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Peter SchorschFebruary 8, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session: The Last 24 Good Thursday evening. The voter control of gambling amendment is polling boffo, and the state still hates offshore drilling. We’ll be honest: Sixty Days questions having to look at derricks as we head out to surf. Here’s your evening rundown. […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 8, 2018

Rep. Shawn Harrison has drawn a Democratic challenger as he seeks another term this fall in the Florida House. Tampa Democrat Fentrice Driskell opened a campaign account Tuesday to run against Harrison in Hillsborough County’s battleground House District 63, according to the state Division of Elections website. House District 63 includes portions of northern Tampa, […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 8, 2018

Contrary to two other polls released earlier this week, a new survey from the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economic Polling Initiative gives Gov. Rick Scott a 10-point lead over Bill Nelson in a hypothetical contest for Nelson’s U.S. Senate seat. Although Scott has not officially declared his candidacy, the latest poll pegs the race […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 8, 2018

AT&T announced Wednesday it is tapping Thais Asper as the company’s new external affairs director for Miami-Dade, Monroe and Collier counties. The new job will put Asper, a Miami native, in charge of legislative affairs for the three South Florida counties. She also will assist with new technology deployment and infrastructure investment by collaborating with community leaders, […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 7, 2018

Sixty Days — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session The Last 24 Good Wednesday evening. The Legislature’s two chambers began discussing their respective versions of the state budget, and kids may be seeing “In God We Trust” in their schools. Heck, Sixty Days remembers singing “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee.” Here’s your evening […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 7, 2018

Let me offer some short, free and subtle (ahem) advice to our friends, The Seminole Tribe of Florida. Go easy. Our man in Tallahassee, Jim Rosica, reported this week that the Tribe’s lawyer “said his client is offended over gambling that violates its exclusive agreement with the state.” They won’t agree to a new Seminole […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 7, 2018

Going on a few months, Florida Politics has been tracking Republican Mike McCalister and the possibility he may enter the wide-open race for Agriculture Commissioner. Chatter surrounding the much-discussed retired Army Colonel and former U.S. Senate candidate was loudest at the Republican Party of Florida annual meeting in January. Bringing some solid retail politicking, McCalister worked the […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 7, 2018

Jaime Faith Edmondson, the wife of former Tampa Bay Rays star Evan Longoria, is suing a Tampa strip club for misappropriating her image on its Facebook page and promotional material, suggesting she is a part of the “strip club lifestyle.” St. Petersburg resident Edmondson, 39, is a former Playboy model and one-time Playmate of the […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 7, 2018

The Florida Retail Federation announced Tuesday that it had promoted a few of its top employees to run its newly formed External Affairs division. Melissa Joiner Ramba will head up the division in her new role as vice president for both FRF and Georgia Retailers, while James Miller was promoted to Senior Director of External […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 7, 2018

Pensacola Republican Rep. Frank White has been in the Attorney General race for a few months, but formally introduced himself to voters in a video released Wednesday morning. “I’ve been a consistent, principled conservative my entire life,” White says in the video. “Unafraid to stand up for our values and defend our way of life. […]

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Aerial photo courtesy Jesse Biter.

Sixty Days for 2.8.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Shawn Harrison draws Democratic challenger in battleground HD 63

Outlier? New poll shows Rick Scott up ten points over Bill Nelson

Personnel note: AT&T names Thais Asper external affairs director for three counties

Sixty Days for 2.7.18 — A prime-time look at the 2018 Legislative Session

Maybe it’s time for the Seminole Tribe to make a deal

Chatter grows on Mike McCalister entering Ag Commissioner race

Evan Longoria’s wife sues Tampa strip club for misappropriating images

Florida Retail Federation announces wave of staff promotions

In video, Frank White outlines themes of his Attorney General campaign