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Ryan NicolNovember 30, 2018

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Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday he was suspending controversial Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes and replacing her with longtime loyalist Pete Antonacci, now president and CEO of Enterprise Florida. “Every eligible voter in Florida deserves their vote to be counted and should have confidence in Florida’s elections process,” Scott said. “After a series of […]

Jacob OglesNovember 28, 2018

As Florida looks again to election reform, the current leader of the state’s elections supervisors association offered one crucial request to lawmakers: Don’t rush changes. “If you fix something, you have to give us time to implement and iron the bugs out of whatever fix you make before you decide it isn’t working,” said Paul […]

Jacob OglesNovember 27, 2018

A mid-winter conference of Florida’s elections supervisors usually serves as a social affair, maybe a discussion on changing ballot technology. But on the heels of a historic statewide recount, the upcoming event in Sarasota will likely entail more than just mingling. Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner agreed to host the Florida State Association of […]

Scott PowersNovember 20, 2018

HomeAway, the vacation rental-home marketing company, is moving forward with efforts to collect taxes from its home-sharing clients for Florida and several major counties. The company, with its affiliated companies and brands including VRBO and VacationRentals.com, is doing so with new deals cut individually with Orange, Pinellas and Lee counties to collect and remit local […]

Blake DowlingNovember 19, 2018

According to The New York Times, Brenda Snipes, the Supervisor of Elections in Broward County resigned. “It has been my passion and honor to serve as the Supervisor of Elections for Broward County voters,” she said in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott. Let’s go back in time, on election night in 2000 some media […]

Drew WilsonNovember 19, 2018

New compensation reports show the influencers at Anfield Consulting earned an estimated $555,000 in pay from their 40-odd legislative and executive clients in the third quarter. The quadriga helmed by Albert Balido reeled marked down $415,000 of those receipts on its legislative lobbying report, with an estimated $140,000 flowing in via executive branch efforts. Though […]

Ryan NicolNovember 19, 2018

Republican candidate Matt Caldwell on Monday conceded the race for Agriculture Commissioner to Democratic opponent Nikki Fried. Caldwell was the last of three trailing statewide candidates to concede after recounts in their respective races were completed Sunday. In a statement, Caldwell — most recently a North Fort Myers state representative — says he’s giving up his […]

Jacob OglesNovember 18, 2018

Democrat Nikki Fried declared victory once again in Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner race. “I’m honored to serve as your next Commissioner of Agriculture. Now, we come together and work in union to govern for the people of Florida,” Fried said today on Twitter. But officials with Republican Matt Caldwell’s campaign say he’s waiting on controversy in […]

Jacob OglesNovember 17, 2018

With a hand recount of U.S. Senate votes in Broward County complete, Democrat Bill Nelson netted less than 300 votes, according to Republican Rick Scott’s campaign. That’s bad news for the Democrat, who hoped the examination of some 32,000 undervotes in the heavily Democratic County would help close a 12,603-vote deficit in the election. Miami […]

Scott PowersNovember 16, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott‘s Republican U.S. Senate campaign wants Broward County’s late-transmitted machine recount results to count in Florida’s U.S. Senate race. Scott’s campaign recount attorney Tim Cerio has fired off a letter to Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner asking for confirmation that Detzner will accept the Broward County numbers even though they arrived after Thursday’s […]

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Michelin spotlights Miami's Sereia Portuguese seafood restaurant, one of six new eateries on the list.

Rick Scott suspends Brenda Snipes, appoints Pete Antonacci

Elections leader: Reform after recounts can’t be rushed

Elections conference likely to touch on reform

HomeAway signing tourist tax collection agreements

Blake Dowling: After recounts, thanks to all for fighting the good fight

Anfield Consulting clears $550K in newly filed compensation reports

Matt Caldwell concedes race for Agriculture Commissioner following recount

Nikki Fried claims victory as Matt Caldwell eyes South Florida totals

Broward County hand recount nets little for Bill Nelson

Rick Scott’s team wants Broward County recount results to count