Danny McAuliffeFebruary 21, 2019
4min348
One bill would expand the program to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Tag: David Smith
Danny McAuliffeFebruary 21, 2019
Scott PowersFebruary 6, 2019
8min514
Constituents ask about "what I would call a pattern of misconduct," at UCF, David Smith said.
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 5, 2019
4min822
The bill would apply active shooter, hostage, bomb or narcotics situations.
Scott PowersJanuary 23, 2019
4min346
The aim would be to provide help to prevent suicides by "at-risk" veterans.
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 […]
Phil AmmannDecember 7, 20186min518
With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements — both on and off — of the legislative merry-go-round in the Florida House. On: Alexis Calatayud became a legislative assistant, and Ryan Fernandez became district secretary, for Miami Republican Rep. Vance Aloupis. Off and on: Gloria Perez became district secretary for Lithia Republican Rep. Mike Beltran. Perez previously […]
Scott PowersDecember 5, 20186min610
Republican state Rep. David Smith will be heading to Tallahassee with a broad platform of ambitions covering education, the economy and the environment, but the retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel gets particularly excited about prospects he sees to improve the lot for Florida’s military veterans. Smith was elected Nov. 6 to succeed Jason Brodeur in […]
Scott PowersNovember 6, 2018
3min465
In two nail-biter elections that followed their Republican colleague’s surprising loss earlier in the evening, Republican state Rep. Scott Plakon was re-elected Tuesday and David Smith won election to another Seminole County seat that had always been held by Republicans. But neither won easily. Plakon defeated Democrat Tracey Kagan 51 percent to 49 percent to […]
Scott PowersOctober 26, 2018
4min294
Bring It Home. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum has been riding that catch-phrase all year, drawn from stories about his grandmother and turned into a campaign theme for his vision for Florida. Gillum hopes it will be to him what Let’s Get to Work has been for outgoing Republican Gov. Rick Scott. So it was […]
Drew WilsonOctober 25, 2018
5min657
The Florida Retail Federation PAC, the political arm of the state’s retail trade organization, endorsed more than two dozen candidates seeking to earn their first terms in the state House next month. The bulk of the 26 candidates getting FRF’s seal of approval are seeking open seats in the state House, but a handful of […]