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Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2018

Rachel Perrin Rogers is seeking court testimony from a who’s-who list of Tallahassee powers and insiders in her lawsuit alleging discrimination and retaliation against her from the Florida Legislature regarding the sexual harassment claims she raised last fall against former state Sen. Jack Latvala. Perrin Rogers, who is pursuing a lawsuit case through the U.S. […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 26, 2018

With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements — both on and off — of the legislative merry-go-round. Off: Sandra Stovall is no longer staff directory for the Senate Committee on Health Policy. Off and on: Reynold Meyer, former Deputy Chief of Staff on Policy, replaces Cheri Vancura as Chief of […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 25, 2018

Lindsay Cross and Jennifer Webb are raising campaign funds together Wednesday evening during in Indian Rocks Beach. The two Democrats are running for seats in the Florida Senate and House, respectively. Cross is running against Incumbent Republican Jeff Brandes for the Senate District 24 race in St. Petersburg. Webb is running for the open House […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 24, 2018

Florida Senate candidate Ed Hooper paid $200,000 to the same campaign consulting group that worked on President Donald Trump’s campaign and for former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore. A consultant working for Hooper’s campaign insisted that the payment was a pass through media buy and that the consulting group was not directly doing work on the […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 24, 2018

Incumbent Dana Young continues to crush challenger Janet Cruz in fundraising. Information from the Division of Elections shows Young, the Republican now representing for Tampa’s Senate District 18 has nearly $500,000 cash on hand. Cruz has less than $50,000. The disparity stems from another huge gap in overall fundraising. To date, Young has raked in $718,000 from local, […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 21, 2018

Florida House Minority Leader Janet Cruz and Senator Dana Young sparred in a heated debate Friday at Tampa Tiger Bay in their battle for the Senate District 18 seat. This Tampa-area race has become one of the most hotly contested in the nation as Democrats seek to create a “blue wave” and Republicans fight to […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 20, 2018

House Democratic Leader Janet Cruz, now challenging GOP state Sen. Dana Young for her Senate District 18 seat, is attacking her opponent’s record on education policy and funding. “Dammit Dana, stop,” Cruz lamented at a press conference in front of Plant High School in south Tampa on Tuesday. Cruz was referring to Young’s track record voting in […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 1, 2018

Just like in 2016, we’re again asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit, thumbnail sketch of who they are and why they are running. If you are a candidate and would like to complete the questionnaire, email [email protected]. Significant other? Kids? Married to Oksana Massey, who is a nurse. […]

Scott PowersAugust 31, 2018

The Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association announced five new endorsements following Tuesday’s primaries, including state Sen. Dana Young and state Rep. Manny Diaz for the Florida Senate and Stockton Reeves VI for the Florida House. The association, a powerful interest group in Central Florida’s tourism-based economy, also announced endorsements of Pete Crotty for the […]

Ryan NicolAugust 28, 2018

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Attorney Jason Pizzo has knocked incumbent state Sen. Daphne Campbell out of the Florida Legislature, defeating her in the Democratic primary for Senate District 38 Tuesday night. After all the votes were counted, Pizzo led Campbell 54 percent to 46 percent among Miami-Dade voters. “We overcame challenges and obstacles, and now we’re ready to lead […]

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Tallahassee who’s-who on Rachel Perrin Rogers’ witness list in Florida Legislature suit

Latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round

Lindsay Cross, Jennifer Webb team up to raise campaign cash

Ed Hooper buys ads through former Roy Moore campaign consultants

In Tampa, Dana Young crushing Janet Cruz in money race

5 takeaways from the Dana Young, Janet Cruz Tiger Bay clash

‘Dammit Dana’: Janet Cruz blasts opponent Dana Young’s education record

Meet Rob Levy, Democrat running for Florida Senate District 25

Central Florida hoteliers back Manny Diaz, Dana Young, Stockton Reeves

Jason Pizzo victorious over Daphne Campbell in SD 38