are stepping up attacks on the U.S. Senator, accusing him of breaking Senate ethics rules and federal election laws. -
Billionaire car dealer Braman also gives big to Lopez-Cantera’s Senate run
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Having raised $5 million for Marco Rubio’s presidential aspirations, billionaire automobile dealer Norman Braman is also betting big money on another Miami Republican who is seeking to succeed Rubio in the U.S. Senate in 2016, Lt. Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera. -
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Marco Rubio’s refunds of excessive campaign contributions continue
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Sen. Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign continues to trickle out refunds to donors who made excessive contributions last year. This time, it was a $10,000 returned to Anthony Trey Traviesa, a former Florida state representative from the Tampa area. -
Rubio’s new campaign plagued by continuing election law violations
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Two days before he officially announced his run for the presidency last week, Marco Rubio’s campaign disclosed that it had refunded more than $23,000 in excessive contributions it previously had accepted.
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