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Associated PressMarch 4, 2015

Several school districts on Tuesday suspended Florida’s new standardized tests for a second day, despite assurances that the problems had been fixed. Education Commissioner Pam Stewart asked districts early in the morning to resume using the online portal that middle-school and high-school students must use in order to log on and take the state’s annual […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 4, 2015

Bill Hay‘s WBOB Stump straw poll last weekend got a solid turnout and had some interesting speeches. Lenny Curry talked about being “the only conservative in this race” and Bill Bishop launched a critique of negative ads as “the last vestige of people with no vision.” The counting process to determine winners? Even more interesting. When I asked around […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 4, 2015

Bill Hay‘s WBOB Stump straw poll last weekend got a solid turnout and had some interesting speeches. Lenny Curry talked about being “the only conservative in this race” and Bill Bishop launched a critique of negative ads as “the last vestige of people with no vision.” The counting process to determine winners? Even more interesting. When I asked around […]

Florence SnyderMarch 3, 2015

In Casablanca, “everybody goes to Rick’s” Café Americain. In Tallahassee, everybody goes to Andrew’s Capital Grill. Or Andrew goes to everybody, as he did Monday night, personally attending to the feeding and watering of 1,200 of Associated Industries’ closest friends at its annual eve-of-session cocktail party. Andrew Reiss has been doing that since the party […]

Florence SnyderMarch 3, 2015

In Casablanca, “everybody goes to Rick’s” Café Americain. In Tallahassee, everybody goes to Andrew’s Capital Grill. Or Andrew goes to everybody, as he did Monday night, personally attending to the feeding and watering of 1,200 of Associated Industries’ closest friends at its annual eve-of-session cocktail party. Andrew Reiss has been doing that since the party […]

Phil AmmannMarch 3, 2015

As the Legislative Session starts, Gov. Rick Scott is pushing his priorities with a statewide TV ad blitz. Using TV makes Scott one of the first Florida governors to make use of direct television campaigns, instead of depending on earned media most elected officials rely on. Produced by his Let’s Get to Work PAC, the 30-second spot starts airing […]

Phil AmmannMarch 3, 2015

As the Legislative Session starts, Gov. Rick Scott is pushing his priorities with a statewide TV ad blitz. Using TV makes Scott one of the first Florida governors to make use of direct television campaigns, instead of depending on earned media most elected officials rely on. Produced by his Let’s Get to Work PAC, the 30-second spot starts airing […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 3, 2015

Supporters of clean water and conservation rallied two weeks ago at the Capitol but the biggest water day of the 2015 Legislative Session may come Wednesday. HB 7003, the House water policy bill shepherded by Rep. Matt Caldwell, R-Lehigh Acres and chairman of the House State Affairs Committee, likely will pass the House. And the Senate […]

Associated PressMarch 3, 2015

The Seminole Tribe is running television ads in hopes of convincing lawmakers to renegotiate its gambling compact. The ads began airing Tuesday, the day after a major gambling bill was filed that would allow two massive casinos in South Florida and allow slot machines at dog tracks in Palm Beach and Lee counties The 30-second […]

Ryan RayMarch 3, 2015

Two proposed committee bills to move back the date of Florida’s presidential primaries have sailed through legislative committees in as many days. The House version of the proposal, PCB RCEC 15-05, was introduced and approved in the House Rules Calendar & Ethics Committee without questions or debate in under three minutes on Monday, resulting in […]

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Senators ask Gov. Rick Scott to suspend testing after glitches

Where are the WBOB "Stump" straw poll numbers?

Where are the WBOB “Stump” straw poll numbers?

Florence Snyder: Postcard from "The Process"

Florence Snyder: Postcard from “The Process”

Rick Scott goes "On the Move" with statewide TV campaign for 2015 priorities

Rick Scott goes “On the Move” with statewide TV campaign for 2015 priorities

Water bills are on tap Wednesday but environmentalists are not cheering

Seminole Tribe airs ad in support of new gambling compact

Bills to move back presidential primaries zoom through committee