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Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

State Rep. Travis Hutson has won the GOP special primary election for Senate District 6. With over half of the more than 23,200 ballots cast, the Elkton Republican defeated fellow state Rep. “Doc” Renuart by 53 percent to 34 percent. As of 8:30 p.m. Hutson had received 12,281 votes to Renuart’s 7,919. Dennis McDonald came in third with 13 […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

As legislators return next week to the Florida Capitol for committee meetings, at the top of the Senate to-do list is Gov. Rick Scott’s projected budget, which features a series of tax cuts. The Finance and Tax Committee will hear about the governor’s tax-cut package on Monday, Feb. 2. Two days later, the Appropriations Committee will hear […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

As legislators return next week to the Florida Capitol for committee meetings, at the top of the Senate to-do list is Gov. Rick Scott’s projected budget, which features a series of tax cuts. The Finance and Tax Committee will hear about the governor’s tax-cut package on Monday, Feb. 2. Two days later, the Appropriations Committee will hear […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

Attorneys for the Florida Legislature are calling on the Florida Supreme Court to reject proposed redistricting maps submitted by voting-rights groups. Their argument: the maps are a product of influence by Democratic “partisan operatives and political consultants.” In a court filing on Monday, lawyers representing the House and Senate are asking to discard the maps […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

Why are more than a dozen Republicans crowding the 2016 presidential field? Perhaps because it is the most wide-open field ever, says Susan Page of USA TODAY. Republican and Republican-leaning voters named 18 prospective GOP candidates in a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll asking an open-ended question about who will be the nominee next year. […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

For the first time in decades, the U.S. Atlantic coast will open to oil drilling – with the notable exception of Florida. On Tuesday, the Obama administration expects to open the Atlantic Ocean for new oil exploration, reports Sean Cockerman of McClatchy D.C. While the Interior Department proposal includes Virginia and the Carolinas, the maps […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

For the first time in decades, the U.S. Atlantic coast will open to oil drilling – with the notable exception of Florida. On Tuesday, the Obama administration expects to open the Atlantic Ocean for new oil exploration, reports Sean Cockerman of McClatchy D.C. While the Interior Department proposal includes Virginia and the Carolinas, the maps […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

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Uber, the ridesharing tech company, scored a rare win over Miami-Dade County, where it has faced a wall of resistance from county commissioners. Ballard Partners, which had represented Miami-Dade in Tallahassee for several years, is dropping the county in favor of the San Francisco-based technology firm, which recently hired the lobbying firm for its Florida efforts. The […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 26, 2015

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Florida Power & Light (FPL), the state’s largest utility company, announced plans today to triple its current solar energy capacity by 2016. FPL intends to build three new solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants that will ultimately add nearly 225 megawatts of new solar energy to its current 110-megawatt capacity. “Over the past decade, we have […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 25, 2015

Former state Sen. Mike Bennett has the attention of Tallahassee and Sarasota GOP leaders as a possible replacement for Venice Republican state Sen. Nancy Detert‘s seat if she decides to run for the Sarasota County Commission. “I have not ruled it out,” Bennett tells Jeremy Wallace of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Senate District 28 covers Sarasota […]

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Travis Hutson defeats Doc Renuart to win SD 6 primary

Florida Senate to scrutinize Rick Scott's proposed budget

Florida Senate to scrutinize Rick Scott’s proposed budget

Re-redistricted maps are a product of Democratic meddling, Legislature tells court

USA TODAY poll: 18 Republicans, one Democrat for 2016

Obama's Atlantic drilling plan leaves off Sunshine State

Obama’s Atlantic drilling plan leaves off Sunshine State

Forced to choose, Ballard Partners ditches Miami-Dade for Uber

FPL to add 1 million solar panels, triple solar energy output by 2016

Mike Bennett considers run for Nancy Detert’s SD 28 seat