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Jim RosicaNovember 27, 2018

Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis and incoming First Lady Casey DeSantis on Tuesday announced the leadership for their 2019 Inaugural Committee. Heading the list is top Florida and Washington, D.C. lobbyist Brian Ballard and his wife Kathryn Ballard of Tallahassee, who are chairs. Co-chairs are longtime Republican Party fundraisers Stanley and Gay Hart Gaines of Palm Beach, and lobbyist […]

Associated PressApril 18, 2017

President Donald Trump raised $107 million for his inaugural festivities, nearly double the previous record set by President Barack Obama eight years ago. Trump’s inaugural committee is due to file information about those donors with the Federal Election Commission and said it would do so Tuesday. The committee doesn’t need to publicly disclose how the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 23, 2017

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Gov. Rick Scott said attending his first presidential inauguration was an exciting event, but is ready to get back to work on issues important to Floridians. “I think it’s going to be really good for our state,” said Scott after a jobs announcement in Naples on Monday. “I’m going to do whatever I can to […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 19, 2017

Much has been said about the peaceful transition of power, but what about the peaceful transition of the presidential Twitter account? Don’t worry, there’s a plan for that. The POLITICO Morning Tech email reported this morning that a plan is in place to transition all of President Barack Obama’s tweets from the @POTUS account to […]

Associated PressJanuary 19, 2017

They line up near the Oval Office, down the hallway toward the Cabinet Room, trailed by their spouses and young kids in their finest clothes. When it’s their turn, the White House staffers enter for a few private moments with President Barack Obama, a photo and a farewell hug from the boss. There’s a mass […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 17, 2017

This isn’t Brian Ballard’s first inauguration, but it will likely be one of his most memorable. Ballard, the president of Ballard Partners, is one of several Floridians expected to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration this week. And while his schedule is flush with lunches and galas, he’s most looking forward to the moment Trump takes the oath […]

Larry GriffinJanuary 16, 2017

U.S. Rep. Darren Soto will be skipping the inauguration of incoming president Donald Trump after hearing the comments Trump made recently about civil rights activist John Lewis. “I am deeply disappointed with Trump’s attacks against civil rights hero John Lewis and will not be attending the inauguration as a result,” Soto said in a statement […]

Associated PressJanuary 3, 2017

Falling in line with tradition, Bill and Hillary Clinton plan to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration. It’s a decision that will put Hillary Clinton on the inaugural platform as her bitter rival from the 2016 campaign assumes the office she long sought. The Clintons announced their decision to attend the Jan. 20 inauguration shortly after former […]

Daniel TilsonJanuary 6, 2015

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to leave New York, Illinois and other points north where winter cold, wind, snow and some measure of enforced social responsibility for corporations and the super-rich are all unfortunate facts of life. “Retired or about to retire? Sick of wicked weather and state government feigning […]

Associated PressJanuary 5, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott is going to use his inauguration day speech to urge residents from other states to move here because of Florida’s lower taxes. The Republican governor will be sworn into a second term Tuesday. Scott narrowly won re-election in November. After he is sworn in, Scott will give a speech arguing that limiting […]

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Ron DeSantis names star-studded Inaugural Committee

Donald Trump inaugural attracts record $107 million in donations

Rick Scott: Donald Trump presidency will be ‘really good for our state’

@POTUS gets a fresh start with Donald Trump inauguration

Amid packing boxes and tears, staffers leaving White House

Donald Trump inauguration a special moment for Brian Ballard

Darren Soto to skip Donald Trump inauguration

Bill and Hillary Clinton to attend Donald Trump inauguration

Daniel Tilson: An early draft of Gov. Scott’s 2015 Inaugural speech

Rick Scott: Tax cuts, keeping government small helps state