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Danny McAuliffeApril 12, 2018

Ahead of the Constitution Revision Commission’s vote on a controversial amendment (Proposal 29) to establish an employment eligibility verification process aimed at keeping unauthorized immigrants from working in the state, a slew of business leaders are ramping up efforts to prevent the proposal from appearing on the November ballot — and the battle now has manifested […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 11, 2018

Citing an early poll showing almost half of Florida’s voters don’t know enough about Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson to determine whether or not he’s doing a good job representing the state in Washington D.C., national Republicans are trying to convey to curious voters that Nelson is a no-show lawmaker. On Wednesday, the National Republican Senatorial Committee launched […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 10, 2018

Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam had his highest fundraising month in March, grossing $2.28 million between his campaign account and his Florida Grown PAC. The Florida Division of Elections database shows Putnam raised $504,464 for his campaign account last month. His PAC numbers, reported Friday, showed a March tally of $1.77 million. To date, 10,993 contributors have […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 10, 2018

Gwen Graham brought her campaign to the western portion of the Panhandle on Tuesday to welcome home returning service members. It marked the Democratic gubernatorial candidate’s 55th ‘workday,’ a Graham-family tradition first set out by her father, former Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham. “Florida should welcome and support all those who are serving our […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 10, 2018

The Republican National Committee was quick to pounce on revelations of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson‘s habit of spreading false, politically charged information after recent tragedies in Florida. On Tuesday, the RNC launched a Twitter account with the handle @FakeNewsNelson “to hold the Senator accountable for spreading fake news,” according to RNC Florida Communications Director Taryn […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 10, 2018

Not more than a day after Gov. Rick Scott‘s entrance into the U.S. Senate race against incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland are making it known whose side they aren’t on. Dylan Baierlein, a student at Stoneman Douglas, where 17 people were fatally shot on Feb. 14, […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 9, 2018

The Sunshine State is a hotbed of military activity and in turn, defense spending takes up a decent-sized portion of the state’s economic tally, according to one of the Navy’s top-ranking members. Rear Admiral Babette “Bette” Bolivar, commander of Navy Region Southeast, spoke to the Economic Club of Florida Monday in Tallahassee. She’s one of two […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 6, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott appointed Alissa McKee Ellison to the Hillsborough County Court on Friday. Ellison, a shareholder at GrayRobinson law firm, will replace former Hillsborough Judge Michael S. Williams, who was selected by Scott last year to serve on the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court. Ellison, 37, of Tampa, received her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 5, 2018

The grades are in, and from the perspective of those pushing for a more fertile business climate in the Sunshine State, the Legislature is getting better — but there’s still work to be done. Each year the Florida Chamber grades state legislators after tabulating votes on measures backed by the pro-business group. The 2018 Legislative […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 3, 2018

Floridian consumer sentiment has fallen for the second month in a row. According to data released Tuesday from the University of Florida, Floridians are a bit more pessimistic about future economic conditions. That’s resulted in a continuous dip in overall consumer sentiment since January, when the index reflected the highest score in 16 years. Of […]

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Billionaire GOP donor takes shots at Richard Corcoran while debuting E-verify research

Republicans’ Google Ads target Bill Nelson’s tenure

‘Best month yet’: Adam Putnam rakes in record cash in March

Welcoming the troops home: Latest Gwen Graham ‘workday’ at USO in Pensacola

Republicans target Bill Nelson with ‘Fake News Nelson’ Twitter account

The Parkland effect: Student-made parody trumps Rick Scott’s Senate ad

Economic impact of defense in Florida? It’s big, naval regional commander says

Alissa McKee Ellison appointed to Hillsborough bench

Honor roll: State legislators receive high marks from Florida Chamber

Pessimistic trend surfaces among Florida consumers