Jacob OglesJanuary 16, 2019
5min1015
Incorporation may still be far off, but municipal improvement district officials want more authority.
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4min724
Marco Rubio will need an army to replace Olivia Perez-Cubas.
Jacob OglesJanuary 16, 2019
4min479
Will a fracking ban advance with support from the governor's mansion?
Jacob OglesJanuary 15, 2019
6min377
The rapidity and speed of the governor’s actions is breathtaking.
Jacob OglesJanuary 15, 2019
3min546
The Coast Guard, while an active duty military service, was inadvertently left out.
Jacob OglesJanuary 15, 2019
5min274
The new Governor has declared war on algae outbreaks, red tide.
Jacob OglesJanuary 14, 2019
4min218
The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association launched the special interest Florida Inns Chapter, focused on bed and breakfasts. The new group formed from a merger between the state’s leading hospitality industry trade association with the Florida Bed and Breakfast Inns. The two groups closely partnered beginning in 2015 with merger talks starting last July, and the […]
Jacob OglesJanuary 14, 2019
6min4957
When all four of Florida’s statewide officials granted full pardons to the Groveland Four on Friday, many heralded a righting of injustice. But for the family of Norma Padgett Upshaw, the news felt like a decades-old crime had been condoned. Charlene Padgett, Upshaw’s daughter-in-law, told Florida Politics on Saturday “that case was decided before we […]
Jacob OglesJanuary 13, 2019
4min509
Jason Shoaf, a Republican candidate for state House in District 7, has picked up an endorsement from U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz. “NWF needs strong conservative leaders in the FL House like @JasonShoafFL,” Gaetz wrote on Twitter Sunday. “Jason will protect gun owners & will advance the Trump/Desantis agenda.” Shoaf is one of three Republicans filed in […]
Jacob OglesJanuary 13, 2019
4min349
Dana Young, VISIT FLORIDA’s new president and CEO, doesn’t expect a funding fight over the agency. “The new governor has said he realizes the vital role of tourism in our state budget, in our economic prosperity,” Young said. “When you realize tourism dollars make up roughly one-third of our state budget, then it’s an easy, […]