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James CallApril 7, 2015

Florida’s war on marijuana cultivation was an unqualified success last year, according to the annual report from the Domestic Marijuana Eradication (DME) Program. In 2014, sheriff’s deputies and police officers statewide broke up a combined 582 marijuana grow houses and outdoor operations, said Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, who announced the findings on Tuesday. “Our partnership […]

Mitch PerryApril 1, 2015

At an elaborate ceremony he acknowledged seemed as much a church revival as a political event, Bob Buckhorn was sworn in to his second term as Tampa’s mayor Wednesday. Buckhorn took office again with most people understanding that if things go his way, he won’t be be mayor four years from now. Instead, he would be […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 27, 2015

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Conservationist Mallory Lykes Dimmitt, biologist Joe Guthrie and photographer Carlton Ward Jr. sat secluded while eating lunch in the back room of a Tallahassee restaurant on Thursday, unaware that rain that had begun pouring down outside. A week earlier they would have been out in the weather while hiking, bicycling, paddling and camping on a […]

Mitch PerryMarch 25, 2015

Tuesday a Public Policy Polling survey showed that a majority of Floridians wanted neither Jeb Bush nor Marco Rubio to run for president in 2016. That was so yesterday. Literally. A new poll released Wednesday morning from St. Leo University shows quite the opposite: Sixty-three percent of Floridians want Bush to run for president, and 58 […]

Mitch PerryMarch 25, 2015

A new survey from St.Leo University shows that a plurality of Floridians believe Rick Scott’s controversial sacking of FDLE head Gerald Bailey was political in nature. 37 percent of those asked in the poll say that the Governor acted to punish Bailey for Bailey’s reluctance to aid in Scott’s re-election campaign and the change was mainly politically motivated. 47 percent […]

Mitch PerryMarch 25, 2015

A new survey from St.Leo University shows that a plurality of Floridians believe Rick Scott’s controversial sacking of FDLE head Gerald Bailey was political in nature. 37 percent of those asked in the poll say that the Governor acted to punish Bailey for Bailey’s reluctance to aid in Scott’s re-election campaign and the change was mainly politically motivated. 47 percent […]

James CallMarch 25, 2015

The James Madison Institute 2015 Annual Dinner celebrated “The Florida Story: A Lasting Legacy.” More than 300 politicos and supporters attended the dinner Tuesday night on the campus of Florida State University. Former FSU President Stanley Marshall founded JMI in 1987 to advance the limited government philosophy of its namesake: James Madison. “There are more instances of the […]

William MarchMarch 24, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet rejected nominations of three Confederate soldiers for the Florida Veterans Hall of Fame Tuesday after being told they weren’t eligible because they didn’t serve in the U.S. military. Members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans argued they should be included because the veterans honorably served the state and […]

James CallMarch 11, 2015

The Florida Senate’s creative use of music and a whimsical self-awareness among members of the Florida Cabinet were among the highlights of the 60th (Sometimes) Annual Capitol Press Corps Skits Tuesday night. Reporters and politicos lampooned each other with the House and Attorney General Pam Bondi paying Times reporter Michael Van Sickler maybe the profession’s […]

James CallMarch 10, 2015

No movement Tuesday in clearing up confusion over next year’s state budget. While state economists counted up how much money Florida will have to spend for the year beginning July 1, the stances of the players involved seemed to harden. The Revenue Estimating Conference met but by sunset had yet to release the report lawmakers will […]

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Florida seizes $95 million in marijuana plants in 2014, new report says

In inaugural speech, Bob Buckhorn hints at bigger things for Tampa, himself

After 1,000-mile trek, trio meets with legislators to talk conservation

New poll says Floridians DO want Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio to run for president

New poll says plurality of Floridians think Rick Scott acted politically in "Baileygate" controversy

New poll says plurality of Floridians think Rick Scott acted politically in “Baileygate” controversy

James Madison Institute dinner celebrates limited government, school choice

Rick Scott, Cabinet reject Confederates for state Veterans Hall of Fame

Jose Oliva, Jeff Atwater, Senate stars of Capitol Press Corps Skits

The Day That Was in Florida Politics – March 10