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Bill RuftyDecember 13, 2015

The most fun places for political junkies are the diners and coffee shops of small towns where lots of good rumors and speculation seem to be served up along with the eggs and pancakes. And the most speculation recently has been over state Sen. Denise Grimsley, a Sebring Republican, and her 2016 re-election campaign in […]

Ryan RayDecember 11, 2015

The Sarasota GOP is beginning to worry about Democrat Edward James III‘s challenge to Rep. Ray Pilon, according to a recent fundraising appeal sent to local Republicans. The email, penned by county party chairman and RPOF vice chairman Joe Gruters, said James’ so-far prodigious fundraising efforts pose a serious challenge to Republicans’ dominance in the region’s legislative districts. […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2015

The fundraising race in House District 11 is getting more interesting every month. Moderate Republican Donnie Horner, who started strong, raised less than $4,000 in November, bringing his total raised up to $84,400, leaving him with just under $73,000 cash on hand. Meanwhile, Sheri Treadwell, who has called herself the “most conservative candidate in this […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2015

Another strong fundraising month for 4th Circuit State Attorney Angela Corey brings her fundraising total up over $244,000, with a $17,291 November. About $11,000 of it came in the form of 11 maximum contributions on Nov. 27, from companies at one Deerwood Park address that have a common thread of a Sleiman family connection. Corey spent […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2015

In light of the continuing controversy over Jacksonville’s $45 million commitment to EverBank Field upgrades, the Lenny Curry administration has released statistics it says show the monetary benefit of the city’s signature event: the Florida vs. Georgia football game aka “The World’s Largest Cocktail Party.” The impact, Curry’s office contends, is huge. When it comes to […]

Peter SchorschDecember 11, 2015

In Orlando, the real story happens Friday at 1:07 p.m. at Citrus Bowl, when Orlando’s own Bishop Moore Hornets meet the Crawfordville Wakulla War Eagles in the State Championship for 5A High School football. This is Bishop Moore’s first title match since they won in 1970. They beat Tampa Jesuit last weekend 28-14 to advance […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2015

House District 16 candidate Jason Fischer had a quiet month of fundraising in November. Some $3,350 raised brought Fischer’s total up to $123,330. Fischer, a Duval County School Board member, has spent just $2,715 thus far in the campaign. His PAC, Conservative Solutions for Jacksonville, has raised $70,000 thus far, but none in November. Fischer’s one significant […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2015

Leslie Jean-Bart told FloridaPolitics.com that she’d have the money she needed to win the House District 14 race. And November provides proof of that claim. Jean-Bart’s $5,135 November, all but $175 raised from the legal community, pushes her cash raised to $24,626. Meanwhile, she spent just $662 last month. Terry Fields, her opponent who filed […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2015

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House District 17 incumbent Cyndi Stevenson, on the strength of a $5,600 November, is up to $53,316 raised. Between expenditures and storage costs, Stevenson has spent just north of $10,300 in her currently unopposed re-election bid. Her three maximum contributions in November include $1,000 donations from ABC Fine Wine and Spirits, Alkermes (a biomedical concern), and […]

Associated PressDecember 10, 2015

A Florida Panhandle county’s jail system is in turmoil after administrators fired its director after six inmate deaths in the past 13 months, three by suicide and three by natural causes. The first death under director Michael Tidwell, who was fired last week, came just months after a 2014 explosion killed two inmates, injured 200 […]

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Will Denise Grimsley run again?

Email insights: Sarasota GOP: Democrat Edward James a “major threat” in HD 72

HD 11 money race continues to tighten

Angela Corey nears $250K raised for re-election bid

Florida-Georgia game has $35M economic benefit to Jacksonville, city says

In Orlando, the real story is the 5A high school football championship

Jason Fischer approaches $200K cash raised, including PAC

Could lawyer money decide HD 14 race?

HD 17’s Cyndi Stevenson clears $50K cash raised

Panhandle county fires jail director after 6 inmate deaths