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Jim RosicaDecember 29, 2017

Flags will be flown at half-staff next Tuesday to honor the late state Rep. Don Hahnfeldt, Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday. Hahnfeldt, first elected last year to represent House District 33, died on Christmas Eve. The district includes Sumter County and parts of Lake and Marion counties. Scott ordered the U.S. and state flags to be […]

Scott PowersDecember 14, 2017

Five Central Florida candidates for the Florida House each raised more than $10,000 for their campaigns in November, including incumbent Republican state Reps. Bobby Olszewski, Rene Plasencia, David Santiago, and Bob Cortes along with first-time Democratic candidate Anna Eskamani. Olszewski of Winter Garden, who took his seat after winning a special election in October, reported raising […]

Scott PowersDecember 5, 2017

State Rep. Jason Brodeur wants life insurance companies to keep their hands off customers DNA. Broder, a Sanford Republican, filed House Bill 855 Monday forbidding insurance companies from using genetic testing to assess risks for life insurance, for disability insurance, and long-term care insurance. There’s already a federal law keeping that information private, but Brodeur […]

Jim RosicaNovember 17, 2017

Chris Hart IV, who last was with Florida TaxWatch, will be the next CEO of the statewide Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers association, according to a Friday press release. He starts Dec. 4. Hart “will provide strong leadership to our association,” said Marcia M. Johnson, Franklin County Clerk and Comptroller and 2017-18 Board President, in a statement. […]

Mitch PerryNovember 17, 2017

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Businessman and Iraq War veteran Joe Wicker is running for the House District 59 seat. The Republican’s entrance into the race comes a day after current HD 59 occupant Republican Ross Spano announced his bid for Attorney General. “Trust in government is at an all-time low and voters are looking for leaders with a demonstrated history of service […]

Scott PowersNovember 14, 2017

State Rep. Kamia Brown of Ocoee called Tuesday for the state to redouble efforts to provide mental health services for students after the apparent suicide of a student at Minneola High School in Lake County Tuesday morning. The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that a 17-year-old student named Seth Sutherland shot and killed himself in the […]

Scott PowersNovember 13, 2017

Note: a previous version of this story inaccurately reported the campaign finances of Lee Mangold, Democrat running in House District 29 in northern Seminole County. Republican State Rep. David Santiago led all Central Florida candidates for the Florida House of Representatives in October fundraising drawing in $21,000 for his re-election bid in Florida’s House District […]

Jim RosicaNovember 2, 2017

The Florida Lottery and the House of Representatives have told an appellate court they’re “on a pathway to resolution” regarding a pending lawsuit over the agency’s $700 million contract for new equipment. But the settlement in question may require legislative approval, a filing in the case now suggests. The parties filed a status report with the 1st […]

Scott PowersOctober 25, 2017

Florida’s Department of Children and Families still struggles with turnover of child protective investigators largely because workloads remain high and eat into personal nights and weekends, burning out investigators quickly, Secretary Mike Carroll told lawmakers Wednesday. Carroll and others testified Wednesday before the House Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee in that committees efforts to gauge how […]

Scott PowersOctober 24, 2017

The Libertarian Party of Florida is struggling again with its own principal of inclusion, this time leading to the protest resignation Sunday night of Paul Stanton, last year’s U.S. Senate candidate. Stanton submitted his resignation in a letter alleging that one of the rising stars in the state party is a white supremacist leader who […]

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Flags ordered at half-staff for Don Hahnfeldt

Bobby Olszewski, Rene Plasencia, Anna Eskamani, lead Central Florida House campaign gains

Jason Brodeur bill would block life insurance companies from considering DNA

Personnel note: Chris Hart IV to head Court Clerks group

Joe Wicker becomes first Republican to file for Ross Spano’s HD 59 seat

Kamia Brown calls for ‘redoubled’ mental health efforts after school suicide

David Santiago leads all Central Florida House candidates in October fundraising

Lottery, House close to settling suit over $700M contract

Workloads, work-life balance continue to hobble children services’ workforce

Paul Stanton resigns Libertarian Party sparking discussion of white supremacists