Peter SchorschFebruary 6, 2019
11min840
Fineout is joining POLITICO's Florida bureau just when it needs him. But what about readers' needs?
Tag: Associated PressSen Rick Scott in Sarasota. Photo by Jacob Ogles.
Peter SchorschFebruary 6, 2019
Ryan NicolDecember 21, 2018
3min304
A national survey of U.S. editors and news directors conducted by the Associated Press has named February’s shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School the number one news story of 2018. The attack killed 17 people, spawned activism efforts from students and parents of the victims, and resulted in the passage of a new gun safety […]
Jim RosicaAugust 13, 2018
9min1217
As it defends a slew of cases over medical marijuana, the state of Florida has spent close to $2 million on outside lawyers. Nearly all of that went to one firm. Records reviewed last week show at least $1.9 million approved by the Department of Health (DOH) going to two law firms — mostly Vezina, Lawrence & Piscitelli, […]
Staff ReportsJune 22, 2018
5min216
U.S. officials provided a glimpse Friday into a South Florida facility housing more than 1,000 teenage migrants, seeking to dispel any suggestions that children are being mistreated. Private contractors who run the center for unaccompanied minors in Homestead showed journalists around the campus like-complex for about an hour. Journalists were not permitted to interview the […]
Drew WilsonMay 22, 2018
4min450
Florida Democrats want Northeast Florida U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis to come clean about the contact he had with former RNC deputy finance chair and major gubernatorial campaign backer Elliott Broidy relating to Qatar. The Florida Democratic Party is pointing to a Monday report from The Associated Press about Broidy lobbying in favor of anti-Qatar policies in Washington […]
Scott PowersJanuary 13, 2018
Gwen Graham charges that receiving phone calls means Rick Scott should have acted on Hollywood Hills
9min335
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham alleged Friday that Gov. Rick Scott and his office could be partly to blame for the 14 heat deaths at a Hollywood Hills nursing home following Hurricane Irma after the Associated Press reported the facility called him three times seeking help. The Governor’s Office quickly shot back, insisting that nursing […]
Peter SchorschNovember 3, 2017
4min222
In the eyes of Jack Latvala, recent accusations of rampant sexual harassment in the Florida Senate are becoming more like a witch hunt than real news. On Thursday, the Senate budget chief offered a sharp retort to POLITICO Florida reporter Alexandra Glorioso over the suggestions he acted improperly with a female lobbyist, despite an affidavit […]
Staff ReportsAugust 25, 2017
2min181
The Associated Press’ annual pre-Legislative Session planning meeting and preview will be Nov. 2, with Gov. Rick Scott again the lead speaker, the news service announced Friday. Scott has used the meeting to release his yearly proposed state budget. Other speakers who have confirmed their attendance are, in order: — Senate President Joe Negron, a […]
Associated PressMarch 22, 2017
1min171
The White House is distancing itself from former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, saying his secret work for a Russian billionaire detailed in an Associated Press report happened during “the last decade.” White House press secretary Sean Spicer says nothing in Wednesday’s AP report references any action by the president, the White House or […]
Michael MolineJanuary 31, 2017
5min498
The Associated Press, Florida Press Association, and Florida First Amendment Foundation have entered the legal battle over whether the state’s Sunshine Law covered the organization behind the state’s workers’ compensation premium increase. In a friend-of-the-court brief, the three accused the National Council on Compensation Insurance, or NCCI, of employing “an evasive device” to get around […]