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Drew WilsonJune 15, 2018

House Speaker Richard Corcoran won’t be on the ballot this year, but that hasn’t stopped his political committee from spending beaucoup bucks. Corcoran started Watchdog PAC in April 2017, and shortly after wrapping his first Legislative Session with the Speaker’s gavel, he started piling on cash — more than $6.9 million between May 2017 and […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 15, 2018

For undecided Republican voters in Northeast Florida, this weekend will be a good time to get some grip and grin time with some of the gubernatorial candidates. Friday evening sees Rep. Ron DeSantis and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam with dueling events. DeSantis will do a “Grand Ole Flag Day Meet and Greet” at 5:30 p.m., at Orange Park’s Club […]

Kate BradshawJune 14, 2018

Although he had a good run in his two years as House Speaker — and managed to make a splash as a prospective candidate for governor, the Land O’ Lakes Republican falls five spots this year. He claimed the No. 2 slot last year after his raucous showdown with Gov. Rick Scott over VISIT FLORIDA and Enterprise […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJune 14, 2018

Although his department issued concealed-weapons licenses to 291 applicants who should have been disqualified, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said Wednesday the breakdown has been corrected and there was no threat to the public. “Public safety was not at risk,” Putnam told reporters after a state Cabinet meeting. “Two-hundred and ninety-one people who should not have […]

Scott PowersJune 13, 2018

In a brief exchange with an volunteer for an anti-cracking group, Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam declared his opposition to fracking over the weekend. “We don’t need to be fracking in Florida. Our geology, our limestone, we do not need to be fracking in Florida for oil and gas. It is just […]

Jim RosicaJune 13, 2018

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, whose department handles concealed weapon licenses, didn’t directly answer questions about why he didn’t sooner divulge problems with applicants’ background checks. Putnam, also a Republican candidate for governor, spoke with reporters Wednesday after a Florida Cabinet meeting. The Tampa Bay Times reported last Friday that Putnam’s Division of Licensing stopped using a […]

Scott PowersJune 13, 2018

A dark-money committee that has been attacking Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis for months with radio and cable commercials is now going after him on broadcast TV, with a $200,000 buy on Orlando broadcast TV stations. The National Liberty Federation, a 501(4) organization based in Palm Beach Gardens, began running commercials on broadcast TV Tuesday in […]

Drew WilsonJune 12, 2018

Florida Democrats held the first in a series of planned stops in a statewide “Medicaid Expansion Tour” at Gainesville City Hall Monday afternoon. The Florida Democratic Party event drew Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe, City Commissioner David Arreola, Alachua County Democratic Party Executive Committee Chair Cynthia Chestnut and Senate District 8 candidate Kayser Enneking to expound on what […]

Danny McAuliffeJune 12, 2018

While unchanged from May, the latest and last forecast of the 2017-2018 orange growing season is a brutal reminder of Hurricane Irma’s devastation. On Tuesday, the United States Department of Agriculture forecast Florida would produce 44.95 million boxes of oranges in total. That’s a continuation from May forecasts, which saw a slight dip from April. […]

Bill RuftyJune 12, 2018

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is endorsing former Circuit Judge Ashley Moody for Attorney General. Judd made the announcement at an early Tuesday morning news conference in Bartow. Moody campaign says now there are 40 Florida sheriffs have now endorsed her for the office. “For more than forty-five years, Grady Judd has served the citizens of Polk […]

Tag: Adam Putnam

Richard Corcoran’s political committee continues spending spree in May

Ron DeSantis, Adam Putnam campaigning in Northeast Florida this weekend

#7 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians — Richard Corcoran

Adam Putnam says public safety ‘not at risk’ in license snafu

Adam Putnam declares opposition to fracking in Florida

Adam Putnam sidesteps timing question about background check investigation

Dark-money committee attacking Ron DeSantis on Orlando TV

Florida Democrats launch Medicaid expansion tour

USDA predictions end 30 million boxes short of pre-Irma orange forecasts

Grady Judd gives thumbs up to Ashley Moody for AG