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Peter SchorschJanuary 16, 2018

Florida Power & Light says it’s dropping plans to charge customers for Hurricane Irma costs and will instead apply savings from the recently enacted Tax and Jobs Act to cover the cost. For the average customer, this means savings of about $250. FPL also announced that the tax savings could allow it to continue operating […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 16, 2018

Republican Rep. Matt Caldwell pulled in six-figures for his Agriculture Commissioner campaign last month, which was good enough for the top spot among the four candidates gunning to replace termed out Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam. Caldwell pulled in $39,201 for his campaign account and another $59,500 for his political committee, for a combined $101,701 raised […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 16, 2018

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Democratic state Rep. Sean Shaw has made it official: he’s running for Attorney General this year, promising if elected to operate differently from term-limited Pam Bondi. “The people of our state should be able to count on their Attorney General to protect them and to always enforce the rule of law, not have someone more concerned with […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 16, 2018

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Former Sen. Jack Latvala sent sexually explicit text messages and groped a Senate legislative aide with whom he had a 20-year relationship with, according to a Miami Herald report published Tuesday. Laura McLeod, an aide to Sen. Lauren Book, is the latest to publicly accuse Latvala of sexual misconduct. Her interactions with the Republican is […]

Scott PowersJanuary 15, 2018

Whatever the president of the United States might say about them, the countries of Haiti, El Salvador and on the continent of Africa are getting a shout-out from Airbnb in a quick campaign to defend the countries where the vacation rental home market claims more than 116,000 listings. “2.7M guests from Airbnb decided that countries […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 15, 2018

Republican Rebekah Bydlak added to her fundraising lead last month in the race to take over for termed out Rep. Clay Ingram in House District 1. Bydlak raised $5,875 for her campaign account and has now brought in $87,437 to date. She also spent $1,400 for the month, leaving her with nearly $74,000 on hand. […]

Scott PowersJanuary 13, 2018

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham alleged Friday that Gov. Rick Scott and his office could be partly to blame for the 14 heat deaths at a Hollywood Hills nursing home following Hurricane Irma after the Associated Press reported the facility called him three times seeking help. The Governor’s Office quickly shot back, insisting that nursing […]

Danny McAuliffeJanuary 12, 2018

Recent Florida citrus estimates are steady for the first time since Hurricane Irma struck Florida. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s January estimates reflect no change from December’s, marking the first stable citrus forecast since the storm. The USDA in October forecasted 54 million boxes of oranges for 2017-2018 production. In November, that forecast dropped to 50 […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 12, 2018

Orlando attorney John Morgan will not run for Florida governor in 2018 — not even as an independent. Morgan, recognized for his ubiquitous TV ads for his law firm, Morgan and Morgan, took to Twitter Thursday night to rule out an independent bid for the Governor’s Mansion. “People ask if I would ever run as an […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 12, 2018

The four Republicans running to replace term limited Attorney General Pam Bondi continue to pile on cash through their campaign and committee accounts, with former circuit court judge Ashley Moody taking the top spot in December with more than $140,000 raised. Moody added $72,300 of that money through her campaign account and tacked on an […]

Headlines

FPL to pass federal tax cut onto customers instead of raising rates to pay for $1.3 billion Hurricane Irma restoration

Ag Commissioner candidates Matt Caldwell, Denise Grimsley raise big in December

Sean Shaw enters AG race, promises contrast to Pam Bondi

Jack Latvala’s latest accuser remembers thinking: ‘I’m trapped again’

Airbnb touts El Salvador, Haiti, Africa, and speaks out against discrimination

Rebekah Bydlak builds fundraising lead over Mike Hill in HD 1 primary

Gwen Graham charges that receiving phone calls means Rick Scott should have acted on Hollywood Hills

Stable, still dismal: Citrus forecast low but steady

John Morgan says no to independent bid for Florida governor

As far as fundraising goes, Ashley Moody had the best December in crowded AG race