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Jim RosicaDecember 10, 2015

A medical marijuana lobbyist said a half-dozen Florida nurseries that had applied but failed to become growers “are thinking seriously about protesting” the state’s license-award process. Taylor Patrick Biehl told FloridaPolitics.com on Thursday that he and fellow lobbyist Jeff Sharkey had “spoken with seven or eight nurseries and a variety of administrative lawyers about the protest possibilities, […]

Drew WilsonDecember 9, 2015

Democrat Susannah Randolph added to her list of endorsements Tuesday after Minnesota U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison announced his support for the candidate for Florida’s 9th Congressional District. “Susannah is a true Progressive Democrat with a lifelong commitment to grassroots organizing and helping Democrats win,” Ellison said in a news release. “I am proud to support […]

Jim RosicaDecember 3, 2015

A bill that would allow for stronger varieties of pot as medical marijuana in Florida unanimously cleared its second Senate review panel. The Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice OK’d the measure (SB 460) on Thursday. State Sen. Rob Bradley, the Fleming Island Republican behind the bill, said it was aimed at allowing stronger but still non-smokeable marijuana for […]

Brendan FarringtonNovember 18, 2015

A bill that would force prosecutors to prove self-defense wasn’t a factor before bringing someone using a “stand your ground” defense to trial advanced in the Senate on Wednesday despite a similar House bill being killed the day before. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice approved the bill on a 5-1 vote. But its […]

Drew WilsonNovember 12, 2015

If Democratic Sen. Darren Soto’s congressional run is successful, his Senate District 14 seat will open up two years early. Democratic HD 48 Rep. Victor Torres plans to capitalize on that opportunity. “My future lies with the courts and how they are going to align the Senate seats, but that doesn’t stop me from the […]

Peter SchorschNovember 9, 2015

As Douglas Adams wrote in “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” “We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!” That pretty much describes Florida’s political landscape right now, with a year until Election Day (and, perhaps more astonishingly, just four months to the Presidential Preference Primary). A slew of key state races are as […]

Peter SchorschNovember 9, 2015

As Douglas Adams wrote in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, “We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!” That pretty much describes Florida’s political landscape right now, with a year until Election Day (and, perhaps more astonishingly, just four months to the Presidential Preference Primary). A slew of key state races are as yet unformed, with breakout […]

Mitch PerryNovember 5, 2015

There’s a crowded scramble among Democrats clamoring to succeed Alan Grayson in Congress next year, and according to his pollster, state Sen. Darren Soto is looking good for the spot right now. Soto is the 37-year-old state senator representing the 14th District, which includes parts of Orange, Osceola, and Polk counties in central Florida. He’s running against Susannah Randolph, an […]

Frank TorresOctober 31, 2015

The intense Democratic primary for U.S. Senate between Alan Grayson and Patrick Murphy has been one of the main storylines from the Florida Democratic Party’s “Florida’s Future” state convention. The two candidates shared several rooms yesterday including a meeting of the Labor Caucus walked past each other while addressing attendees and also the kick-off reception, […]

Jim RosicaOctober 28, 2015

The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed its redrawn district map by a close vote of 22-18, with all 14 Democrats and four Republicans opposed. It’s now up to the House of Representatives to OK the map as is or change it and send it back as the Special Session clock ticks to an end. “We now have […]

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Nurseries gearing up for pot protests, lobbyist says

Progressive leader U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison endorses Susannah Randolph in CD 9

Bill allowing stronger medical marijuana advances in House

Senate advancing bill to change “stand your ground” law

Darren Soto congressional run opens door for Victor Torres SD 14 bid

Peter Schorsch: A year out from Election Day in Florida, confusion, uncertainty reign

A year out from Election Day in Florida, confusion, uncertainty reigns

Darren Soto poll has him leading CD 9 race, but 65 percent are undecided

Alan Grayson vs. Patrick Murphy and other notes from “Florida’s Future” Day 1

Senate passes new district map, sends to House