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Peter SchorschDecember 22, 2018

Tallahassee City Commissioners have their work cut out for them during the holidays. They’ll soon be sorting through candidates to replace suspended Commissioner Scott Maddox, who was recently indicted by a federal jury on public corruption charges. Time is of the essence, and everyone’s watching. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Saturday. Mayor […]

Scott PowersDecember 21, 2018

Florida’s incoming U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has grabbed a seat on the powerful Senate Committee on the Budget for the 116th Congress. Scott, a Republican, also will be serving on three committees that currently are home to outgoing Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, the Armed Services Committee, the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and the Special […]

Scott PowersDecember 21, 2018

Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.3 percent in November, the lowest point since 2006, Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday morning. The governor’s last jobs report of his eight-year tenure [the December numbers will be reported after he leaves office] highlighted the point that 1.67 million private-sector jobs were added since December 2010, when Florida was […]

Scott PowersDecember 21, 2018

Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis announced late Thursday he’s ready to take up the requested pardons for the Groveland Four immediately. Though he didn’t explicitly say he’s prepared to issue the pardons, DeSantis called the Groveland Four “victims” and expressed strong sympathy with the cause seeking belated justice for four young black men falsely accused of raping a […]

Jacob OglesDecember 20, 2018

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart are cautious of a new deal struck between Major League Baseball and the Cuban Baseball Federation. MLB owners on Wednesday came to an agreement that allows Cuban baseball players over the age of 25 and with six years of professional ball experience in Cuba to be […]

Jacob OglesDecember 20, 2018

After poor a midterm performance, a fight is breaking among Republican leadership in Seminole County. County GOP chair Kathryn Townsend faces criticism of toying with membership lists to retain power for herself at the expense of party unity. One countywide elected official has gone as far as offering the executive committee a $25,000 reward if […]

Ryan NicolDecember 18, 2018

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Newly-installed Broward County Supervisor of Elections Pete Antonacci acknowledged Tuesday the county still has work to do to avoid the mistakes of his suspended predecessor. Antonacci made the comments at Tuesday’s meeting of the Broward legislative delegation at the City of Sunrise Civic Center. “I’ve got a lot to learn about the job, the office,” Antonacci said. “What’s I’m here […]

Danny McAuliffeDecember 18, 2018

An election-year shuffle of political players could leave some storm-battered counties without legislative representation ahead of and during the 2019 Session. Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis last week tapped state Rep. Halsey Beshears to serve as the next head of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Beshears, a Monticello Republican, will vacate elected office to take […]

Ryan NicolDecember 18, 2018

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Former Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes is suing to get her job back after she was suspended by Gov. Rick Scott. Snipes filed the lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court in Tallahassee against Scott and Senate President Bill Galvano. Galvano has said the Senate would not review the suspension despite a constitutional ability […]

Joe HendersonDecember 17, 2018

If the ruling by a federal judge in Texas that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional holds up, Republicans will officially own whatever passes for health insurance in this country. If we have something called Trumpcare, Harrumphcare, Chumpcare, or, more likely, I-Don’t-Care (do you?), it’s all theirs. The way GOP members, including President Donald Trump, celebrated […]

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Takeaways from Tallahassee — New year, new commish

Rick Scott gets Senate budget committee seat

Florida unemployment dips to 3.3 percent

Ron DeSantis to take up Groveland Four immediately, declaring, ‘Justice was miscarried’

Marco Rubio, Mario Diaz-Balart don’t want MLB to play ball with Cuba

Bitter losses fuel infighting within Seminole Co. GOP

Pete Antonacci faces questions from Broward legislative delegation

Leon lawmakers plan for Halsey Beshears’ absence

Brenda Snipes sues to stay on as Broward Elections Supervisor

Joe Henderson: Um, Republicans? You own health care now — it’s all yours