Staff ReportsLast Call for 12.5.22 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics
A digest of the day’s politics and policy while the bartender refreshes your drink.
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Dane Eagle flies from DEO just ahead of lobbying ban extension
He credited Gov. DeSantis for unemployment improvements made during his tenure.
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Renzo DowneyOne million dollars will get you VIP tickets to Ron DeSantis inauguration festivities
Five top donors will be named Inauguration Chairs.
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Jesse SchecknerSenate President Kathleen Passidomo names committee Chairs, shows some bipartisanship
She also created several new committees to more directly tackle issues concerning education and disaster recovery.
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News & Trending
December 5, 2022
Jacob Ogles
Jacob Ogles
Dane Eagle flies from DEO just ahead of lobbying ban extension
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Associated Press
Associated Press
Justices spar in latest clash of religion and gay rights
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Gray Rohrer
Gray Rohrer
Freshman Senators to lead major panels as committee assignments handed out
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Gabrielle Russon
Gabrielle Russon
Universal ‘literally right on track’ for Epic Universe’s 2025 opening
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Senate President Kathleen Passidomo names committee Chairs, shows some bipartisanship
She also created several new committees to more directly tackle issues concerning education and disaster recovery.
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A.G. GancarskiRick Scott claims ‘Judeo-Christian values’ should drive immigration decisions
‘If we’re going to have immigration, alright, let’s do that.’
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Peter SchorschEric Lynn’s victory within defeat
Lynn outperformed all congressional Democrats and the top of the ticket.
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Ron DeSantis’ new book slated for February launch
‘A firsthand account from the blue-collar boy who grew up to take on Disney and Dr. Fauci.’
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Gov. DeSantis: Election accountability has increased compliance
Election investigators in Florida and elsewhere haven’t identified widespread problems from the Midterms.
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Charges from domestic incident dropped against former Charlie Crist campaign manager Austin Durrer
Durrer exited the Crist campaign in October, just one day after being arrested as a result of a domestic dispute.
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2024
Ron DeSantis edges Joe Biden in 2024 Georgia hypothetical
Trump was behind Biden in the same poll.
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House GOP Majority sets sights on 2024, names campaign team
‘Today, we turn our focus to 2024.’
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Midterms free of feared chaos as voting experts look to 2024
‘By and large, sabotage didn’t happen. I don’t think that means we’re in the clear.’
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Cord Byrd says there’s ‘plenty of time’ for possible Ron DeSantis run in 2024
‘As he said yesterday, everybody needs to chill out.’
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Ron DeSantis wants to ‘chill out’ 2024 speculation
‘It’s been a long election. We’ve got the Georgia runoff.’
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Daisy Morales files for 2024 grudge match against ouster, Rita Harris
The defeated Representative says Hispanic leaders turned their back on the Puerto Rican community.
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DeSantis
New poll shows Utah Republicans prefer Ron DeSantis to Donald Trump
Florida’s Governor continues to demonstrate national appeal.
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Ron DeSantis edges Joe Biden in 2024 Georgia hypothetical
Trump was behind Biden in the same poll.
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Ron DeSantis sidesteps yet another Donald Trump question
Questions pile up, but the Governor continues not to engage the former President.
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Poll: Pennsylvania Republicans prefer Ron DeSantis to Donald Trump
‘America’s Governor’ gets traction in the Keystone State.
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Gearing up for 2024? Ron DeSantis’ PC pulls in $1.8M after 2022 spending deadline
Now if only he had some reason to spend it.
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Ron DeSantis narrowly leads Kamala Harris in hypothetical 2024 matchup
‘America’s Governor’ is competitive with Biden in this, other polls.
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Legislative, Influence & Policy
Dane Eagle flies from DEO just ahead of lobbying ban extension
He credited Gov. DeSantis for unemployment improvements made during his tenure.
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One million dollars will get you VIP tickets to Ron DeSantis inauguration festivities
Five top donors will be named Inauguration Chairs.
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Freshman Senators to lead major panels as committee assignments handed out
Sen. Dennis Baxley, who was named as Senate President Pro Tempore, was the only Republican Senator not selected as Chair of a committee.
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Christine Jordan SextonTallahassee docs: Forget the pen and paper. There’s an app for new patient paperwork.
‘How is it, in 2022, we are still filling out the paperwork?’
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Ron DeSantis among TIME’s 2022 Person of the Year finalists
DeSantis’ popularity among stalwart conservatives and Republican converts has soared over the last couple years.
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Personnel note: Ashon Nesbitt lined up as next Florida Housing Coalition CEO
Nesbitt will take over at a time when rising home prices and an influx of new Floridians has exacerbated the state’s affordable housing crunch.
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Culture Wars
Justices spar in latest clash of religion and gay rights
The case involves a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples.
