May 2017 - Page 17 of 65 - Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Scott PowersMay 22, 2017

Tens of thousands of Haitian refugees living in Florida received another six months to stay, news that some political leaders — primarily Democrats — are hailing as a victory. Others say it’s not enough. On Monday, U.S. Department of Homeland Security John F. Kelly announced his decision to extend — for an additional six months — the […]

Mitch PerryMay 22, 2017

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Over the course of six years as mayor, Bob Buckhorn has said things that have offended some people, but he has rarely (if ever) been forced to apologize. Until now. Unless you’ve been avoiding local (now national) press over the past couple of days, you know the mayor has been (metaphorically) under fire since the Tampa Bay […]

Mitch PerryMay 22, 2017

Among the loudest critics of U.S. House Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act this year has been the AARP. “That plan would repeal the expansion of Medicaid that was voluntarily adopted by 31 states, some Republican and some Democratic, so that they could cover millions of poor people with good health […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2017

Monday saw Florida Gov. Rick Scott on yet another trip to Jacksonville, where he highlighted job growth at a medical technology company. That company — Sunoptic Technologies — has benefited from one of Scott’s key initiatives, Enterprise Florida, which in addition to offering economic incentives also provided a global stage for the mid-sized company over the years, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 22, 2017

South Florida voters will have more than one race on their ballot this summer. Gov. Rick Scott signed an executive order Monday calling a special election to replace Rep. Jose Felix Diaz in House District 116. Diaz resigned his seat to run in the special election to replace Sen. Frank Artiles in Senate District 40. […]

Associated PressMay 22, 2017

A co-founder of Twitter says he’s sorry if the popular social media platform helped put Donald Trump in the White House, as the president has suggested. In an interview with The New York Times, Evan Williams says Twitter’s role in Trump’s populist rise is “a very bad thing.” The president has credited Twitter with his election […]

Associated PressMay 22, 2017

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The Supreme Court has left in place a lower court ruling that said imposing a death sentence in Florida requires a unanimous jury. The justices on Monday turned away an appeal from Florida officials seeking to overturn the ruling last year from the state’s highest court. The Florida Supreme Court had struck down a newly […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 22, 2017

Rep. Jose Felix Diaz is officially saying goodbye to the Florida House. The Miami Republican sent a letter to the Florida Division of Elections on May 17 resigning from the Florida House effective Sept. 26. Diaz, who is running in the special election to replace Frank Artiles in Senate District 40, sent similar letters to […]

Staff ReportsMay 22, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott’s trade mission to Argentina has resulted in $24 million in sales to companies that participated, the governor’s office announced Monday. “Enterprise Florida led this mission, and they do important work to connect Florida small business with opportunities in international markets,” Scott said in a written statement, referencing the state’s embattled economic development […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2017

On the eve of a vote for the next Jacksonville City Council President, a reliable source notes that three councilors — including one candidate for President — had breakfast together Saturday at a Metro Diner location. Councilwoman Anna Brosche and Councilmen Matt Schellenberg and Doyle Carter (two committed Brosche backers) were among the participants in a group breakfast, […]

Month: May 2017

Haitian refugees get six-month extension, split reactions from advocates

Bob Buckhorn apologies for military conference joke

AARP president predicts new GOP health care plan will score ‘somewhat’ worse than original

Rick Scott highlights Enterprise Florida success story in Jacksonville

Rick Scott sets special election dates to fill House seat being vacated by Jose Felix Diaz

Twitter leader says he’s ‘sorry’ for social media role in Donald Trump’s election

Justices rejects Florida appeal over death penalty

Jose Felix Diaz to resign from House as part of SD 40 bid

Rick Scott claims $24 million gain from his Argentina trade mission

Unnoticed meeting of Jax Councilors, including Presidential candidate, draws notice