A.G. GancarskiApril 1, 2022
4min0
'You can't just let a court draw this.'
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A.G. GancarskiApril 1, 2022
Peter SchorschMarch 15, 2022
3min0
He scored his first chairmanship and landed millions for Brevard County in the budget.
Ryan RayApril 21, 2016
3min395
U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham rocked the Democratic side of Florida politics with her announcement Thursday morning she’s “seriously considering” a run for governor. But of course, she won’t be alone in seeking to take back the Governor’s Mansion for the Dems for the first time since Gov. Lawton Chiles held the state’s highest post in 1998. Margate Sen. Jeremy Ring said […]
A.G. GancarskiApril 20, 2016
3min187
The big losers of the recent judicial setback for the redistricting challenge of Rep. Corrine Brown were the Jacksonville Congresswoman and Rep. Gwen Graham. Graham, an exponent of the moderate “North Florida Way,” saw her Congressional District 2 redrawn in such a way that it will be a heavy lift for any Democrat to win. While Brown said Wednesday that […]
Ryan RayApril 19, 20163min1785
It’s a crowded GOP field in the 2nd Congressional District, but so far there’s only candidate on the ballot. Republican Neal Dunn announced Tuesday his campaign is the first in the race for the newly redrawn CD 2 to qualify via petition, securing the necessary 2,298 verified signatures. The Panama City urological surgeon’s campaign said they received petitions […]
Mitch PerryMarch 29, 2016
4min340
State Sen. Wilton Simpson is proud of what the Florida Legislature accomplished during its recently completed 2016 Session. However, he says the public wouldn’t be aware of that if they relied solely on the news media during the past two months. The GOP legislator spoke to about 40 (mostly senior) citizens at a town hall meeting […]
Jim RosicaMarch 25, 2016
6min476
With the oldest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind her, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown held a master class in political theater at a Tallahassee buffet restaurant Friday. It came after a court hearing on her legal challenge of the state’s new congressional district map. In the morning, a panel of federal judges heard […]
Jim RosicaDecember 30, 2015
19min379
From palace intrigues to pot, 2015 brought a plethora of material to the Capitol Press Corps. Trying to pick the top 10 state government stories is a subjective pursuit, to say the least, but here are the FloridaPolitics.com picks for the passing year: No. 1: The “firing” of Gerald Bailey Gov. Rick Scott actually forced […]
Guest AuthorDecember 28, 201519min306
From palace intrigues to pot, 2015 brought a plethora of material to the Capitol Press Corps. Trying to pick the top 10 state government stories is a subjective pursuit, to say the least, but here are the FloridaPolitics.com picks for the passing year: No. 1: The “firing” of Gerald Bailey Gov. Rick Scott actually forced […]
Jim RosicaOctober 27, 2015
2min268
Without comment, the Florida Supreme Court has denied a request from Republican U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster to become a new party in the ongoing court challenge to congressional redistricting. The court issued its one-sentence order on Tuesday. In his motion, Webster had admitted recognizing that “generally intervention is not authorized at the appellate level.” And plantiffs including […]