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Drew WilsonMay 24, 2018

Holland & Knight reeled in up to $740,000 in lobbying fees during the first three months of the year, which included 2018 Legislative Session. Newly filed compensation reports show the firm earned between $250,000 and $490,000 lobbying the Legislature and another $100,000 to $250,000 lobbying the Governor and Cabinet. Using the median number reported for […]

Peter SchorschMarch 28, 2018

Candidates vying to succeed Rick Scott in the Governor’s Mansion will get a chance to plead their cases to Florida voters in a pair of debates set to take place a few weeks before the Aug. 28 primary elections. The Children’s Movement of Florida and the Florida Press Association announced the debates, to be held […]

Michael MolineJanuary 31, 2017

The Associated Press, Florida Press Association, and Florida First Amendment Foundation have entered the legal battle over whether the state’s Sunshine Law covered the organization behind the state’s workers’ compensation premium increase. In a friend-of-the-court brief, the three accused the National Council on Compensation Insurance, or NCCI, of employing “an evasive device” to get around […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 25, 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio has a narrow lead over Rep. Patrick Murphy, according to a new poll of likely Florida voters. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows 40 percent of likely voters said they were backing Rubio in the U.S. Senate race, while 38 percent picked Murphy. The poll found 12 percent of voters either didn’t know […]

Mitch PerryOctober 21, 2016

A Spanish-language oriented debate scheduled to take place next Friday between Marco Rubio and Patrick Murphy will not happen, according to the Rubio campaign. Team Rubio fired off a press release early Friday afternoon announcing the two major U.S. Senate candidates had failed come to terms for a candidates’ discussion that would have been broadcast on the Univision television network. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 1, 2016

Mark your calendars. Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Patrick Murphy will square off in an Oct. 26 debate hosted by Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association. The organizations announced Thursday that both men had formally accepted the invitation to participate in the live, one-hour televised debate. “The outcome of Florida’s Senate race could affect the […]

Jim RosicaJuly 22, 2016

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The times, they are a-changin’ at the Florida Press Center. Since 1988, the tan three-story building in downtown Tallahassee has been the home-away-from-home for many of the state’s newspapers, wire services and television and radio stations. (It replaced another building torn down to make way for what is now downtown’s Kleman Plaza.) But the Florida Press Association […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 4, 2016

Whether it’s at the ballpark or the beach, setting off fireworks or firing up the grill, Floridians will celebrate the July 4 holiday in style. The National Retail Federation predicts Americans will spend $71.34 per household on average on food for barbecues. The organization — which has been conducting its annual Independence Day survey since 2003 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 18, 2016

Mark your calendars. Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association announced Monday that its televised U.S. Senate debate will be held at 7 p.m. on Oct. 26. The debate will be broadcast live from Broward College Central Campus in Davie, and will be aired statewide. The producing television state is Hearst-owned ABC affiliate WPBF 24 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 24, 2016

Get ready for a Senate debate. Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association announced that the Republican and Democratic U.S. Senate nominees are expected to participate in statewide, televised debate this fall. “Decision 2016: Before You Vote” will take place at the Central Campus of Broward College in Davie and will air in October. “As […]

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Gubernatorial primary debates set for Aug. 1 and 2 at the University of Miami

Press organizations file brief in workers’ compensation rate hike appeal

Reuters poll: Marco Rubio 40%, Patrick Murphy 38%

Marco Rubio vs. Patrick Murphy Univision debate will NOT happen

Marco Rubio, Patrick Murphy agree to Leadership Florida, Florida Press Association debate

Tallahassee’s Press Center loses Hall of Fame photos to Poynter Institute

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Statewide televised U.S. Senate debate scheduled for Oct. 26

Statewide televised U.S. Senate candidates debate set for this fall