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Staff ReportsJune 18, 2018

A contractor is facing charges in an alleged $140,000 assignment of benefits scam that targeted 19 homeowners. The Florida Bureau of Insurance Fraud named Timothy Matthew Cox, who operated Nationwide Catastrophe Services Inc. and Restoration Response Services Inc. “Criminals who prey on Florida families after a hurricane or tropical storm are some of the worst […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 18, 2018

On Monday, criticism of President Donald Trump‘s policy of migrant family separation at the Mexican border poured in, finally, from Republicans. The policy involves warehousing immigrant children in former Walmarts and other holding areas. Tent cities for overflow have been proposed. In the last six weeks, 2,000 migrant children — at least — have been separated from their families, with […]

Danny McAuliffeJune 18, 2018

Father’s Day greetings and discussions of the Donald Trump administration’s practice of separating migrant children from their parents crowded Florida’s political Twitter feed this week, and some politicians linked the holiday to the happenings at the border. A reminder: While most pols messaged on the holiday, this edition will only include a few dad’s day […]

Drew WilsonJune 18, 2018

A new poll of the Attorney General race shows Tampa Democratic Rep. Sean Shaw leading his top Republican rivals in a head-to-head matchup. According to an online poll commissioned by the campaign and conducted by Anzalone Liszt Grove Research, Shaw currently leads former Circuit Judge Ashley Moody by five points, 41-36 percent, and Pensacola-area state […]

Scott PowersJune 18, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott‘s U.S. Senate campaign has dropped another television commercial attacking incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. This time, it not just accuses Nelson of being a career politician who’s been around way too long, but also for being negative. It’s the fourth consecutive attack ad the Scott campaign has released criticizing Nelson. This time […]

Danny McAuliffeJune 18, 2018

According to newly filed Agriculture Commissioner candidate Nikki Fried, the state is lax on gun control and too overbearing on medical marijuana. In a campaign video released Monday morning, the Democrat makes her introduction to voters by setting up a dichotomy between pot and assault rifles. “One helps sick and dying Floridians and is over-regulated,” […]

Scott PowersJune 17, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Greene is getting ready to reintroduce himself to Floridians with his first round of TV commercials starting next week. And while he’s remaining coy on the content, the Palm Beach billionaire real estate investor is making it clear that public education reform is at the top of his list of issues. Greene, who […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 17, 2018

Here in Florida, our politicians message around Father’s Day with tweets and Facebook messages of pure, uncut sentimentality. Yet, at various outposts near the U.S./Mexican border, a different narrative unfolds between parents and children. President Donald Trump’s administration is under scrutiny for its decision to warehouse immigrant children in former Walmarts and other holding areas. […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2018

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam has endured a couple of bad news cycles as he vies for the Republican nomination for Governor. First, there was the issue with concealed weapons permits. Putnam’s office didn’t complete checks on 365 permits between Feb. 2016 and Mar. 2017. Then, just as that item faded from the public consciousness, another issue: […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2018

In Jacksonville Saturday, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam took a question from this outlet similar to one Gov. Rick Scott answered a day earlier. Namely, the Republican gubernatorial candidate was asked if he stood behind the Donald Trump administration policy of separating migrant children from their parents, placing those children in holding facilities and possibly (if plans come to fruition) tent cities. Widely reported […]

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Charges filed in alleged insurance fraud scheme involving AOB agreements

Jeb Bush decries ‘heartless’ migrant family separation policy, highlights split between GOP electeds

#FlaPol in Review: A weekend roundup

Poll: Sean Shaw leads Ashley Moody, Frank White in Attorney General race

New Rick Scott attack ad bashes ‘negative’ Bill Nelson

Nikki Fried campaign video features marijuana grow-op, call for gun control

Jeff Greene preparing to launch Governor’s race ad blitz, with education on his mind

Father’s Day message: Florida Republicans defend family separations at Mexican border

Adam Putnam blames Dems for politicizing Daytona roller coaster tragedy

Adam Putnam thinks ‘secure borders’ would stop federal internment of migrant kids