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Staff ReportsSeptember 14, 2018

Hurricane politics now a way of life Among many lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina 13 years ago is that politics are a big part of natural disasters. Rightly or wrongly, depending on one’s view, then-President George W. Bush took a big hit on his approval rating based on how he was perceived to have handled preparations and […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 11, 2018

Community service a legacy of 9/11 Everyone old enough remembers what they were doing on a Tuesday morning 17 years ago today when two airliners flew into the World Trade Center, another into the Pentagon, while a fourth crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. President George W. Bush was in Sarasota reading to school children at Emma E. […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 9, 2018

Republican Senate candidate Rick Scott today unveiled his 10-point “Make Washington Work” agenda as he kicked off a bus tour in Panama City. Included in Scott’s plan? Term limits on lawmakers, an end to pay raises and rules barring lawmakers from taking on jobs as lobbyists for decade after their time in office ends. As […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 9, 2018

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Following action by multiple banks to close Agriculture Commissioner candidate Nikki Fried’s campaign accounts, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist will file federal legislation to address conflict between federal and state marijuana laws. Crist and Fried, both Democrats, will hold a joint press call Monday to discuss the “urgent need to reform medical marijuana advocacy at the […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 7, 2018

Kavanaugh on clear path to confirmation without Nelson’s vote This week, the seemingly unflappable Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sat before Democratic senators on the Judiciary Committee, who threw everything they had at him from a limited arsenal of weapons. Before the hearings even began, Democrats held a conference call and discussed, among other things, staging a mass […]

Scott PowersSeptember 6, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy is launching a pair of internet videos, one in Spanish, one in English, touting her personal story of an immigrant pursuing the American dream and saying she’s fighting for others to have the same fair shot. Murphy, the first-term congresswoman from Winter Park, came to America with her family after […]

Staff ReportsAugust 31, 2018

What did we learn Tuesday about a blue wave? Tuesday night, Florida provided one of the biggest shockers of the primary campaign season with Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum’s upset win over former Democratic Rep. Gwen Graham, also of Tallahassee. On the Republican side, no one was surprised by the landslide win by Rep. Ron DeSantis over Agriculture Commissioner and […]

Staff ReportsAugust 28, 2018

John McCain remembered in Florida for service and 2008 primary Today is primary day in Florida. Several local and statewide races are being tracked, but none are likely to be as impactful as the state presidential primary 10 years ago. When the expected news came that Sen. John McCain had lost his battle with brain […]

Phil AmmannAugust 24, 2018

Early/mail vote results a precursor for the fall? Are Democrats still seeking to flood the voting booths and turn enough Congressional districts blue to win the House? Will vulnerable Democratic Senators be able to survive and flip a couple of Republican seats to gain control of that chamber as well? Lately, a Republican incumbent in […]

Staff ReportsAugust 21, 2018

Dems win House, Florida flips one seat, says Nate Silver/538 With one week remaining before Florida’s primary election, some races for the delegation’s 27 seats in the House are beginning to take shape. But a handful of interesting primaries remain. Republicans have District 6, 15 and 17, where voters will pick their party’s nominee to replace retiring […]

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Delegation for 9.14.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 9.11.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Rick Scott unveils ‘Make Washington Work’ plan in Panama City

Charlie Crist, Nikki Fried holding joint call on passing marijuana reform

Delegation for 9.7.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Stephanie Murphy ad touts immigrants’ shot at the American dream

Delegation for 8.31.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 8.28.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 8.24.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Delegation for 8.21.18 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State