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Phil AmmannMarch 4, 2015

Jeb Bush has what some would see is a strange request for wealthy donors to his Right to Rise super PAC: Please keep it under $1 million, for now. The self-imposed limit, writes Matea Gold of The Washington Post, could be the first time any presidential hopeful has asked supporters to hold back on contributions. […]

Ryan RayMarch 4, 2015

A new poll released Wednesday by the Florida Chamber of Commerce suggests that although voters are growing more confident of the direction the state is going, they still have deep reservations about the federal government’s stewardship. “Our results show Floridians are more confident in Florida’s economy,” said Marian Johnson, the Chamber’s senior vice president of political strategy. […]

Ryan RayMarch 3, 2015

Two proposed committee bills to move back the date of Florida’s presidential primaries have sailed through legislative committees in as many days. The House version of the proposal, PCB RCEC 15-05, was introduced and approved in the House Rules Calendar & Ethics Committee without questions or debate in under three minutes on Monday, resulting in […]

Peter SchorschMarch 3, 2015

The newest chapter of the “4th Floor Files” features lobbyist Joe Mobley, principal at The Fiorentino Group based in Jacksonville and Tallahassee. Mobley previously was assistant vice president of legislative affairs at Fidelity National Financial, as well as an aide to former State Rep. and former Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll. Significant other? Children? Grand kids? […]

Bob SparksMarch 3, 2015

Florida’s most conservative Republican governor in history was about to speak before last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, MD. Despite a record few Republicans in any state could match, his appearance before a room full of conservatives was considered a road game. Between 2007 and 2015, he fell from grace among […]

Associated PressMarch 3, 2015

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush distanced himself from his family on Monday as he courted senior citizens in Nevada, the first stop in a national tour aimed at key states on the presidential primary calendar. Taking questions in an early voting state for the first time this year, the leading Republican White House prospect declared […]

Ryan RayMarch 3, 2015

“If you don’t measure, you don’t really care.” That’s what Jeb Bush told a crowd of supporters at his recent education forum in Tallahassee. The more data, the better, it would seem. Well, not since the days of this amazing vintage footage of Steve Bousquet covering the late Gov. Reubin Askew‘s 1984 presidential run has there been […]

James CallMarch 2, 2015

Marijuana, gambling and a big party were on the state capitol agenda Monday indicating that prohibitionists may find it difficult to be heard during the 2015 Florida Legislative Session. Session begins Tuesday morning at 9:30 when the Florida House of Representatives convenes but the week began with a hearing on a proposed rule for the […]

Phil AmmannMarch 2, 2015

In a conservative donors preview last weekend, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio unveiled a tax reform plan he intends to introduce soon with Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee. The Florida senator, who has indicated he will likely run for re-election rather than the presidency president instead of reelection to the Senate, told attendees at the Club […]

Julie DelegalMarch 2, 2015

Part one of this two-part series examines one senator’s move to lower the stakes in Florida’s high-stakes education accountability system, and how the stakes got so high in the first place. For several years, parents and teachers have bristled against the centerpiece of education reform in Florida. “Teacher accountability” is the political term for it, but what […]

Tag: Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush asks donors to keep it "under $1 million" for now

Florida Chamber poll shows voters bullish on state government, less so on feds

Bills to move back presidential primaries zoom through committee

“4th Floor Files” talks to Joe Mobley about good mullet, growlers and Tally in the big leagues

Bob Sparks: Jeb Bush earns a respectable passing grade at CPAC

In Nevada, Jeb Bush distances himself from family

Will Florida Republicans hold a Presidency 6 straw poll this year?

The Day That Was In Florida Politics – March 2

Marco Rubio floats trial balloon on tax reform at donor meeting

Julie Delegal: Tweaking the tests – what to watch in education legislation