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Scott PowersNovember 1, 2017

Ninety minutes before Miami Beach Mayor Phil Levine planned to announce his big plans, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham is sending a message that she, too, has South Florida support, announcing endorsements from three other South Florida mayors. Graham’s campaign announced Wednesday morning she has the backing of West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio, Coral Springs […]

Scott PowersNovember 1, 2017

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis wants to keep the job he was appointed to earlier this year. Patronis, a Republican from Panama City, announced via a tweet this morning that he’ll run for a full term as the state’s CFO, a Cabinet position that gives him control over financial and insurance sectors in Florida. […]

Scott PowersOctober 31, 2017

State and federal cuts in funding for mental health services are hamstringing funding for Orange County’s primary center to deal with people in crises because of mental health issues, officials told the Orange County Board of Commissioners Tuesday. A 40 percent federal cut in grant money used by local mental health diversion centers means a […]

Scott PowersOctober 31, 2017

Democratic U.S. Reps. Al Lawson and Darren Soto are urging Florida Gov. Rick Scott to extend a time-limit extension he imposed following Hurricane Irma so that food stamp recipients can continue to receive benefits without risking their 90-day deadline. Lawson, of Jacksonville, and Soto, of Orlando, said in a letter to Scott that Hurricane Irma […]

Scott PowersOctober 31, 2017

Federal and state comprehensive, strategic plans are desperately needed to coordinate services for Hurricane Maria evacuees from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands so that they can best find the services wherever they’re available in Florida, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs said Tuesday. Jacobs warned that someone needs to be coordinating where tens of […]

Scott PowersOctober 30, 2017

Florida Citrus Sports is asking Orange County for an additional $1 million in tourist tax dollars to support the 2018 NFL Pro Bowl game at Camping World Stadium. The not-for-profit organization that operates Camping World Stadium was the key player last year in a whirl-wind effort to convince the NFL to move its end-of-the-year all […]

Scott PowersOctober 30, 2017

Space Florida on Monday gave board approval to state financing and a lease being used to spur three new technology expansions in Florida, including two companies that want to expand satellite component operations in Florida and one that wants to build a magnetic-levitation ground-transportation test track at Kennedy Space Center. Meeting Monday in Orlando, the […]

Scott PowersOctober 30, 2017

The political committee for Florida’s largest LGBTQ public policy organization is endorsing Anna Eskamani in Florida’s House District 47. Equality Florida Action Political Action Committee announced Eskamani’s endorsement as the group’s first in the 2018 election cycle, noting that HD 47 is home to both a large lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community, as […]

Scott PowersOctober 27, 2017

State Sen. Victor Torres is urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide more housing relief programs in Florida for Puerto Rican and U.S. Virgin Island Hurricane Maria refugees to afford housing in Florida. Torres’s request follows a similar call earlier this week from the Central Florida Heart of Florida United Way, seeking federal assistance […]

Scott PowersOctober 27, 2017

Incoming Senate Democratic leader Jeff Clemens is not going to be at the Florida Democratic Party’s convention in Orlando this weekend. Clemens, dealing with the breaking news that he engaged in an extramarital affair with lobbyist Devon West, is spending time with family instead of with the party, spokesman Christian Ulvert said Friday. The news broke […]

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One of several proposed designs for Florida's new Margaritaville license plates. Image via the office of Rep. Linda Chaney.

Gwen Graham announces backings of three South Florida mayors

Jimmy Patronis announces he’ll run for full term as Florida CFO

State cuts in mental health funding hamstring Orange County center

Al Lawson, Darren Soto urge Rick Scott to seek suspension of food stamps time limit

Teresa Jacobs expresses frustration over lack of FEMA, state coordination plans to help evacuees

Florida Citrus Sports seeking addition $1M to support Pro Bowl

Space Florida moves forward with spacecraft, mag-lev deals

Equality Florida endorses Anna Eskamani in HD 47 race

Victor Torres seeking FEMA help for housing for Puerto Rico evacuees

Jeff Clemens not attending Democrats’ convention