Ryan NicolDecember 4, 2019
5min262
Gov. Ron DeSantis, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and others made appearances this week.
Tag: Bill McCollum
Ryan NicolDecember 4, 2019Ryan NicolDecember 3, 2019
6min418
Day two of the group's 40th annual meeting began Tuesday morning.
Peter SchorschJanuary 22, 2019
6min1708
The former Congressman will focus on policy and economic development issues.
Staff ReportsOctober 26, 2018
2min350
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday ordered flags at half-staff for Democratic former state Sen. Walter “Skip” Campbell of Broward County. Campbell, a 69-year-old lawyer, died Tuesday. Scott directed the U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale; City Hall in Coral Springs; and at the Capitol […]
Peter SchorschMarch 6, 2018
9min604
Last week, Sunshine State News, the right-leaning news website covering Florida politics, celebrated its eighth anniversary. In the brutal economy of journalism, that’s no small feat. Sunshine State News has been around longer than Florida Politics or POLITICO Florida. And it’s maintained a presence in Tallahassee when other legacy media outlets, such as the Palm […]
Scott PowersFebruary 7, 2018
3min528
Republican state Rep. Mike Miller has announced his campaign finance team for his run for Congress, to be led by businessman and former U.S. Senate candidate Todd Wilcox and to include former Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, former Florida Senate President Toni Jennings and a large number of key Central Florida figures. Miller, of Winter […]
Peter SchorschFebruary 7, 2018
4min802
Going on a few months, Florida Politics has been tracking Republican Mike McCalister and the possibility he may enter the wide-open race for Agriculture Commissioner. Chatter surrounding the much-discussed retired Army Colonel and former U.S. Senate candidate was loudest at the Republican Party of Florida annual meeting in January. Bringing some solid retail politicking, McCalister worked the […]
Peter SchorschJune 7, 2017
7min230
After a news report listed him as one of six candidates in the running for U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, two-term Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg has taken himself out of consideration. “I’m honored that my name was mentioned, but I withdrew from consideration,” Aronberg, 46, told Florida Politics Wednesday morning. “I […]
Terry RoenMarch 7, 2017
3min283
Enterprise Florida’s Executive Committee named Mike Grissom interim CEO Tuesday, a day after the embattled agency’s CEO abruptly resigned. Former CEO Chris Hart IV resigned after serving only three months on the job. Stan Connally, vice chairman of the Enterprise board of directors, hastily called the meeting Tuesday and nominated Grissom, who served as interim […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 22, 2017
2min546
Bill Nelson isn’t running for re-election for another year, but it’s never too early to start the campaign against him. That’s what the National Republican Senate Committee is doing this week, unveiling a new digital ad campaign to inform Florida voters of what they call Nelson’s “liberal record” in Washington, comparing his Senate voting record to […]