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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 9, 2016

April marked Bob Rommel’s best fundraising period to date. The Naples Republican raised $20,425 toward his House District 106 campaign in the one-month fundraising period. State records show Rommel has raised $77,636 since throwing his hat in the race in July 2015. Rommel spent $4,769 during the one-month fundraising period. Among his top expenses were […]

Mitch PerryMay 9, 2016

Joseph “JB” Bensmihen hasn’t been in Pinellas County very long. In fact, he officially became a resident only within the last week. So while you might consider that fact alone makes him a decided underdog in the now wide-open Pinellas County state House District 68 seat, he doesn’t. And he has an impressive history of exceeding people’s […]

Staff ReportsMay 9, 2016

House candidate Randy Fine‘s campaign announced Monday three more significant Florida groups have endorsed his bid for HD 53. The Republican Liberty Caucus, Business Voice Political Committee of Florida’s Space Coast, and pro-greyhound group Grey2K USA, have all given the nod to Fine’s bid for the statehouse. The endorsements bring his total up to seven, Fine said in […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 9, 2016

HD 16 Republican Dick Kravitz promised, early on in his campaign to succeed term-limited Charles McBurney, that the money would come through when he needed it. And April gives proof to that claim. $13,250 of new money brought Kravitz’s total raised up to $91,275. The veteran Jacksonville politico has only spent $9,490 thus far, leaving him […]

Associated PressMay 9, 2016

The city of St. Augustine and state environmental officials are finalizing a consent agreement that will aim to minimize sewer spills. The St. Augustine Record reported Sunday that St. Augustine has had 18 sanitary sewer overflows and spills in the past several months when eight to 10 spills is typical in a year. The consent […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 9, 2016

Rod Smith raised more than $170,000 in April, his campaign announced on Monday. The campaign announced Smith raised $171,625 in the one-month fundraising period. Of that sum, $87,375 went into his personal campaign account. The remaining $84,250 was given to Independent Leadership for Florida, the political committee supporting Smith’s election. The April numbers boost the […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 9, 2016

In the pivotal month of April, HD 11 Republicans Donnie Horner and Barry Holloway failed to close the money gap between them and Sheri Treadwell. Horner, who lost the money lead to Treadwell in March, was not able to regain it in April. $9,150 of new money brought Horner’s total raised to $113,300 after April. Interesting donors in […]

Scott PowersMay 9, 2016

Democrat Susannah Randolph has won the endorsement of one of the biggest backers of Democrats, the National Education Association, in her quest for the primary nomination to run for Congress in Congressional District 9. The nation’s largest teachers union, almost always a strong financial supporter of Democrats, announced it is backing Randolph rather than any […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 7, 2016

A new survey shows Duval residents’ support for the pension tax referendum and for expansion of the Human Rights Ordinance. The University of North Florida poll showed 36 percent support among 380 Duval County residents interviewed for the pension tax proposal, with 24 percent against it and 40 percent with no opinion. Though support for the […]

Associated PressMay 7, 2016

Amid an FBI corruption investigation, authorities say the Miami suburb of Opa-locka is teetering toward financial collapse. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez asked Gov. Rick Scott in a letter this week to place the city of 16,000 people under state control. The Miami Herald reports the letter warns that without state support Opa-locka’s government faces complete […]

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Bob Rommel raises more than $20K in April for HD 106 campaign

Pinellas newcomer Joseph ‘JB’ Bensmihen is convinced he will win the HD 68 seat this fall

Randy Fine announces trio of endorsements in HD 53

HD 16 Republican Dick Kravitz posts strong April, still trails Jason Fischer

St. Augustine, state officials try to plug sewer spills

Democrat Rod Smith raises more than $171K in April

HD 11 Republicans Donnie Horner, Barry Holloway underwhelm in April fundraising

Teachers’ union endorses Susannah Randolph in CD 9 race

New poll: Duval residents support Lenny Curry’s pension tax, HRO expansion

Amid FBI probe, Miami suburb verges on financial collapse