Jim RosicaJanuary 30, 2019
3min331
"We're going to redirect funds ... where they actually belong."
Tag: AP DayIn Gainesville with the Allman Brothers Band, myself, Parker and Richert.
Jim RosicaJanuary 30, 2019Jim RosicaNovember 2, 2017
4min241
A testy Sen. Jack Latvala, Republican candidate for governor, had earlier turned questions about sexual harassment in the Senate to his advantage, saying the Legislature needs wholesale ethics reform. “An entire package of ethics reforms is probably overdue,” he told the crowd at Thursday’s Associated Press pre-Legislative Session planning meeting. Latvala also said that former […]
Jim RosicaNovember 2, 2017
2min225
As much as he perhaps would have liked to avoid it, House Republican Leader Ray Rodrigues fielded a “sex” question at Thursday’s AP Day at the Capitol. Rodrigues, filling in for previously scheduled House Speaker Richard Corcoran, was asked about Corcoran’s comment on a “wall of silence” in the Senate to news that Democratic Sen. […]
Scott PowersNovember 2, 2017
4min183
As the first Democrat up at the Associated Press’s annual political media day Thursday in Tallahassee gubernatorial candidate Chris King quickly turned on the Republicans who preceded him, seeking to position himself as the Democrat who’ll take the economic debate to Republicans. “I see a very different Florida than what the governor and commissioner have […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 2, 2017
7min213
Going into November, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam had all the momentum he could want in his bid for the 2018 GOP nod for Governor. Putnam is riding high in all polls against potential primary rivals, and — with over $19 million banked as September ended — he had more resources than the rest of the […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 31, 2017
4min421
Saying he believes in compromise but not in “compromising your principles,” House Speaker Richard Corcoran Tuesday said again there would be “no (economic) incentives” in his chamber’s proposed 2017-18 state budget. Corcoran, a Land O’ Lakes Republican, spoke at the annual Associated Press Legislative Session planning session at the Capitol, then took questions from reporters […]
Ryan RayOctober 14, 2015
3min144
When Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera addressed reporters during the Associated Press’ annual legislative planning session in Tallahassee, he made it clear he sees himself as a man of action rather than rhetoric. “I’ve actually delivered results for Floridians,” said Lopez-Cantera, known around the Capitol as “CLC.” “If there’s one thing you should ask anybody who’s running for […]
Jim RosicaOctober 14, 2015
3min268
Florida Senate President Andy Gardiner, whose son has Down syndrome, focused on the needs of Floridians with “unique abilities” in his remarks at Wednesday’s Associated Press legislative planning session. When later asked about what was arguably the most pressing issue of last session, paying for hospitals’ charity care, Gardiner – a hospital executive – largely took a pass. […]
Ryan RayOctober 14, 2015
3min114
U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis isn’t the most well-known face in Tallahassee – the 37-year-old Navy lawyer never served in the statehouse – but the themes he underlined at AP Day in the state Capitol Wednesday morning were familiar indeed. DeSantis hit the conservative high notes of opposition to the Iran deal, dissatisfaction with the higher education system, and […]