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Ryan NicolNovember 26, 2018

Sen. Lauren Book will again try to create a tax exemption for purchases of diapers and incontinence products in the 2019 Legislative Session. Book, who represents Senate District 32 in Broward County, has filed the measure before, though it didn’t pass. The 2019 version (SB 60) would exempt purchases of “diapers, incontinence undergarments, incontinence pads, or incontinence […]

Ryan NicolNovember 23, 2018

Thanksgiving is a time for family, dodging political arguments and, of course, the start of holiday shopping season. With that last note in mind, Attorney General Pam Bondi is out with her 2018 shopping guide to help consumers avoid getting scammed this holiday season. “My holiday Consumer Protection Guide is full of great advice for making […]

Ryan NicolNovember 21, 2018

With the economy still going strong, American families may have more money in their pocket to throw down for this year’s Thanksgiving feast. Turns out, they won’t have to. For the third straight year, the average cost of a Thanksgiving Day meal has dropped. That’s according to an informal survey of traditional Thanksgiving Day staples […]

Ryan NicolNovember 19, 2018

Republican candidate Matt Caldwell on Monday conceded the race for Agriculture Commissioner to Democratic opponent Nikki Fried. Caldwell was the last of three trailing statewide candidates to concede after recounts in their respective races were completed Sunday. In a statement, Caldwell — most recently a North Fort Myers state representative — says he’s giving up his […]

Ryan NicolNovember 19, 2018

State Sen. Lauren Book says new proposals by the Department of Education to change the process for universities handling sexual harassment claims will ultimately be bad for victims. In short, new rules proposed by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos reduces the types of claims universities are required to investigate. And in those cases that are […]

Ryan NicolNovember 18, 2018

Republican Mike Caruso has been declared the next state representative from House District 89, defeating his Democratic opponent by just 32 votes in the official results. The race between Caruso and Ocean Ridge Mayor Jim Bonfiglio went through both a machine and manual recount as a result of the razor-thin margin. But once completing those […]

Ryan NicolNovember 18, 2018

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While many polls missed the mark in Florida’s multiple statewide midterm races, some surveys nearly hit the nail on the head in what turned out to be a chaotic cycle. Cygnal, a polling firm founded by Brent Buchanan, was one of the better pollsters in terms of the U.S. Senate and Governor’s races here in […]

Ryan NicolNovember 16, 2018

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued an order Friday allowing the Palm Beach County canvassing board to proceed with a machine recount of House District 89 once the hand recount in the U.S. Senate race is completed. Democratic HD 89 candidate Jim Bonfiglio, who is trailing his Republican opponent, Mike Caruso, by just 37 votes, […]

Ryan NicolNovember 15, 2018

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The Broward County Supervisor of Elections office reported its results of the machine recount too late on Thursday, missing the 3 p.m. deadline by two minutes. Broward officials under Supervisor Brenda Snipes actually completed the recount on time. But due to a delay uploading the results to the state’s website, the completed recount numbers were […]

Ryan NicolNovember 15, 2018

Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher has missed the deadline to complete several machine recounts following last week’s midterm elections. The state’s deadline to submit machine recount totals was Thursday at 3 p.m. A bit confusingly, county officials are still allowed to continue the machine recount. However, the numbers determining whether a race will go […]

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Lauren Book renews effort to secure tax break for diapers

Pam Bondi releases holiday shopping guide for consumers

Cost of Thanksgiving Day meal drops for third straight year

Matt Caldwell concedes race for Agriculture Commissioner following recount

Lauren Book bashes federal proposal to change Title IX sexual harassment rules

Mike Caruso declared winner following recount in HD 89

Cygnal Polling founder talks firm’s success in Florida midterms

Judge allows HD 89 recount to begin ahead of statewide races

Broward County misses recount deadline by 2 minutes

Palm Beach County fails to meet recount deadline