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Michael MolineAugust 31, 2016

A major business lobby, preparing the ground for the next fight over workers’ compensation insurance, prevailed against one of its main targets during Tuesday’s primary elections. But perhaps the bigger prize got away. “Call it a draw,” said Bill Herrle, Florida director for the National Federation of Independent Business. “A mixed bag.” The federation threw […]

Michael MolineAugust 31, 2016

Primary voting ran smoothly in Florida Tuesday, for the most part, but Secretary of State Ken Detzner said he had already contacted legal authorities about the release of returns in Broward County before the polls closed. “It’s unacceptable that the results were released prior to the polls closing,” Detzner said during a news conference in Tallahassee. […]

Michael MolineAugust 30, 2016

Incumbent Brad Drake crushed Bev Kilmer‘s hopes of returning to the Florida House Tuesday, winning an overwhelming victory in the Republican primary for House District 5 in the Panhandle. Meanwhile, next door in House District 4, Destin Mayor Mel Ponder won a plurality victory in a field of five seeking the Republican nomination. Jonathan Michael […]

Tom JacksonAugust 30, 2016

The impression I get is people have the wrong idea about primary elections. To apply a sports analogy, people — I’d call them voters, except they’re plainly not — think of primaries as the exhibition season. This is not without solid foundation. I mean, they do sort of look like the preseason. Starry-eyed unknowns hoping […]

Associated PressMarch 15, 2016

Five more states chime into the rambunctious campaign 2016 conversation on Tuesday, and no one’s listening with greater interest than Marco Rubio and John Kasich, both of them desperate to win their home states and avoid being flattened by Donald Trump‘s steamroller. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton is out to reclaim momentum after Bernie […]

Tag: 2016 Florida primary

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Tom Jackson: Maybe if we thought of primaries as playoffs …

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