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Drew WilsonOctober 8, 2015

Republican House District 9 candidate James Messer filed his first campaign finance report Thursday, and it looks like Democratic front-runner Loranne Ausley has a serious challenger in the left-leaning district. After four weeks in the race the Tallahassee attorney amassed $52,000 cash on-hand, a good deal of it coming from fellow attorneys. The total came […]

Drew WilsonOctober 7, 2015

Democratic House District 30 challenger Ryan Yadav cut his campaign a $25,000 check last month, pushing his on-hand total past incumbent Republican Bob Cortes – for now. After the loan and a few minor expenditures Yadav sprang to a $5,000 lead over Cortes. However he didn’t bring in much else. A single $250 check in […]

Drew WilsonOctober 7, 2015

Florida added 15,700 private sector jobs in September, the second highest total among the 50 states, according to a report released Wednesday by payroll company ADP. The ADP Regional Employment Report data puts Florida ahead of all states except California, which added 35,100 jobs last month, and marks the best gain for the Sunshine State […]

Drew WilsonOctober 6, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott says a battery manufacturing company will expand its Brevard County operations by adding 1,000 jobs and making $270 million in capital investments. “Oakridge Global Energy Solutions could have moved their headquarters anywhere in the world and I am proud to announce that they chose to remain in Florida and create 1,000 new […]

Drew WilsonOctober 5, 2015

Incumbent Democrat Irv Slosberg will have to wade through a pair of millennials – including a primary challenger – in order to secure his final term in House District 91. Doug Oberman filed for the seat Monday and has already released his campaign platform, although it’s little more than a laundry list of policies supported […]

Drew WilsonOctober 5, 2015

Senate District 29 got a second filer Monday, setting up an expensive and contentious Democratic Primary for the Broward County seat held by term-limited Sen. Jeremy Ring. Fort Lauderdale attorney Gary Farmer, who was the 2012-13 president of the Florida Justice Association, will face off against former Rep. Jim Waldman for the seat. Farmer’s entry […]

Drew WilsonOctober 2, 2015

Shalimar Republican Matt Gaetz built a sizable war chest for his Senate District 1 campaign over the last two years, but that advantage evaporated after challenger George Gainer cut a $500,000 check to his own campaign. The Bay County commissioner filed for the seat on Sept. 8 after months of rumors he would enter the […]

Drew WilsonOctober 2, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott highlighted a state-commissioned report Friday that shows the defense industry had a $79.8 billion impact on the Florida economy last year. Commissioned by Enterprise Florida and CareerSource Florida, the report ranks defense as the fourth-largest industry in the state behind only agriculture, health care and tourism. The $79.8 billion figure accounts for […]

Drew WilsonOctober 2, 2015

Clearwater Republican Sen. Jack Latvala may have been the big winner in August fundraising, but Joe Negron bounced back in September, bringing in more than $500,000 through the committee supporting his bid for the senate presidency. The unofficial tally shows Treasure Coast Alliance with $515,050 in contributions and $13,409 in expenditures, leaving the Stuart Republican […]

Drew WilsonOctober 1, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday that an Ohio-based logistics company will add 100 jobs and make $560,000 in capital investments in Volusia County. “TQL already employs approximately 450 Floridians and the creation of 100 additional jobs in Daytona Beach is exciting news. Since December 2010, Florida businesses have created more than 940,000 private-sector jobs,” Scott […]

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Republican fundraising shows a serious challenger in Democratic HD 9

Democratic HD 30 challenger passes Bob Cortes in cash on hand, for now

Florida adds nearly 16K jobs in September, second highest in nation

Rick Scott touts 1,000 new jobs from manufacturing expansion in Brevard

On way to re-election, Irv Slosberg now faces a pair of millennials in HD 91 race

SD 29 race gets second filer, setting up Democratic Primary

Matt Gaetz SD 1 money lead evaporates after opponent cuts $500K check

Report: Defense industry had $79.8B impact in Florida, despite decline in Fed funding

In race for Senate presidency, Joe Negron bounces back in September fundraising

Gov. Scott announces TQL expansion will create 100 new jobs in Daytona Beach