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Peter SchorschJanuary 26, 2015

Two weeks after they applied to have the “tourist exemption” that has allowed craft brewery tasting rooms to thrive in Florida in recent years reviewed, the Florida Retail Federation says that the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will indeed initiate reviewing that exemption later this year. Craft brewery officials fear that the move could […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 26, 2015

Two weeks after they applied to have the “tourist exemption” that has allowed craft brewery tasting rooms to thrive in Florida in recent years reviewed, the Florida Retail Federation says that the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will indeed initiate reviewing that exemption later this year. Craft brewery officials fear that the move could […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 26, 2015

Conventional wisdom in Jacksonville for more than two years has been that Alvin Brown enjoys near invincible favorability. But a new survey from St. Pete Polls turns that notion upside down. The poll reveals the incumbent mayor is in deep trouble and is facing a political environment that is moving away from him as more voters see […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 26, 2015

Conventional wisdom in Jacksonville for more than two years has been that Alvin Brown enjoys near invincible favorability. But a new survey from St. Pete Polls turns that notion upside down. The poll reveals the incumbent mayor is in deep trouble and is facing a political environment that is moving away from him as more voters see […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 26, 2015

It’s no secret that Florida Office of Insurance Regulation chief Kevin McCarty has been in the Rick Scott administration’s crosshairs for some time; we first reported earlier this month that McCarty was on the chopping block as part of a proposed deal with Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater to bring in new leaders at OIR […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 26, 2015

It’s no secret that Florida Office of Insurance Regulation chief Kevin McCarty has been in the Rick Scott administration’s crosshairs for some time; we first reported earlier this month that McCarty was on the chopping block as part of a proposed deal with Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater to bring in new leaders at OIR […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 26, 2015

After reading a 2012 article from Scott Maxwell of the Orlando Sentinel about the most powerful pols in Central Florida, I thought it would be interesting to determine who, in fact, are the 25 most powerful politicians in Tampa Bay. So I am asking several of the leading political consultants, activists, bloggers, operatives, and local lobbyists to provide a list of individuals they consider the […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 26, 2015

After reading a 2012 article from Scott Maxwell of the Orlando Sentinel about the most powerful pols in Central Florida, I thought it would be interesting to determine who, in fact, are the 25 most powerful politicians in Tampa Bay. So I am asking several of the leading political consultants, activists, bloggers, operatives, and local lobbyists to provide a list of individuals they consider the […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 26, 2015

Is it #Baileygate or #FDLEscandal? For as much as the Capitol Press Corps has been writing about the set of allegations made by former Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey to the Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald, no one is really sure how to describe this latest roogoodoo by the Rick Scott administration, much less where […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 25, 2015

Newly elected U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham and about 30 Tallahassee-area constituents held a get-to-know-you meeting Saturday, although many in the group had volunteered for the Graham campaign. However, after her first votes as a member of Congress, many wanted to ask the congresswoman what exactly was she doing. “We knew her one way when she was campaigning […]

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Pollsters find that both of Florida's hot-button constitutional amendments in 2024 are falling short. Image via WFSU.

Retail Federation says it has convinced state to initiate rule-making process for craft breweries’ tasting rooms

Retail Federation says it has convinced state to initiate rule-making process for craft breweries' tasting rooms

Shock poll in Jax: Alvin Brown’s re-election in serious doubt

Shock poll in Jax: Alvin Brown's re-election in serious doubt

Scott administration asked to interview new candidate for Insurance Commissioner — weeks before proposing “new leadership” at OIR

Scott administration asked to interview new candidate for Insurance Commissioner — weeks before proposing "new leadership" at OIR

Coming soon — 3rd annual ranking of Tampa Bay’s 25 Most Powerful Politicians

Coming soon — 3rd annual ranking of Tampa Bay's 25 Most Powerful Politicians

Takeaways from Tallahassee

Gwen Graham and Tallahassee liberals are taking each other to school