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Mitch PerrySeptember 7, 2015

If Republican primary politics are all about reaching out to the conservative base, then on paper, Jacksonville-area Congressman Ron DeSantis should be a strong contender as the GOP Senate nominee in 2016. The Sunshine State native (who grew up in the quaint Pinellas County town of Dunedin) has only been in elected office for three years, […]

Mitch PerryJuly 20, 2015

In a speech Monday at Florida State University, Jeb Bush will say that if elected president he will use all of his influence to enact into law a six-year ban on lobbying for ex-members of the House and Senate. The former Florida governor returns to the state capital to speak on government reform at 10 a.m. […]

Guest AuthorMay 12, 2015

Walking across the gravel, I stopped in front of a slab of stone and gently placed a flower on its surface. After another moment of contemplation, I placed a stone atop it with my left hand, a custom of mourning. The words on the wall behind it were repeated over and over again, in many […]

Bob SparksMay 8, 2015

As the Florida Senate debated itself in Tallahassee last week, a smoldering issue re-ignited thanks to the National Football League draft. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, with the very first pick, looked to Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston as the player best suited to lead them to the playoffs. Millions are aware of the Winston story. […]

James CallMarch 15, 2015

At the state Capitol this week the budget begins to take shape and Rep. Richard Corcoran increasingly becomes the man to watch. By the end of the week the Senate will have released its budget allocation and Corcoran and Sen. Tom Lee, the two chambers’ appropriation chairs, will move closer to center stage as a spending plan begins […]

Florence SnyderMarch 1, 2015

It was a full house at the Feb. 20 funeral mass for Gerry Jaski, 79, who passed away peacefully at his home in Tallahassee with his wife, Mary Lou Rajchel, and his rescue dog Bones by his side. Many of the mourners at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church knew Jaski from his years as general counsel […]

Adam WeinsteinJanuary 26, 2015

Four years ago, John Thrasher did something incredibly brave. As chairman of the Florida Senate’s Rules Committee and one of the state’s most powerful Republicans, he bucked his entire party and one of its most powerful lobbying partners in 2011 to kill a bill that would have let Floridians carry guns openly on school campuses, […]

Adam WeinsteinJanuary 25, 2015

Four years ago, John Thrasher did something incredibly brave. As chairman of the Florida Senate’s Rules Committee and one of the state’s most powerful Republicans, he bucked his entire party and one of its most powerful lobbying partners in 2011 to kill a bill that would have let Floridians carry guns openly on school campuses, […]

Diane RobertsJanuary 20, 2015

Given the constant bad tidings in the print world, a newspaper making it to the age of 100 is something to celebrate. Especially if it’s a newspaper with a pretty good history of breaking important stories, training generations of take-no-prisoners journalists and speaking truth – sometimes profanely – to power. Happy Centenary, Florida Flambeau. On […]

Martin DyckmanDecember 15, 2014

If Jeb Bush runs for president, as he most likely will, one of his signature issues, education, will get him hammered from both sides. The Republican Party’s tea bag wing is unforgiving – so far – over his embrace of the Common Core standards even though the federal government has had almost nothing to do with them. […]

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Bob Sparks: Jameis Winston sideshow relocates from Tallahassee to Tampa

The week ahead in Florida politics

Florence Snyder: Gerry Jaski was a lawyer's lawyer and FSU institution

Adam Weinstein: Is John Thrasher brave enough to thwart campus guns?

Adam Weinstein: Is John Thrasher brave enough to thwart campus guns?

Diane Roberts: Happy Centenary, Florida Flambeau

Martin Dyckman: Jeb might have an education problem in 2016