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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 3, 2016

Rick Scott for vice president? Maybe not. A new Mason-Dixon poll shows some Floridians would be less likely to vote for Donald Trump if the Florida governor was also on the ticket. The survey found 40 percent of Floridians polled said they would be less likely to vote for Trump if Scott was his running […]

Scott PowersJune 2, 2016

Sean Ashby, a teacher and Democrat running in the House District 50 race, is asking Orange County school officials if student safety protocols were sufficient in a recent investigation of an alleged student abduction attempt. Ashby is raising questions about an April 29 incident which did not become public until almost two weeks later. Hours after […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 1, 2016

Carlos Beruff has a plan to reform Washington. On Wednesday, Beruff released a 10-point proposal he says will “end government greed.” The proposal includes instituting a lifetime ban on federal lawmakers from becoming lobbyists; tying congressional pay to the percentage of votes cast or missed; and repealing automatic pay raises for members of Congress. “Our representatives […]

Scott PowersMay 23, 2016

A complaint filed with the Florida Elections Commission alleges that former Orlando Police Chief Val Deming‘s aborted 2014 Orange County mayoral campaign played favorites in refunding campaign money. The complaint, filed Thursday by Connor Pace of Gainesville, contends that the 2014 Val Demings for Orange County Mayor campaign fully refunded money to a handful of […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 23, 2016

A super PAC aimed at helping Democratic U.S. Senate candidates is prepared to spend more than $10 million in Florida this fall. The Senate Majority PAC, a political committee aimed at helping take back the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate, said it is poised to spend $10.5 million on cable and broadcast advertisements in […]

Scott PowersMay 20, 2016

If companies want to know who to trust to do business in civil-war-torn Ukraine, they might contact Maitland-based Strategic Risk Management LLC for privately researched background intelligence reports. Companies that need to move goods through the dicier parts of Afghanistan might call on Winter Park-based Innovative Logistics LLC to handle the planes, warehouses, trucks and security. And if the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 20, 2016

Lizbeth Benacquisto said she will make a decision in the coming days about whether she will run Congress. In a statement Friday, the Fort Myers Republican said she was shocked to learn that Rep. Curt Clawson was not seeking re-election. Benacquisto ran in the 2014 special Congressional District 19 election, where she came in second […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 20, 2016

Naples Republican Matt Hudson is focused on his state Senate District 28 bid, and won’t be considering a run in the open Congressional District 19 seat. “My focus is on continuing to represent my constituents and being elected to serve them in the Florida Senate,” he said in a statement Friday. Hudson lives in eastern […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 19, 2016

Congressman Curt Clawson will not run for re-election. The Bonita Springs Republican announced Thursday he was not running for a second full term in the U.S. House. Clawson’s decision to step down at the end of his term was first reported by the Fort Myers News-Press. In a statement Thursday, Clawson said he wanted to spend […]

Scott PowersMay 19, 2016

Elected officials from Seminole County like the job Mike Ertel has been doing to supervise their elections. Ertel on Thursday released a list of scores of current and former elected officials from the county who have either endorsed his re-election bid this fall or have contributed to his campaign. Ertel, a Republican, does not have any […]

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Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

40% of Floridians say they’re less likely to vote for Donald Trump if Rick Scott is VP

HD 50 candidate Sean Ashby seeks inquiry of April 29 abduction attempt

Carlos Beruff’s plan to reform Washington includes term limits, lobbying bans

Elections complaint alleges Val Demings played favorites in 2014 refunds

Senate Majority PAC slated to spend $10.5M in Florida this fall

Todd Wilcox brings ground-level view of foreign affairs to U.S. Senate race

Lizbeth Benacquisto weighing whether to jump in to CD 19

Matt Hudson focused on SD 28, won’t run in CD 19

Curt Clawson won’t run for re-election, says he wants to ‘spend more time close to home’

Mike Ertel gets long list of endorsements for Seminole Supervisor of Elections