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Mitch PerryJanuary 25, 2018

Chad Chronister was just sworn in as Hillsborough County Sheriff less than four months ago, and he’s already on a pace for more than $500,000 raised as he goes before voters for the first time in November. But he wasn’t the star attraction at his own fundraiser at World of Beer in Tampa’s Westshore district […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 25, 2018

Democrat David Shapiro is reporting $250,128 raised over the past three months of 2017, his first quarter as a candidate for Florida’s 16th Congressional District. That report includes contributions from more than 500 individual contributors from across the district. Shapiro is a Sarasota attorney running against Longboat Key Republican incumbent Vern Buchanan, who has represented the […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 24, 2018

Tampa adult club entrepreneur and activist Joe Redner‘s legal case challenging Florida’s ban on homegrown marijuana will go to trial, a state circuit court judge ruled Wednesday. Tallahassee-based Circuit Judge Karen Gievers denied a motion to dismiss put forward by the Florida Department of Health. Gievers also rejected Redner’s motion for an emergency temporary injunction, but — more […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 24, 2018

Libertarian Alison Foxall‘s fundraising may be minuscule, at least compared to her Democratic and Republican counterparts. Nevertheless, the House District 72 candidate is reporting record-breaking campaign cash, more than any Libertarian has ever raised in a Florida House race. Foxall raised $19,252 since entering the HD 72 special election slated for Feb. 13. That breaks […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 24, 2018

A controversial bill that opponents call “union busting” was denounced in a conference call just hours before it was scheduled to be debated in the Florida House of Representatives later this week. The proposal by Longwood Republican Scott Plakon (HB 25) has been introduced for several years now without success in the Legislature. After passing the House […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 24, 2018

(UPDATED)Several candidates running for Florida Attorney General will convene at a forum in Central Florida next month. Republicans Jay Fant, Ashley Moody, Ross Spano and Frank White join Democrat Ryan Torrens to participate in a forum, part of the Federalist Society’s Annual Florida Chapter Conference next Saturday, February 3, at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resort in […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 24, 2018

In addition to losing electricity from Hurricane Irma last fall, millions of Floridians went without cable television and garbage pickup for days and sometimes weeks, and yet still had to pay their bills in full. One Florida lawmaker would like to change that in the future. A bill sponsored by Palm Bay Republican Randy Fine (HB […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 24, 2018

Nancy Pelosi, the leader of the Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, returns to Florida later this week when she joins fellow Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and others for a town hall on the recently enacted GOP tax reform plan. The event is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 25 at the Student Union-House Chambers on […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 23, 2018

Fresh off his vote to end the government shutdown, Bill Nelson heads to Houston this weekend with a handful of other Democrats on the ballot this year for a fundraiser led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. “Friends who shut down together, stick together,” quipped Ryan Patmintra, Florida director at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, referring […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 23, 2018

Florida police may finally be able to pull over and ticket drivers caught texting while driving—without first seeing another infraction—under a bill advanced by a Senate committee Tuesday. But first, several black lawmakers registered concerns over how the bill could lead to potential police abuses. Sponsored by Gainesville Republican Keith Perry, the bill (SB 90) […]

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Lake Mary’s team celebrates in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan. Florida won in eight innings 2-1. Image via AP.

Rob O’Neill — the Navy SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden — visits Tampa for Chad Chronister fundraiser

Vern Buchanan challenger David Shapiro reports raising over $250K in Q4

Court advances Joe Redner’s legal battle to grow medical marijuana

HD 72 hopeful Alison Foxall claims best fundraising ever for a Libertarian House candidate

Labor slams Scott Plakon ‘union busting’ House bill

Attorney General candidates set first forum next month at Disney World

Pushback on proposal for rebates for no garbage pickup, phone service

Nancy Pelosi to join Debbie Wasserman Schultz for FAU town hall

GOP blasts ‘shutdown friends’ Chuck Schumer, Bill Nelson for Texas fundraiser

Senate advances tougher texting-while-driving penalties