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Peter SchorschMay 29, 2015

Some people simply won’t take no for an answer, such as Republican State Sen. Joe Negron. After the South Florida Water Management District rejected a land deal for the state to buy thousands of acres south of Lake Okeechobee for water treatment and storage, environmentalists and a handful of politicians – including Negron – are not letting go. […]

Peter SchorschMay 28, 2015

U.S. Rep. David Jolly caught fire from progressives Thursday over a vote this month on HR 2353, the short-term Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015. The Indian Rocks Republican was one of the 387 members of Congress to support a two-month extension of the highway trust fund. But singling out Jolly – who represents the […]

Peter SchorschMay 27, 2015

Forgive me, regular readers, for defending Rick Scott, but he’s being accused of snubbing the Florida GOP when, in fact, he has not. Adam Smith of the Tampa Bay Times writes today about Scott’s upcoming Economic Growth Summit where several of the prospective 2016 Republican presidential candidates will be given “an opportunity to talk about […]

Peter SchorschMay 27, 2015

Veteran communications director Chris Cate is moving over to Tallahassee-based public relations firm 180 Communications as the new vice president of corporate communications. Cate, who most recently served as Communications Director for the Florida Department of Financial Services, brings over a decade of media and public relations experience. “Chris’ experience working in a newsroom and […]

Peter SchorschMay 27, 2015

Registered governmental affairs firms, representing virtually every industry in Florida, reported earning slightly more than $35 million from January 1 to March 31 of this year to lobby the Florida Legislature. FloridaPolitics.com previously reported which firms made what, with Southern Strategy Group leading all firms with $2.25 million in Q1 compensation. Crunching the numbers, here are a […]

Peter SchorschMay 26, 2015

The imminent special session is just the warm-up to a hot political summer in Florida. The answers to these 10 questions will shape the immediate future for the state and – in some cases – the nation. What does Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign roll-out look like? Bush may look like a candidate, sound like a […]

Peter SchorschMay 26, 2015

The imminent Legislative Session is just the warm-up to a hot political summer in Florida. The answers to these 10 questions will shape the immediate future for the state and – in some cases – the nation. What does Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign rollout look like? Bush may look like a candidate, sound like a candidate and raise money like […]

Peter SchorschMay 26, 2015

Last year, we were fortunate enough to acquire the FloridaPolitics.com domain. Since that time, we have wrestled with how to best position SaintPetersBlog while eventually making Florida Politics our dominant brand. This sort of reminds me of the dilemma my grandfather and his colleagues at Anheuser-Busch must have once faced. What do you do with Budweiser — the beer […]

Peter SchorschMay 26, 2015

In her otherwise can’t-miss Sunday column, The Florida Times-Union‘s Tia Mitchell asks, “Do some senators face health-care conflict?” “Five of the 36 senators who voted in favor of Medicaid expansion work in the health-care industry,” writes Mitchell. “A sixth is married to a hospital executive. And that has caused some people to cry foul, especially critics of […]

Peter SchorschMay 25, 2015

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With a hat-tip to LobbyTools, here is latest on who is on and who is off the legislative staffing merry-go-round. Off: Alexander Barrio has left his position as a Legislative Analyst with the Senate Minority Office. Off: Dane Bennett has left his position as Legislative Assistant with Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto. On: Mia Simon is now a Legislative Assistant with Sen. Benacquisto. Off: Kassandra Timothe has left her position as Legislative Assistant with Sen. Arthenia […]

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Email insights: Say it ain’t so, Joe Negron

DCCC singles out David Jolly on highway trust fund vote — even though Nancy Pelosi, other Fla. Dems did the same

When a snub is not a snub, even if it involves Rick Scott

Personnel note: DFS Comm Director Chris Cate moves to 180 Communications

Crunching the numbers from the most recent lobbying compensation reports

Peter Schorsch: Ten big questions facing Florida politics heading into summer

10 big questions facing Florida politics heading into Summer

A message to our readers about the direction forward

Haven’t we already read the story about Florida state Senators working for hospitals, Florida Times-Union?

The latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round