Ryan NicolJanuary 31, 2019
12min636
The panel will review the 2018 midterms and help strategize for 2020.
Tag: Gary FarmerAn adult female loggerhead sea turtle named Pennywise swims in a rehabilitation tank at Loggerhead Marinelife Center on Friday, May 23, 2025, in Juno Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson)
Ryan NicolJanuary 31, 2019
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 […]
Staff ReportsDecember 18, 2018
10min490
With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the legislative merry-go-round. On: In the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Cindy Kynoch is staff director. Jamie DeLoach and Ross McSwain are deputy staff directors. McSwain worked previously as staff director of Regulated Industries. Off and on: Elizabeth Ryon became deputy staff director for the […]
Ryan NicolDecember 5, 2018
6min318
Don’t tread on us, local officials in Broward County told state lawmakers Tuesday. Municipalities within Broward County are adamant that the state should respect Home Rule in legislation going forward. And those legislators from the Broward County delegation were a friendly audience when it came to issues of local control. Home Rule powers are enshrined in […]
Ryan NicolDecember 5, 2018
12min415
Several parents who lost their children in February’s shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School had an opportunity Tuesday to confront members of the Broward School Board, venting their frustration over what the parents say were failures that led to their children’s tragic loss. Board members were on hand at the Broward County Governmental Center, meeting […]