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Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 12, 2016

The Florida delegation to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland has been invited to a private welcome reception next Tuesday hosted by Associated Industries of Florida and Anheuser-Busch. The event, which will be held the second night of the convention, will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Pickwick & Frolic Restaurant & Club on 4th Street […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 11, 2016

Brexit has caused state economists to shift their forecast for the national economy slightly downward. “Generally, the forecast is weaker than when we met in December,” said Amy Baker, director of the Legislature’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research. Baker said Britain’s decision last month to leave the European Union was “a big piece” of […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 11, 2016

The Florida Democratic Party has hired a rapid response director to focus on the Republicans in this year’s U.S. Senate race. Lauren Cross, who formerly worked for Planned Parenthood in Washington, D.C., and for the Obama campaign in Colorado in 2012, was hired several weeks ago, said Max Steele, a spokesman for the party. The […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 11, 2016

State Rep. Mike Hill is launching his first television ad this week, emphasizing his military background. Hill, a Pensacola Beach insurance agent, is facing state Rep. Doug Broxson of Gulf Breeze in the Aug. 30 Republican primary for Senate District 1, which includes all of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties and a portion of Okaloosa. […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 11, 2016

State Rep. Matt Gaetz has raised $729,000 in his bid to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, including $367,000 in the last quarter, his campaign announced today. “I’m honored that conservatives across Northwest Florida are joining our campaign at a rapid pace,” Gaetz, a Fort Walton Beach Republican, said in a statement. “America faces serious […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 9, 2016

U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown’s indictment on 24 charges of fraud and violations related to a fraudulent charity may provide a political opening for former state Sen. Al Lawson of Tallahassee. Attending a grand opening of his campaign headquarters — a few blocks from Florida A&M University where Lawson played basketball and now has the school’s […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 8, 2016

The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments Nov. 2 on a proposed constitutional limit on gambling. The state’s highest court will hear about 40 minutes of arguments over the Voter Control of Gambling amendment that seeks to give Florida voters a larger role in decisions to expand gambling. The measure is opposed by gambling interests, […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 8, 2016

Florida Power & Light customers will get a small break on their utility bills next year, after the company won approval to delay a charge related to the construction of two nuclear reactors in Miami-Dade County. The Public Service Commission agreed Thursday to defer the charge for a year beginning in January, which amounts to […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 7, 2016

Lawmakers will have to accommodate an additional 31,000 public school students when they craft a new state budget in the spring. A new forecast approved Thursday by state economists and analysts shows 2.84 million students will be in the pre-kindergarten through high school system beginning in the fall of 2017. It represents a 1.1 percent increase over […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 7, 2016

Floridians with disabilities will now be able to save up to $100,000 in a tax-free account to pay for their health care, education and job training without jeopardizing their government benefits. Under a 2015 law, sponsored by Estero Republican Rep. Ray Rodrigues and Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, a Fort Myers Republican, ABLE United launched the program […]

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Associated Industries hosting welcome reception at RNC in Cleveland

Brexit brings slight chill in state economic forecast

Personnel note: Florida Democrats name Lauren Cross as rapid response director

Mike Hill drops first TV spot in SD 1 race

Matt Gaetz eclipses $729K-raised mark for congressional campaign

Corrine Brown’s legal woes offer opening for Al Lawson in CD 5 race

Florida Supreme Court schedules arguments on gambling control amendment

Florida Power & Light gets OK to give customers temporary break on nuclear costs

Lawmakers faced with burgeoning student enrollment growth when crafting budget

ABLE United launches, offers tax-free savings for disabled Floridians