Drew WilsonMarch 26, 2019
5min266
With the tax cut nixed, the committee hearing turned into a home rule battle.
Tag: Gary Farmer
Drew WilsonMarch 26, 2019
A.G. GancarskiMarch 6, 2019
4min526
"I believe we can make hemp great again!"
Jacob OglesFebruary 11, 2019
8min295
A transparency resolution did not pass at the state meeting.
Ryan NicolJanuary 31, 2019
12min636
The panel will review the 2018 midterms and help strategize for 2020.
Scott PowersJanuary 23, 2019
4min783
"We owe it to the victims and families of MSD, of Pulse," Smith said.
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2019
3min243
The money race in Jacksonville City Council District 14, a Westside district running from Riverside to the Naval Air Station, got more competitive in December. Republican Randy DeFoor, an executive with Fidelity and the Mayor’s candidate, maintains her lead. But two Democrats made up some ground as 2018 ended. DeFoor raised just $1,450 in December between […]
Staff ReportsJanuary 9, 2019
2min385
With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the Florida Senate staffing merry-go-round. Off: Tim Sadberry is no longer staff director for the Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice. On: Trent Phillips joined the Senate Majority Office as a legislative assistant. On: Johnny Brown is the new legislative assistant […]
Ryan NicolDecember 21, 2018
3min516
South Florida state Sens. Lauren Book and Gary Farmer are backing Dan Daley‘s bid to replace state Rep. Jared Moskowitz in House District 97. Daley is seeking a move to Tallahassee after Moskowitz was selected by Governor-elect Ron DeSantis to take over the Division of Emergency Management. He announced a new round of endorsements Friday. Democratic state Reps. Evan Jenne […]
Scott PowersDecember 19, 2018
9min498
Pardons for the Groveland Four are heading for a hearing. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said Wednesday that he is sending a letter to the Florida Office of Executive Clemency invoking Rule 17, which allows any member of the Florida Cabinet to place a case “of exceptional merit” on the upcoming agenda of the […]
Ryan NicolDecember 18, 2018
5min315
Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie lobbied Broward County legislators Tuesday to set up a victims’ compensation fund to pay out money to those affected by February’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Runcie and other school board members were confronted by some of those families at another delegation meeting earlier this month. Mitch Dworet, Debbie […]