Jesse SchecknerAugust 15, 2023
9min0
Legislative efforts to deliver recompense to the man and his family date back to 2010.
Tag: Miguel Diaz de la Portilla
Jesse SchecknerAugust 15, 2023Jesse SchecknerJuly 14, 2023
9min0
More than two-thirds came from real estate.
Ryan NicolSeptember 4, 2019
2min431
Suarez currently serves on the Miami-Dade County Commission.
Drew WilsonAugust 13, 2018
7min505
Agriculture Commissioner candidate Denise Grimsley got the nod from a large contingency of her colleagues in the Florida Legislature Monday, adding another 32 backers just days after she announced three dozen endorsements from local elected officials from all corners of the Sunshine State. Grimsley, a Sebring Republican, has been a member of the state Legislature […]
Peter SchorschApril 11, 2018
8min957
Miami state Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez announced Wednesday that he would drop out of the crowded Democratic Primary race in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. “My time in public office was borne of community-based work here in Miami, standing up for everyday people. My service in the Legislature has been no different, tackling tough issues and trying […]
Peter SchorschApril 3, 20186min269
Chattering Class Democratic operatives, donors and labor leaders in Florida are fretting that one of their own rising stars, JJR (née Senator José Javier Rodriguez), could sully their hopes of capturing control of the upper chamber of the Florida Legislature. As Florida Politics reported last week, Democrats believe they are on the precipice of retaking […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 31, 2017
11min695
Ask the team that helped propel Jose Felix Diaz to victory in his Senate District 40 primary how they did it, and their answer is simple: They just had the better candidate. That might be true, but it only tells part of the story. The affable 37-year-old state representative didn’t find himself up against a […]
Staff ReportsJune 5, 2017
2min279
Alex Diaz de la Portilla made all of his income last year through a political consulting firm he founded, which POLITICO Florida reported was paid nearly $900,000 for work on his brother’s failed state Senate bid. POLITICO Florida reported that Diaz de la Portilla, who is vying to replace Sen. Frank Artiles in Senate District […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 20, 2017
7min627
Late last week, a federal appeal court struck down an NRA-backed law that restricted doctors in Florida from talking to patients about gun safety. The legislation, often referred to as “Docs vs. Glocks,” passed during the 2011 Legislative session. It said doctors could be censored, fined, and have licenses revoked if asked or talked to patients […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 29, 2016
2min476
Proposals to expand the rights of gun owners could fare better in the Florida Senate in the coming years. Senate President Joe Negron announced Tuesday that Sen. Greg Steube will serve as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee for the 2016-18 legislative term. The appointment now puts Steube in charge of the same committee that […]