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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 25, 2016

A medical marijuana amendment continues to have strong support throughout Florida, according to a new poll. The survey — conducted by Anzalone Liszt Research on behalf of the United for Care campaign — found 77 percent of likely Florida voters said they supported the ballot initiative. The survey found 20 percent were opposed it it, while […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 25, 2016

A Cocoa Beach man has filed an ethics complaint against state Rep. Ritch Workman. The complaint — filed by Ronald Thomas July 20 — calls on the state’s Commission on Ethics to “immediately investigate” reports that Workman, a Melbourne Republican state representative, used taxpayer dollars to send a newsletter to voters outside of his state House district. The […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 25, 2016

Carlos Beruff is taking to the airwaves to tout his support for Donald Trump. In a new advertisement, the Beruff campaign takes aim at Sen. Marco Rubio for not supporting Trump’s proposal for a temporary ban on immigrants from the Middle East, a position Beruff supports. “Terror in France, in California and now right here […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 22, 2016

Chris Sprowls is hanging up his hat as a prosecutor. The 32-year-old Palm Harbor Republican expected to serve as Speaker of the Florida House said he had joined the firm of Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney. The decision marks the end of a seven-year career with the State Attorney’s Office for the Sixth Judicial Circuit. “We’re going […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 22, 2016

Jason Pizzo is out with his first advertisement, pledging to fight for commonsense gun legislation if elected. “While gun violence continues to rip our communities apart, typical politicians do nothing,” the Miami-Dade Democrat says in his first television advertisement. “I’m running to change that.” He continues: “As a former state prosecutor, I took on criminals […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 22, 2016

Florida’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in June, marking the second month in a row where the jobless rate was at 4.7 percent. The rate has steadily been on the decline, and the June unemployment numbers mark the lowest rate since 2007. The rate is below the national unemployment rate of 4.9 percent in June. “Florida […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 22, 2016

It’s time to focus on the water. That was the message three Republicans running in Florida’s 19th Congressional District sent to Southwest Florida voters during a forum hosted by the Lee Republican Women’s Club and the Republican Women of Cape Coral Federated. The forum was held hours after Cape Coral reopened its beach, which had been […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 21, 2016

April Freeman wants to make sure her supporters know exactly who she’s running against, a feat that may be a little bit more complicated than it sounds. Freeman, a Cape Coral Democrat, is running in Florida’s 17th Congressional District. She’s hoping to unseat Republican Rep. Tom Rooney. Easy enough to remember, right? Not this year. For […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 21, 2016

A Southwest Florida state House race is about to get even more negative. A new website — called LyinByron.com — launched this week to inform voters about Byron Donalds’ criminal record. According to the disclaimer at the bottom of the page, the website is a “political advertisement paid for and approved by” Joe Davidow, who […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 21, 2016

Florida will join a lawsuit to stop the merger of Aetna and Humana. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday that she will join seven other state attorneys general, the District of Columbia, and the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division in a legal challenge to stop the merger of the two health insurers. According […]

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio/ Image via AP.

77% of Florida voters now back medical marijuana ballot initiative

Ethics complaint filed against Ritch Workman

Carlos Beruff says it’s time to ‘get tough on terror’ in new ad

Speaker-to-be Chris Sprowls leaves state prosecutor’s office for private practice

Jason Pizzo releases first SD 38 ad

Florida’s unemployment rate holds at 4.7% in June

Francis Rooney, Chauncey Goss, Dan Bongino talk water quality during CD 19 forum

Email Insights: April Freeman wants voters to know she’s hoping to unseat Tom Rooney, not Francis Rooney

Joe Davidow says he’s telling ‘truth’ about Byron Donalds in HD 80 race

Florida joins lawsuit to block health insurance merger