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Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President, to host Jewish leaders for discussion of antisemitism
The White House roundtable on Wednesday follows a surge in anti-Jewish vitriol spread by celebrities.
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Another poll shows Disney more popular than Ron DeSantis
Mickey Mouse still towers over ‘America’s Governor.’ At least for now.
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Donald Trump faulted for dinner with white nationalist, rapper Ye
Trump released a series of statements Friday trying to explain the circumstances of the meeting.
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Owner of gay club: Shooting comes amid a new ‘type of hate’
‘Lying about our community, and making them into something they are not, creates a different type of hate.’
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Wes WolfeNE Florida
Fresh Take FloridaOrlando
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Drew WilsonTallahassee
South Florida
Miami-Dade to re-sign three lobbying firms for state, federal transportation advocacy
Officials waived competitive bidding requirements to allow the renegotiations without outside proposals.
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Not so fast: Miami-Dade resident challenges development boundary expansion into protected land
Miami-Dade’s Mayor, staff and environmental groups recommended against moving the boundary to allow a warehouse megadevelopment. The County Commission OK’d the move anyway.
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Gov. DeSantis awards more than $22M to Biscayne Bay projects
Nearly two-thirds of the money will fund a water quality characterization and pollution-reduction program.
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Romero Britto slated as next ‘Special Ambassador’ for Miami-Dade County
The first and only person to hold the largely symbolic role was musician and producer Emilio Estefan.
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Miami-Dade scores $1.4M in federal earmarks for transit-oriented development
More than a tenth of the money in this round of Federal Transit Administration set-asides is for Florida’s most populous county.
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Judge to decide on Martin County face-biter insanity plea
Austin Harrouff told Phil McGraw he was escaping a demon he called Daniel.
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Latest from Bill Day
Federal
Ex-Congressman David Rivera arrested in Venezuela probe
He signed a $50-million consulting contract with Venezuela’s socialist government about two years ago.
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Rick Scott praises Elon Musk for banning Ye, restoring Twitter access for others
The Senator said he’s happy free speech is cherished by Twitter but antisemitism is not.
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Supreme Court taking up clash of religion and gay rights
A web designer won’t build websites for same-sex marriages. Can she be fined for that?
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Joel Greenberg, former confidant of Matt Gaetz, sentenced to 11 years in prison
The judge said he’d ‘never seen a defendant who has committed so many different types of crimes in such a short period.’
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Next generation: Hakeem Jeffries set to lead House Democrats
It’s part of a complete change in House Democratic leadership after losing a majority.
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Supreme Court wrestles with Joe Biden’s deportation policy
The case is the latest example of a Republican litigation strategy slowing Biden administration initiatives by going to GOP-friendly courts.
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Foreign Affairs
U.S. intel chief thinking ‘optimistically’ for Ukraine forces
‘It’s still not clear to us that (Vladimir Putin) has a full picture at this stage of just how challenged (Russia’s military forces) are.’
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No OPEC+ oil shakeup as Russian price cap stirs uncertainty
The impact of the price cap is also up in the air because Russia has said it could simply halt deliveries to countries that observe the limit.
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Ron DeSantis condemns Chinese protest crackdown
‘The people of China are finally speaking out against it.’
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Russian missiles cross into Poland during strike
Russia’s aerial assault on Kyiv followed days of euphoria in Ukraine after one of Ukraine’s biggest military successes
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Joe Biden, Xi Jinping clash on Taiwan but try to ‘manage’ differences
‘I absolutely believe there need not be a new Cold War.’
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Epilogue: Trump
Donald Trump faces peril in docs probe after decades of scrutiny
His candidacy could theoretically infuse the investigation with greater import.
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Lincoln Project slams GOP leaders for silence after Donald Trump demands ‘termination’ of election laws, Constitution
The group called out Trump ‘lackeys’ Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell for being ‘too afraid’ to confront him.
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Donald Trump rebuked for call to suspend Constitution over election
‘The former President would be well-advised to focus on the future, if he is going to run for President again.’
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Emails & Opinions
Last Call for 12.5.22 — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics
A digest of the day’s politics and policy while the bartender refreshes your drink.
Apolitical
Indelible Management Solutions to provide ‘Holiday of Hope’
More than 2,000 Fort Myers families, many of whom were impacted by Hurricane Ian, will receive free toys and clothing.
Tech
Acceleration of digitization brings new challenges & opportunities for CISOs, CIOs
Two recommendations for CISOs working on competing for talent and closing their workforce gap.
Rick Scott lauds Elon Musk’s Hunter Biden disclosures
‘The public should have a right to know what these companies are doing.’
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Universities
New surveys of Florida colleges, universities fail to support concerns over anti-conservative sentiment
‘The low number of participation shows that this narrative that Gov. DeSantis and his supporters are pushing — indoctrination in higher education — is entirely fabricated.’
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