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Drew WilsonFebruary 12, 2018

A political committee controlled by Gov. Rick Scott posted $10,000 in contributions and $95,000 in spending, marking the fourth month in a row expenditures outweighed income. Let’s Get to Work took in a pair of $5,000 contributions, one from Illinois-based Covenant Aviation Security and another from Kansas City-based HNTB Holdings PAC. A good chunk of […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 12, 2018

Vacation rental business Airbnb collected and remitted $45.7 million in tax revenue for Florida and local governments across the Sunshine State last year, more than double what it collected in 2016. “In 2015, Airbnb collaborated with the Florida Department of Revenue on a historic agreement allowing the company to collect and remit the state sales […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 10, 2018

Democrat Margaret Good took a firm fundraising lead in the House District 72 race just days ahead of Tuesday’s special election for the Sarasota-based seat. Good raised $257,058 for her campaign account during the reporting period running from Jan. 5 through Feb. 8, more than doubling her fundraising during the first three months of her […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 10, 2018

Senate President-designate Bill Galvano and Senate Majority Leader Wilton Simpson raised big money for their political committees ahead of the 2018 Legislative Session according to newly filed campaign finance reports. Galvano continued to raise substantial funds for the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee. After a record-setting Q3 effort, the Galvano-controlled FRSCC raised $844,950 in December, putting Galvano’s […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 8, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum raised $154,103 for his gubernatorial run last month, according to a Thursday statement from campaign director Geoff Burgan. Gillum brought in $104,553 of that money through his campaign account and another $49,550 through his political committee, Forward Florida. “Mayor Gillum’s progressive stances and courage in standing up to Republicans like Speaker […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 8, 2018

Pensacola Republican Rep. Frank White announced Thursday that a pair of county sheriffs had endorsed his campaign to succeed Attorney General Pam Bondi in the fall. St. Johns County Sheriff David Shoar and Putnam County Sheriff Homer “Gator” Deloach added their names to the list of officials backing White in the four-way GOP primary for […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 7, 2018

Teachers union Florida Education Association has more than a few gripes with the omnibus education bill being fast tracked by House Speaker Richard Corcoran, and it’s going after a long list of Republican representatives to put a stop to it. “This monstrosity is a clear attempt to destroy our public schools while telling professional educators […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 7, 2018

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to advance a bill by Sarasota Sen. Greg Steube, SB 1168, that the Consumer Protection Coalition said would “do little to protect consumers” from Assignment of Benefits abuse. The group said it prefers HB 7015 by Rep. Jay Trumbull, which includes modifications to one-way attorney fees which proponents say […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 6, 2018

Republican Nick DiCeglie announced Tuesday that Pinellas County Commissioner Dave Eggers had endorsed his campaign for House District 66, currently held by term-limited Republican Rep. Larry Ahern. “Nick has such high energy, high character and high aspirations for our community and our state,” Eggers said in a press release. “As a family man, business owner […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 6, 2018

Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark’s office said it mailed out 58,537 ballots to domestic voters Tuesday, five weeks out from municipal Election Day. The ballots mailed Tuesday went out to voters who had requested a mail ballot for the March 13 election, but the supervisors’ office said those looking to vote by mail […]

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Rick Scott continues committee spending spree

Airbnb collected $45M in Florida tax revenue in 2017

Margaret Good surges past James Buchanan in HD 72 money race

Bill Galvano, Wilton Simpson raised big money in January

Andrew Gillum reports $154K raised in January

Frank White snags two more sheriff endorsements in AG race

Teachers union asks if Republicans are ‘too cowardly’ to stand up to Richard Corcoran

Capitol reax: AOB, Publix PrEP, campus ‘free speech,’ criminal justice, Rick Scott

County Commissioner Dave Eggers backing Nick DiCeglie in HD 66 race

Mail ballots go out to Pinellas voters