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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 1, 2016

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Daniel Horton is bowing out of the Senate District 39 race, but don’t count the Democrat out of politics quite yet. On Sunday, the Key West Citizen reported that Horton has decided to challenge Rep. Holly Raschein, a Key Largo Republican, for the House District 120 seat. Horton told the paper that he had gotten […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 30, 2016

Jonathan Tallman has received enough signatures to secure a spot on the ballot. The Niceville Republican announced Saturday he received enough verified signatures to qualify for the House District 4 race. Harrison, a businessman, is vying to replace Rep. Matt Gaetz in the Florida House. “I want to run Florida more like a business and […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 30, 2016

Rep. Shawn Harrison has received enough signatures to secure a spot on the ballot. The Tampa Republican announced Saturday he had received enough verified signatures to qualify for the House District 63 election. Harrison, who was first elected to the state House in 2014, is running for re-election. “We’re excited to have reached our goal […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 29, 2016

Matt Hudson has secured enough signatures to get on the August primary ballot. Hudson announced Friday he has received enough verified signatures to qualify for the Senate District 28 election. Hudson, who served as the House Speaker pro tempore from 2014 through 2016, said his campaign was able to get petitions from all three counties […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 29, 2016

The Republican Party may have an image problem. According to a report by the Pew Research Center, 62 percent of Americans have an unfavorable view of the Republican Party. That’s up since October, when 58 percent of people said they had an unfavorable view of the GOP. The survey found 33 percent of the public […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 28, 2016

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Rick Scott once again urged Republicans to put an end to a movement to stop Donald Trump, telling CNBC anchors the only thing it was doing was helping Democrats. “This election is between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump is going to be very close to or at 1,237 (delegates). We have to stop […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 28, 2016

A Central Florida nursery is asking for administrative hearings to determine whether its application to cultivate and dispense medical marijuana should be approved. Treadwell Nursery filed a petition for formal administrative hearings Monday. The nursery filed the petition in response to the Department of Health’s decision to approve San Felasco Nurseries as a northeast Florida […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 28, 2016

Marco Rubio’s presidential bid may have had an impact on his standings in the U.S. Senate. On Thursday, Morning Consult, a media and survey technology company, released its latest senator approval rankings. The newest rankings grouped Rubio in the bottom 10 senators. According to the report, Rubio’s approval rating dropped five points since November, down to […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 27, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has a message for fellow Republicans: Stop the “Stop Trump” movement. In a Facebook post Wednesday, Scott told followers that “it is time for the ‘Stop Trump’ movement to end.” The Naples Republican said Tuesday’s election results show the “anti-Trump efforts didn’t work.” “Republicans now need to come together. Donald Trump is […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 26, 2016

John Morgan has a message for supporters of a medical marijuana ballot initiative: They won’t be bullied. In an email Tuesday, Morgan encouraged supporters to donate to the United for Care campaign and stand up against opponents, including St. Petersburg Republican financier Mel Sembler. Sembler told the Tampa Bay Times he was hoping to raise […]

Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster

Daniel Horton drops out of SD 39, running in HD 120 instead

Jonathan Tallman receives enough signatures to qualify in HD 4

Shawn Harrison receives enough signatures to qualify in HD 63

Matt Hudson receives enough signatures to qualify for SD 28 race

Poll: Americans have an unfavorable view of the GOP

Rick Scott: ‘This election is between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’

Treadwell Nursery challenging DOH response to updated medical marijuana law

Marco Rubio falls in Morning Consult Senate approval rankings

Rick Scott: ‘It is time for the ‘Stop Trump’ movement to end’

Email Insights: John Morgan calls out Mel Sembler in fundraising email