Ryan NicolJuly 9, 2019
2min759
Polo defeated former Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Frank Mingo to take the seat in 2018.
Tag: Cindy PoloMike Johnson. Image via AP.
Ryan NicolJuly 9, 2019
A.G. GancarskiJune 20, 2019
6min381
13 legislators earned a perfect score.
Guest AuthorApril 1, 2019
5min446
"We must let him [DeSantis] know that is not acceptable."
Ryan NicolJanuary 21, 2019
5min569
The civil rights leader would have turned 90 this year.
Jacob OglesJanuary 20, 2019
4min433
The freshman state representative didn't take well to taunts on Twitter.
Staff ReportsDecember 18, 2018
10min490
With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the legislative merry-go-round. On: In the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Cindy Kynoch is staff director. Jamie DeLoach and Ross McSwain are deputy staff directors. McSwain worked previously as staff director of Regulated Industries. Off and on: Elizabeth Ryon became deputy staff director for the […]
Drew WilsonDecember 5, 2018
5min257
A newly minted state Senator and a quartet of fresh state Representatives opened campaign accounts for the 2020 election cycle this week. Sarasota Republican Joe Gruters, who took over for U.S. Rep.-elect Greg Steube in Senate District 23, filed his paperwork Tuesday. Gruters was a member of the House for a term before U.S. Rep. […]
Drew WilsonNovember 8, 2018
6min288
Most Florida Democrats woke up consumed by what went wrong on Election Day. Another nil for five performance in statewide races, and a one for six performance in the state Senate, assuming current margins hold. But Ruth’s List Florida was more than a little cheery with an email celebrating its “historic victories” on Tuesday. Their […]
Ryan NicolNovember 7, 2018
6min422
Ahead of Tuesday night’s election results, many political prognosticators were projecting 2018 to be the “Year of the Woman.” But the results from South Florida showed mixed results at best for women candidates at the state and federal level. We knew that a record-breaking number of women were running for Congress in 2018. That led […]
Drew WilsonNovember 7, 2018
4min368
Tuesday’s top-of-ticket results didn’t give Florida Democrats much reason to cheer, but incoming House Minority Leader Kionne McGhee says the party made decent inroads into the GOP’s intractable advantage in the state House. The victories highlighted: Joy Goff-Marcil in HD 30, Geraldine Thompson in HD 44, Anna Eskamani in HD 47, Adam Hattersley in HD […]