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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 […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 29, 2015

Telecom giant AT&T started offering its fiber optic “GigaPower” internet service in a handful of cities across the country Tuesday, with Orlando and some pockets of Orange County making the list. “We’re excited to officially launch our ultra-high-speed AT&T GigaPower network to Orlando. Residents and small businesses want the latest technologies and AT&T is delivering,” said Joe York, president of AT&T […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 29, 2015

Democratic US Rep. Patrick Murphy snagged an endorsement for his US Senate campaign Tuesday from a Wellington-based senior citizen advocacy group. Florida Alliance for Retired Americans, or FLARA, head Tony Fransetta said the first-term representative’s record of fighting Social Security and Medicare cuts made him “without a doubt, the best choice for Florida’s seniors.” “Patrick […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 24, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott gave a progress report Thursday on a 30-job expansion for panhandle manufacturing company Fort Walton Machining. “I am excited to visit Fort Walton Machining today to celebrate their recent job growth,” Scott said in a news release. “We have made a lot of exciting jobs announcements this week because Florida is on […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 22, 2015

A new survey shows teens aren’t smoking as much as they used to, but they are still finding a way to get nicotine. The Florida Youth Tobacco Survey, released Tuesday, found that 6.9 percent of Florida high school students smoked cigarettes, a 1.7-point drop from the 8.6 percent who said they smoked “conventional cigarettes” – […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 21, 2015

The House District 92 race got a little more crowded Wednesday after a South Florida attorney filed as the third Democrat for the seat held by outgoing state Rep. Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed. Paulette Armstead, an FSU law school alumna who runs her own practice in West Palm Beach, joins Sajan Kurian and Whitney Rawls in what’s […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 21, 2015

Author and child advocate Lauren Book has drawn an opponent in her campaign for Sen. Eleanor Sobel’s Senate District 33 seat. Davie Democrat Emmanuel Blimie filed Wednesday, setting up a primary in the left-leaning seat. The candidates have more in common than just their senate aspirations. Like Book, Blimie is also an author and founder of […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 21, 2015

A second Republican has filed for House District 86, currently held by term-limited Democrat Mark Pafford, setting up a GOP primary for the heavily Democratic district. Laurel Bennett, who runs health records company PHR Solutions, filed for the seat Friday, joining fellow Republican Stuart Wade Mears and Democrats Tinuade Pena and Matt Willhite in the […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 17, 2015

The winner of the four-way Democratic primary to replace term-limited Rep. Alan Williams in House District 8 will now have a Republican to face. Florida A&M alumnus Marquise McMiller filed for the seat Monday, and he already has his work cut out for him. District 8 is one of the strongest Democratic districts in the […]

Drew Wilson

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

AT&T rolls out “GigaPower” internet service in Orange County

Patrick Murphy endorsed by Florida Alliance for Retired Americans

Rick Scott highlights job growth with Fort Walton Machining expansion

Teen smoking rates at all-time low

Third Democrat files in HD 92 primary race

Lauren Book draws primary opponent for SD 33 seat

Second Republican files in heavily Democratic HD 86 race

First Republican files in strong Democratic HD 8 race