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James CallMarch 10, 2015

U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham won the Florida’s 2nd Congressional District in November campaigning on a “North Florida Way” theme. Graham said that if sent to Washington then like the residents of the farming, fishing, and logging communities of the 14-county district, she would roll up her sleeves and work with others to get things done for […]

James CallMarch 10, 2015

Sen. Dorothy Hukill’s plan to keep an eye on spies in the sky cleared its first committee stop Tuesday. SB 766 would protect individuals and their private property from being photographed or videoed through the use of a drone. At lest 13 states have enacted laws addressing drones, or what privacy advocates have called “flying robots with cameras,” […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2015

If the race to be the next president of the Florida Senate is only a special election in Senate District 6 from being over, don’t tell that to Jack Latvala‘s fundraising numbers. The Pinellas lawmaker has posted a head-turning fundraising report for the month of February — one that suggests, at the very least, that […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2015

If the race to be the next president of the Florida Senate is only a special election in Senate District 6 from being over, don’t tell that to Jack Latvala‘s fundraising numbers. The Pinellas lawmaker has posted a head-turning fundraising report for the month of February — one that suggests, at the very least, that […]

James CallMarch 10, 2015

North Florida Congresswoman Gwen Graham has found a Republican co-sponsor for a crackdown on congressional perks. Graham, speaking Tuesday at a Tallahassee news conference, called the perks elimination act (HR 1339) a “common sense” measure that would save millions of dollars by prohibiting members of Congress from billing taxpayers to fly first class and rent […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2015

Ed Montanari, one of St. Petersburg’s most involved and respected citizen leaders, will announce next month he’s running for the District 2 seat on the City Council, according to those close to the plain-spoken, razor-sharp airline pilot. Bill Dudley, term-limited from running again, now represents the northeast St. Petersburg district. In 2007, Dudley upset the better-financed Montanari […]

Peter SchorschMarch 10, 2015

The latest chapter of “4th Floor Files” talks with Agustin Corbella, director of the Government Law & Policy practice for Greenberg Traurig’s Tallahassee office. Gus Corbella advocates for a number of industry leaders, such as the Florida Hospital Association, AT&T, National Vision, the Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. His resume also […]

Associated PressMarch 10, 2015

A large number of Florida residents like to go down the wedding aisle more than once. New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday show that Florida has among the highest population of residents married two or more times. The rate for Florida men was 30.5% in 2012, and the rate for women […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 10, 2015

A bill that would eliminate a state process for reviewing large developments cleared its first committee stop on Tuesday. Meanwhile, another bill that would eliminate Florida’s 11 regional planning councils was amended to eliminate only one of them. Large developments such as shopping malls and housing projects with hundreds of homes now are classified by […]

Ryan RayMarch 10, 2015

Rep. Matt Gaetz successfully steered legislation to formally legalize “transportation network services” like Uber through the House Transportation & Ports Subcommittee on Tuesday. Debate on the bill – heated at times – lasted about an hour and featured an unusual aspect identified by committee Chairman Tom Rooney: “This has got to be the first bill in five years that I’ve […]

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Five minutes with Congresswoman Gwen Graham

Senate committee clears bill limiting drones

Jack Latvala’s cash haul suggests Senate President race still alive

Jack Latvala's cash haul suggests Senate President race still alive

Gwen Graham debuts curbs on perks in Congress

Ed Montanari likely to begin bid for St. Pete City Council next month

4th Floor Files talks to Gus Corbella about Florida film, green ties and thinking big

Itch to re-hitch hits many in Florida

Development bill passes first stop despite opposition from cities and counties

Uber bill greenlighted by House transportation panel