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A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2016

Yes for Jacksonville, a campaign committee devoted to educating Duval County residents on the necessity of extending the current half-cent sales tax to address the city’s crippling unfunded pension liability, unveiled its bipartisan leadership committee Friday afternoon. Mayor Lenny Curry will chair Yes for Jacksonville. Former Sheriff Nat Glover and City Hall legend Susie Wiles will serve as […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 6, 2016

Eight Southwest Florida circuit court judges will keep their spot on the bench after no challengers filed to run against them by Friday’s noon qualifying deadline. In Collier County, Judges Jim Shenko and Lauren L. Brodie will retain their seats. Lee County Circuit Judges Nick Thompson, Jay B. Rosman, Ramiro Manalich and Alane Laboda will […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2016

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Melissa Nelson may have an uphill battle to unseat 4th Circuit State Attorney Angela Corey. But former State Attorney Harry Shorstein backs Nelson without reservation. “I’ve been with a number of very prominent lawyers encouraging her to run the last four to five years,” Shorstein told FloridaPolitics.com Friday. “Melissa worked for me for around eight years,” […]

Mitch PerryMay 6, 2016

Pinellas County state House Democratic Rep. Dwight Dudley has filed to run for judge of the County Court in Pinellas County’s Group 9. Dudley is a St. Petersburg-based attorney who operates his own law firm. He announced last week that he would not run for re-election for his HD 68 seat that he was first elected to in […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2016

What do Marianne Aho, Russell Healey, Angela Cox, Steven Fahlgren, Jack Schemer, and Linda McCallum have in common? All six of them are running unopposed for re-election for 4th Circuit judgeships, as of Friday afternoon. There are just two competitive races in the 4th Circuit. Group 9 incumbent Bruce Anderson faces David Trotti, a Jacksonville lawyer specializing in family law and bankruptcy proceedings. […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 6, 2016

The divorce of HD 14 Democratic candidate Kim Daniels, a legal imbroglio that loomed over Daniels’ failed Jacksonville City Council re-election in 2015, was finalized Wednesday. The agreement is sealed, and the divorce decree brings an end to one of the messiest chapters in recent Jacksonville political history. Under the umbrella of their shared Spoken Word Ministries, […]

Phil AmmannMay 6, 2016

State Rep. Chris Latvala is proud to announce the start of his House District 67 re-election with a significant endorsement from the Pinellas Realtor Organization. Latvala, son of longtime Republican state Sen. Jack Latvala, is running for his second term representing the people of Clearwater, Largo and Pinellas Park. “Based on your past service and […]

Mitch PerryMay 6, 2016

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On Saturday, Democrats from each of Florida’s 27 congressional districts will meet in congressional district caucuses to elect 135 district-level delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July. Later on, the district-level delegates will meet to select 27 Pledged Party Leader and Elected Official (PLEO) Delegates, 45 At-Large Delegates, and 17 At-Large Alternates to the […]

Scott PowersMay 6, 2016

Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs has sent messages on two controversial fronts involving the county’s lucrative tourist tax, asking the Tourist Development Council to put up money to attract the NFL Pro Bowl and to think about pushing for an ordinance to deal with future tourist tax issues. The latter request — Jacobs actually only softly suggested […]

Scott PowersMay 6, 2016

After four consecutive tumbles SpaceX is now on a two-landing winning streak to successfully bring back rockets launched from Cape Canaveral. In the wee hours Friday SpaceX blasted off a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and sent a private communications satellite into orbit. A few minutes after the launch, the company […]

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‘Yes for Jacksonville’ unveils bipartisan leadership team

Eight Southwest Florida circuit court judges keep their seats

Why Harry Shorstein backs Melissa Nelson for State Attorney

Dwight Dudley files to run as judge in Pinellas County

Not much drama in Jacksonville area circuit judge races

HD 14 Democratic candidate Kim Daniels’ divorce is finalized

Local Realtors back Chris Latvala in HD 67 re-election campaign

Florida Democrats to choose delegates to convention this Saturday

Teresa Jacobs urges Orange County tourist board to back Pro Bowl, consider pushing for tax ordinance

SpaceX launches satellite into space and then sticks rocket landing again