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Phil AmmannFebruary 2, 2015

David Shepp, a former legislative aide to Adam Putnam with nearly two decades of political experience, is joining Southern Strategy Group. Shepp brings more than 18 years of Polk County and Florida legislative experience, including serving four years as legislative assistant to then-state Rep. Adam Putnam. After managing Putnam’s successful campaign in Florida’s 12th Congressional […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 2, 2015

A new advertising campaign highlighting how busy families can make healthy meals with Florida fresh agriculture will kick off statewide beginning Monday. Three 30-second spots, produced by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, promotes the state’s “Fresh From Florida” brand of produce and seafood. Each ad features fresh and wholesome recipes with a […]

Bob SparksFebruary 1, 2015

Angela Corey has a job that certainly cannot be described as boring. As Florida State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial District, she gained notoriety for her prosecution of two high profile cases over the past three years. Three years ago she was appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to serve as the lead prosecutor of George […]

Daniel TilsonFebruary 1, 2015

It’s time we heard what Charlie Crist thinks about Rick Scott’s latest scandals. It might help us make better sense of the mess Scott made out of firing Gerald Bailey, longtime and widely respected commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), not to mention new whistleblower allegations that Scott ignored and covered up fatal failures of […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 1, 2015

Floridians hear a lot about over-testing and high-stakes testing in our public schools. Even if you are sympathetic to the problem, unless you are very plugged into the details, you have only a general idea of what it all means. Let me give you some of those details. Most of my career has been as […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 1, 2015

Imagine a seizure striking without warning while attending your son or daughter’s soccer game, or watching helplessly as your child suffers from a debilitating epilepsy episode. This is the fear that more than 375,000 Floridians and their families face every day following an epilepsy diagnosis: when will the next seizure strike? The mission of the […]

Bob SparksFebruary 1, 2015

Angela Corey has a job that certainly cannot be described as boring. As Florida State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial District, she gained notoriety for her prosecution of two high profile cases over the past three years. Three years ago she was appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to serve as the lead prosecutor of George […]

Brendan FarringtonFebruary 1, 2015

Florida Democratic Party leaders gathered Saturday to begin dissecting a miserable year and to try to figure out what it can do going forward to win elections. While President Barack Obama and Sen. Bill Nelson have figured out how to win Florida, Democrats have had little success elsewhere since the 1990s. In 2014, Gov. Rick […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 1, 2015

Florida Chamber of Commerce leaders will not enter the debate between Gov. Rick Scott and Cabinet members about longtime state Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty. Chamber President Mark Wilson told reporters that McCarty was “doing a good job,” during the tenure of Gov. Charlie Crist, who Wilson called “the worst governor” in U.S. history. However, Wilson clarified that the entire agency failed to do a good job […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 1, 2015

Lawmakers will continue to pursue telemedicine this year in a bill submitted last week by Republican Rep. Travis Cummings of Orange Park, through a measure described as “telehealth.” Cummings filed HB 545 just one week after SB 478, a similar bill from Senate Health Policy Chair Aaron Bean, a Fernandina Beach Republican, and Democratic Senate […]

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U.S. Rep. Cory Mills delivering Starlink systems to Florida Highway Patrol. Image via Mills.

Personnel note: David Shepp moves to Southern Strategy Group

New Fresh from Florida ads launch to help busy families with healthy meals

Bob Sparks: Angela Corey is no stranger to Stand Your Ground

Daniel Tilson: Charlie Crist should weigh in on Gov. Scott's scandals

Catherine Martinez: The nitty gritty of high-stakes tests

Karen Basha Egozi: Epilepsy group applauds new medical marijuana bill

Angela Corey is no stranger to Stand Your Ground

Florida Democrats review dismal year, plan for future

Insurance commissioner doing better under Rick Scott than Charlie Crist, Florida Chamber says

Second ‘telehealth’ bill filed for 2015 session