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Staff ReportsJuly 17, 2018

Q2 fundraising shaping congressional races Most of the campaign finance reports for the second quarter are in. While it will take some time for the Federal Elections Commission to compile and make all of them public, some interesting results are known. The numbers show that most of the races under the microscope earlier this year […]

Peter SchorschJuly 16, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Activist Gary Stein says he’s “saddened and concerned over the response from the Governor’s Office” to rallies he organized last week to encourage Gov. Rick Scott to drop appeals of lawsuits involving medicinal cannabis. The state is appealing two high-profile […]

Staff ReportsJuly 13, 2018

Nelson has work to do with Hispanic voters It is still a bit too early for Florida voters to engage in the 2018 midterm elections fully, but the results of recent polls indicate Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson should have taken that step long ago. The polls indicate Nelson has more work to do among Hispanic voters, a […]

Peter SchorschJuly 12, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Another self-imposed deadline, another delay. The federal government has again asked a Tallahassee judge to delay any rulings while it decides whether to get involved in a lawsuit over records on March’s pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University that […]

Peter SchorschJuly 10, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A trio of rallies tomorrow will call for Gov. Rick Scott “to retract the state’s appeals on two medical marijuana constitutional challenge cases,” the organizer said in a news release. Three protests will take place simultaneously Wednesday at noon — […]

Staff ReportsJuly 10, 2018

Supreme Court fight will lead to strife among some Democrats The political world can exhale now. President Donald Trump has made his choice for the United States Supreme Court. Once Appeals Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh was named, the reactions began to pour in from both sides. Trump described Kavanaugh as an “originalist” in the mold of “the late, […]

Peter SchorschJuly 9, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Tampa Bay-based radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge settled a more than 2 ½-year-old federal lawsuit brought by a company that does radio ratings. The case, filed by Nielsen Audio, was reported settled Friday after mediation last Monday, court dockets […]

Peter SchorschJuly 3, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot First, a program note: Last Call will be on break till next Monday. We wish a safe and happy July 4 holiday to all our readers. — Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office is advising a small Miami-Dade town that discussions […]

Staff ReportsJuly 3, 2018

Money already starting to flow into Supreme Court nomination process The political world has had almost a week to absorb the news of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s impending retirement. Predictions of heavy-handed politics surrounding the confirmation of his successor are already coming true. The spigot of money aimed at influencing the electorate has begun to flow just […]

Scott PowersJuly 2, 2018

By the numbers, the Republican gubernatorial primary may be scoring the themes of who knows Florida, and who Florida wants. The campaigns for Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis have been throwing around numbers Monday. Putnam’s campaign went first, putting out a graphic noting that their candidate mentioned Florida 75 times […]

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Adam Putnam, Ron DeSantis going after each other by the numbers