Drew WilsonOctober 22, 2020
4min501
Sigman sent FDLCC $75,000 to sponsor an event the complainant says never took place.
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Drew WilsonOctober 22, 2020
Renzo DowneySeptember 23, 2020
7min504
Patronis' letter follows a similar request by AG Ashley Moody to the FBI and state investigators.
A.G. GancarskiApril 21, 2020
3min491
With uncertainty around elections, oversight is in limbo.
Scott PowersApril 16, 2020
3min1114
Riccio said he is nobody's spoiler candidate.
Ryan NicolApril 15, 2019
3min1246
Larose has been cited for more than 2,000 election law violations.
Jacob OglesJanuary 8, 2019
7min614
Joe Gruters wants to stop ethics complaints from being used as political cudgels. Now the Republican state senator from Sarasota is proposing a solution that could add a layer of secrecy to the process. His bill (SB 228) would prohibit the Florida Ethics Commission from making public ethics complaints made against a candidate within 60 […]
Jim RosicaAugust 27, 2018
4min391
Gov. Rick Scott appointed two Tallahassee attorneys to the Florida Elections Commission, his office announced Friday night. Coincidentally, both specialize in representing automotive dealers. Martin Hayes, 62, is a partner at the Akerman firm. Hayes fills a vacant seat and is appointed for a term beginning Aug. 24 and ending Dec. 31, 2020. Hayes, a litigator, mainly […]
Drew WilsonAugust 24, 2018
7min446
In the twilight hours of the Republican primary for Florida’s 15th Congressional District, former state Rep. Neil Combee has accused his chief rival in the five-way race of a serious crime: Buying votes. In a press release issued by Combee’s campaign Friday, the Auburndale Republican condemned the campaign of Dover state Rep. Ross Spano for […]
Drew WilsonAugust 18, 2018
7min368
A Florida non-profit known as Liberation Ocala African American Council Inc. has been making a late push for Democratic Senate District 8 candidate Olysha Magruder, but its methods may be running afoul of state campaign finance laws. The company, run by former Marion County NAACP president Whitfield Jenkins, has footed the bill for a number […]
Jim RosicaJuly 18, 2018
3min320
Simone Marstiller, a retired appellate judge, has been appointed to the Florida Supreme Court’s Judicial Management Council. Marstiller now is with the Gunster law firm’s appellate and government affairs teams, based in the Tallahassee and Tampa offices. The council “serves as high-level management consultants to the Supreme Court and (is) responsible for assisting the chief justice in proactively identifying trends, potential crisis situations, […]