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A.G. GancarskiNovember 10, 2018

Susie Wiles, campaign manager and transition team leader for Ron DeSantis, spoke to Florida Politics Saturday. She and the candidate are both in Jacksonville, not in Tallahassee at the recount headquarters, a seeming measure of the confidence the DeSantis campaign has about the recount going their way. In the gubernatorial race, DeSantis still leads Democrat Andrew […]

Jacob OglesNovember 10, 2018

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Republican Mike Caruso maintains a narrow 124-vote lead over Democrat Jim Bonfiglio. As the bulk of post-election tabulation attention turns to Broward County, the state House District 89 race race sits in hand recount range itself. The contest reportedly dropped this morning to a margin of 37 votes before coming back to the 124-vote lead […]

Michael MolineNovember 9, 2018

State regulators gave the final OK on Friday for a 13.8 percent decrease in Florida’s average workers’ compensation insurance premiums. The change takes effect Jan. 1. “Workers’ compensation insurance is a critical operating cost for business owners, and the 13.8 percent rate decrease approval will allow employers to better support Florida’s families, visitors and labor […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2018

On Friday, nearly three days after ballots began to be counted, we still lack clarity in who the next Governor will be. We do know there will be a machine recount. With a vote lead of 36,211 with over 8.2 million ballots counted (rounding up to a 0.46 percent edge) Republican Ron DeSantis, the 40-year-old former […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 8, 2018

Democrat Janet Cruz is declaring herself the winner in the Florida Senate District 18 race against incumbent Republican Dana Young despite a narrow margin that will trigger an automatic recount. With all early and Election Day votes counted, Cruz leads Young by just 355 votes (about 0.17 percent) out of 207,533 votes counted. “I believe in […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 8, 2018

Governor-elect Ron DeSantis rolled out his transition team chairs Wednesday, and interesting names abounded. Congressman Matt Gaetz, an unstinting DeSantis advocate from the time he launched his campaign, will fill one of the slots. Outgoing House Speaker Richard Corcoran, who originally backed Adam Putnam in the primaries before mending fences after August, will fill another spot. Two more spots […]

Jacob OglesNovember 8, 2018

Governor-elect Ron DeSantis and U.S. Rep. Brian Mast expressed frustration over a land lease with potential to delay construction of a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee. The South Florida Water Management District this morning will consider amending a land lease and executing a new agreement with New Hope Sugar Company on property in Palm Beach […]

Drew WilsonNovember 8, 2018

Most Florida Democrats woke up consumed by what went wrong on Election Day. Another nil for five performance in statewide races, and a one for six performance in the state Senate, assuming current margins hold. But Ruth’s List Florida was more than a little cheery with an email celebrating its “historic victories” on Tuesday. Their […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 7, 2018

With the election behind them, the Republican-led state House is swiftly organizing. On Wednesday, incoming House Speaker Jose Oliva, a Hialeah Republican, unveiled the committee structure for the 2019 and 2020 Legislative Sessions. Filling in as Speaker Pro-Tempore is Rep. MaryLynn Magar, a Hobe Sound Republican. She replaces state Rep. Jeannette Nunez, who was elected Lieutenant Governor […]

Drew WilsonNovember 7, 2018

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Tuesday’s top-of-ticket results didn’t give Florida Democrats much reason to cheer, but incoming House Minority Leader Kionne McGhee says the party made decent inroads into the GOP’s intractable advantage in the state House. The victories highlighted: Joy Goff-Marcil in HD 30, Geraldine Thompson in HD 44, Anna Eskamani in HD 47, Adam Hattersley in HD […]

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‘Busy day for lawyers’: Susie Wiles talks Ron DeSantis’ recount

Mike Caruso-Jim Bonfiglio margin remains razor-thin as recount looms

State gives final approval to double-digit workers’ comp rate cut

Andrew Gillum closes gap with Ron DeSantis ahead of expected recount

Janet Cruz declares victory in close Senate race; Dana Young says not so fast

Richard Corcoran, Matt Gaetz among Ron DeSantis transition team chairs

Ron DeSantis, Brian Mast fight potential delay on Lake O reservoir

Ruth’s List Florida dubs run-of-the-mill results “historic victories”

Incoming House Speaker Jose Oliva names committee chairs

HD 26, HD 89 recounts to decide final split in Florida House