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Staff ReportsMarch 22, 2016

Terror attacks in Brussels Tuesday morning should serve as a wake-up call that the Obama administration needs to release its overdue plan to defeat ISIS, says U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan. The Sarasota Republican points out that the government has already missed a congressionally-mandated deadline of Feb. 15 to submit a detailed plan to defeat the […]

Mitch PerryMarch 10, 2016

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Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate in Miami featured hot exchanges between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton regarding Cuba, immigration and health care. But what were the folks on social media focusing on? Officials with Facebook (one of the co-sponsors of the debate, along with Univision and the Washington Post) shared some data with Florida Politics after […]

Mitch PerryMarch 9, 2016

Miami is the host for presidential debates of both major parties over the next 36 hours, but will the moderators focus on what Florida voters actually care about? That certainly seems possible on Wednesday night, as Univision’s Maria Elena Salinas and Jorge Ramos and The Washington Post’s Karen Tumulty will probably be supplied with data from Facebook, one of the […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 24, 2016

Legislation that would protect one’s “digital assets” after death has been passed by the Florida Legislature. The bill (SB 494) now heads to Gov. Rick Scott‘s desk after the House passed it 116-0 Wednesday. The Senate previously approved it on a 36-0 vote. Under the bill, someone of a person’s choosing could have access to and control their financial […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 24, 2016

It’s funny to me that the prompt on Facebook for posting says, “What’s on your mind?” Of course, what’s on my mind and everyone else’s these days is our presidential election. It’s become even more on my mind since Saturday night when the inevitable, in this year of little substance and mostly showtime, happened and […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 23, 2016

One of the most talked-about narratives in U.S. politics is that Democrats have an inherent advantage to digital campaigning over Republicans. It’s a story validated not just by the age demographics and tech sophistication of Democrats as a whole, but by digital missteps of Republican candidates on a national stage. That narrative may have played […]

Melissa RossFebruary 19, 2016

Just as lobbyists for the ride-sharing service Uber made their case for uniform regulations in Tallahassee this week, one of the company’s whiz kids was sharing the secrets of the uber-popular app back in his Florida hometown. “We’ve gone from 3 million trips a month to 3 million trips a day,” Ed Baker, the company’s […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 8, 2016

Pity Martin Shkreli’s mother. Don’t you know she just wants to snatch that boy bald? You know Shkreli, right? The 33-year-old brat-turned-hedge-fund-fraudster who bought a cheap generic drug and raised its price to the stratosphere and then rolled his eyes at a congressional committee this week? Yeah, that one. And, if you’ve somehow missed him […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 2, 2016

Legislation that would protect one’s “digital assets” after death has been passed by the Florida Senate. Senators unanimously OK’d the bill (SB 494) on Tuesday with a 36-0 vote, sending it to the House. Under the bill, someone of a person’s choosing could have access to and control their financial accounts, social media and almost anything else the person has […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 20, 2016

Former Tampa City Council candidate Jackie Toledo is throwing her hat into the ring for House District 60, to succeed Republican Dana Young as the state representative seeks a newly drawn Senate seat. Toledo, who narrowly lost the City Council District 6 seat in a runoff election against Guido Maniscalco in 2015, made the announcement […]

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Vern Buchanan says Brussels attack demands plan of action

Racism and discrimination top issues discussed on Facebook during Democratic debate

Cuba, followed by immigration, are top trending issues on Facebook in Florida

Legislature OKs digital assets measure

Ed H. Moore: Where Jeb Bush supporters should go, and why

Joe Clements and Matt Farrar: Why Republicans now have advantage in digital campaigns

Uber VP: “We now reach 95% of Florida’s population”

Linda Cunningham: Martin Shkreli’s mom ought be snatching him bald

Senate passes ‘digital assets’ bill

Jackie Toledo files for Dana Young’s HD 60 seat