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Ryan RayMarch 9, 2015

Republican Rep. Dennis Baxley of Ocala raised $79,500 during February for his Florida Senate bid, according to campaign finance reports recently released by the Division of Elections. That brings his total to $94,610 overall. “We are pleased to receive this much support this early,” Baxley said in a prepared statement Monday. The man who proudly accepts […]

Ryan RayMarch 8, 2015

Jon C. Moyle, an attorney for Holly Moseley, has just fired a shot across the bow of blogger Jacob Engels and Sunshine State News (SSN). Moyle issued a strongly worded missive to the managing editor of the conservative media outlet regarding a column attacking Moseley, who is executive director of Charlotte’s Web advocacy group Realm of Care. Writing in SSN, […]

Ryan RayMarch 8, 2015

Jon C. Moyle, an attorney for Holly Moseley, has just fired a shot across the bow of blogger Jacob Engels and Sunshine State News (SSN). Moyle issued a strongly worded missive to the managing editor of the conservative media outlet regarding a column attacking Moseley, who is executive director of Charlotte’s Web advocacy group Realm of Care. Writing in SSN, […]

Ryan RayMarch 8, 2015

Pete Antonacci, former general counsel to Gov. Rick Scott, is back in the lobbying game just weeks after leaving the EOG. In a press release, GrayRobinson announced that Antonacci would be rejoining the firm where he worked from 2000 until 2012, when he was appointed to an opening as State Attorney in Palm Beach County. Then, when that office was filled […]

Ryan RayMarch 8, 2015

Amid a great deal of noise currently being made about the environment in Florida – from Amendment 1’s sweeping mandates on land and water preservation funding to reports that Gov. Rick Scott has outlawed any official discussion about climate change – one player not getting much burn in that arena these days is Jeb Bush. That’s strange, […]

Ryan RayMarch 8, 2015

Amid a great deal of noise currently being made about the environment in Florida – from Amendment 1’s sweeping mandates on land and water preservation funding to reports that Gov. Rick Scott has outlawed any official discussion about climate change – one player not getting much burn in that arena these days is Jeb Bush. That’s strange, […]

Ryan RayMarch 6, 2015

Just four days ahead of city elections in Sarasota, Democratic City Commission District 3 candidate Matthew Wooddall has been dropped by Keen Campaigning, the consulting firm directing his campaign amid revelations that Wooddall misled Keen and others about his employment history. “I’ve worked on more than 100 races up and down the ballot all over Florida and I’ve […]

Ryan RayMarch 6, 2015

Marco Rubio doesn’t really project that Tallahassee Pol aura these days, but for years he was about as intimate with the levers of state governmental power as anyone in the game. Pema Levy in Mother Jones argues that while the former House Speaker was able to finesse several serious mistakes during his run for U.S. Senate, his excuses may […]

Ryan RayMarch 6, 2015

Marco Rubio doesn’t really project that Tallahassee Pol aura these days, but for years he was about as intimate with the levers of state governmental power as anyone in the game. Pema Levy in Mother Jones argues that while the former House Speaker was able to finesse several serious mistakes during his run for U.S. Senate, his excuses may […]

Ryan RayMarch 5, 2015

After hearing yesterday from a panel of Florida health care experts as well as some from Indiana Gov. Mike Pence‘s administration, the Senate Health Policy Committee led by Chairman Sen. Aaron Bean has filed a proposal Thursday night to accept federal funds to extend Medicaid coverage to Florida’s nearly 1 million uninsured. The plan would create a Florida Health […]

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Florida's crackdown on Asian ownership is having an impact on Jacksonville ports.

Dennis Baxley nears $95,000 for his state Senate bid

Charlotte's Web rivals slug it out in the press

Charlotte’s Web rivals slug it out in the press

Former Rick Scott general counsel Pete Antonacci returns to lobbying

Good read from Politico — Jeb in the ‘glades

Good read from Politico — Jeb in the 'glades

Campaign team drops Sarasota candidate Matthew Wooddall days before elections

Good read in MoJo: Will missteps in Tallahassee doom Rubio’s White House bid?

Good read in MoJo: Will missteps in Tallahassee doom Rubio's White House bid?

Senate Health Policy Committee files Medicaid expansion proposal