The story in brief
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Angie Nixon focused on household costs, college access and health care at a University of South Florida rally attended by several hundred people, WUSF reports. Nixon argued that political priorities, rather than a shortage of money, prevent free college, universal health care and higher teacher pay. Students and recent graduates interviewed at the Tampa event described concerns about insurance expenses, education costs and finding work, explaining why affordability figures prominently in their interest in her campaign.