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Frank TorresAugust 23, 2015

Two Democratic state senators will once again attempt to stop hydraulic fracturing, they type of oil exploration known as fracking, from the Sunshine State. On Monday, Sens. Darren Soto of Orlando and Dwight Bullard from Cutler Bay will formally introduce legislation for the 2016 Legislative Session that seeks to make fracking illegal statewide. The announcement will […]

Ryan RayAugust 12, 2015

Two candidates with no party affiliation have jumped into state Senate races in South Florida. Mario Jimenez has jumped into the race against Hialeah Sen. Anitere Flores in SD 39. The longshot candidate is running on a single-issue platform of reforming the state’s Department of Children and Families and family law courts, which he says oversees both […]

Ryan RayJuly 24, 2015

House District 49 Democratic candidate Carlos Guillermo Smith announced to a rally of fast food workers he will stand with them in gesture of solidarity by agreeing to temporarily live on Florida’s minimum wage $8.05 an hour. The move, which liberal legislators such as Sen. Dwight Bullard and Rep. Cynthia Stafford have mirrored in the past, comes amid […]

Mitch PerryJuly 23, 2015

The years-long “Fight for $15” for fast-food workers received a huge boost this week when New York officials recommended increasing the pay of thousands of fast-food workers throughout the state. Meanwhile in Florida, Miami Democratic state Sen. Dwight Bullard filed a bill (SB 6) this week that would raise Florida’s minimum wage to $15 an […]

Florence SnyderMay 4, 2015

Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Fort Walton Beach Republican, isn’t the only Tallahassee twerp to publicly disrespect his elders and betters, but he’s the first in memory to be called to account in the court of public opinion. Gaetz, 31, got his law license all of seven years ago and doesn’t have much to show in […]

Florence SnyderMay 4, 2015

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Ft. Walton Beach, isn’t the only Tallahassee twerp to publicly disrespect his elders and betters, but he’s the first in memory to be called to account in the court of public opinion. Gaetz, 31, got his law license all of seven years ago and doesn’t have much to show in the way […]

Peter SchorschMay 3, 2015

By way of both a disclosure and a jumping off point for this post, I need to make it clear that for two of his previous campaigns, I served as a political consultant to Rep. Matt Gaetz. The expertise I offered, for whatever it was worth, was in the area of social media, including advice on […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 1, 2015

On Friday, the last regularly scheduled day of the 2015 Legislative Session, lawmakers didn’t vote on the budget or scurry to get their bills passed in the waning hours. Instead, Senate Democrats held an afternoon press conference to discuss the Florida Supreme Court lawsuit they filed over the abrupt sine die of the House on […]

Mitch PerryMay 1, 2015

What was supposed to be the last day of the regular legislative session in Tallahassee is turning into a very bad one for Rep. Matt Gaetz. The House Republican from Fort Walton Beach set off a firestorm Thursday afternoon by tweeting a comment about Senate Democrats’ petition filed to the Florida Supreme Court that challenges the state […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 1, 2015

House Speaker Steve Crisafulli late Thursday night apologized for a controversial Twitter post made by Rep. Matt Gaetz. Crisafulli said he “does not condone the Tweet by @MattGaetz. He is an agitator, yes, but not a racist. Please accept my apology to those offended.” Gaetz started a Twitter war Thursday afternoon after remarking that the Senate Democrats […]

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Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

Darren Soto and Dwight Bullard to again roll out anti-fracking legislation

Two South Florida state Senate races pick up NPA filers

House candidate Carlos Smith accepts minimum wage challenge

Dwight Dudley leads call for $15 minimum wage in Florida at St. Pete rally

Florence Snyder: Impossible to miss racist content in Matt Gaetz tweet

Florence Snyder: Impossible to miss racist content in Matt Gaetz tweet

Peter Schorsch: Matt Gaetz tweets highlight generational and maturity gap between House and Senate

Senate Democrats talk sine die lawsuit, Matt Gaetz’s tweets

Mike Hill latest Republican to condemn Matt Gaetz tweet

Steve Crisafulli apologizes for Matt Gaetz’s “disgraceful” tweet