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Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

Republican Cyndi Stevenson held a three-point margin to defeat Mike Davis in the special GOP primary for House District 17. According to the Florida Division of Elections, Stevenson won with 42 percent and 5,173 votes of the 12,422 ballots cast. Davis, despite an overall campaign cash lead, took 39 percent with 4,706 votes. John R. “Jack” Capra received 19 percent, or 2,379 votes. Stevenson, […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

Republican Paul Renner overpowered the competition to win the special Republican primary for House District 24. Renner received more than 70 percent of the 8,500 votes cast. Coming in second was Ron Sanchez with 17 percent, followed by Danielle Anderson with 12 percent. Tonight’s win is in marked contrast to Renner’s primary bid for House District 15 last […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

State Rep. Travis Hutson has won the GOP special primary election for Senate District 6. With over half of the more than 23,200 ballots cast, the Elkton Republican defeated fellow state Rep. “Doc” Renuart by 53 percent to 34 percent. As of 8:30 p.m. Hutson had received 12,281 votes to Renuart’s 7,919. Dennis McDonald came in third with 13 […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

As legislators return next week to the Florida Capitol for committee meetings, at the top of the Senate to-do list is Gov. Rick Scott’s projected budget, which features a series of tax cuts. The Finance and Tax Committee will hear about the governor’s tax-cut package on Monday, Feb. 2. Two days later, the Appropriations Committee will hear […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

As legislators return next week to the Florida Capitol for committee meetings, at the top of the Senate to-do list is Gov. Rick Scott’s projected budget, which features a series of tax cuts. The Finance and Tax Committee will hear about the governor’s tax-cut package on Monday, Feb. 2. Two days later, the Appropriations Committee will hear […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

Attorneys for the Florida Legislature are calling on the Florida Supreme Court to reject proposed redistricting maps submitted by voting-rights groups. Their argument: the maps are a product of influence by Democratic “partisan operatives and political consultants.” In a court filing on Monday, lawyers representing the House and Senate are asking to discard the maps […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 27, 2015

Although he gave the speech last Friday in San Francisco, Jeb Bush’s comments at the National Automobile Dealers Association regarding undocumented immigrants are only now becoming public, and Latino advocates aren’t pleased. The GOP presidential contender addressed the situation with illegal immigrants in America Friday during the course of his address, which political pundits noted […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 27, 2015

Although he gave the speech last Friday in San Francisco, Jeb Bush’s comments at the National Automobile Dealers Association regarding undocumented immigrants are only now becoming public, and Latino advocates aren’t pleased. The GOP presidential contender addressed the situation with illegal immigrants in America Friday during the course of his address, which political pundits noted […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 27, 2015

This Saturday in Orlando, a task force created by Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant in the wake of last fall’s statewide election disappointment will convene to discuss what they’ve learned since then. And while Tant has reached out to a variety of Democrats in the past month and a half to get their thoughts, two vanquished Democrats remain […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 27, 2015

Why are more than a dozen Republicans crowding the 2016 presidential field? Perhaps because it is the most wide-open field ever, says Susan Page of USA TODAY. Republican and Republican-leaning voters named 18 prospective GOP candidates in a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll asking an open-ended question about who will be the nominee next year. […]

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Cyndi Stevenson defeats Mike Davis by three points to win HD 17 GOP primary

Paul Renner decisively wins HD 24 GOP primary

Travis Hutson defeats Doc Renuart to win SD 6 primary

Florida Senate to scrutinize Rick Scott’s proposed budget

Florida Senate to scrutinize Rick Scott's proposed budget

Re-redistricted maps are a product of Democratic meddling, Legislature tells court

Jeb Bush slammed by asking immigrants to ‘please leave’

Jeb Bush slammed by asking immigrants to 'please leave'

Some Democrats peeved as task force convenes this weekend in Orlando

USA TODAY poll: 18 Republicans, one Democrat for 2016