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Darryl PaulsonMay 4, 2016

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As we close out the presidential nomination phase, attention is now shifting to the selection of possible running mates for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. This will be the first important decision that the candidates must make as they enter the general election phase of the campaign. Let’s examine some of the criteria that have […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 2, 2016

Growing up in Mississippi, she spent many weekends in the independent bookstore in her hometown. She even considered opening up her own store a few years ago, but politics — and her career in the thick of it — got in the way. But with another campaign in the rearview mirror, Bradshaw has decided to […]

Associated PressApril 30, 2016

They thought it was impossible. Some still fear it. Others can barely believe it. But leading Republicans are beginning to accept the idea that Donald Trump will be their party’s presidential nominee. In the wake of the businessman’s commanding wins in five Eastern states this week, a growing number of national Republicans and GOP lawmakers […]

Martin DyckmanApril 29, 2016

Any law that invades the privacy and liberties of American citizens should come into court facing a heavy burden of proof. Does it serve a compelling public interest? Is it the most reasonable — that is, the least restrictive — approach? That’s doubly true in Florida, whose state constitution contains an explicit right to privacy. […]

Associated PressApril 29, 2016

Congressional Republicans are beginning to accept, and even embrace, an outcome that was once unthinkable: Donald Trump as the GOP presidential nominee. In the wake of the businessman’s commanding wins in five Eastern states this week, a growing number of lawmakers say that Trump is taking on an air of inevitability. Some argue they should […]

Martin DyckmanApril 28, 2016

Any law that invades the privacy and liberties of American citizens should come into court facing a heavy burden of proof. Does it serve a compelling public interest? Is it the most reasonable — that is, the least restrictive — approach? That’s doubly true in Florida, whose state constitution contains an explicit right to privacy. […]

Staff ReportsApril 22, 2016

Denver Stutler, who previously served as Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Chief of Staff for former Gov. Jeb Bush, will chair the advocacy group “Floridians for Better Transportation.” FBT President Matthew Ubben made the announcement Thursday. Stutler is CEO of Polston Applied Tech and succeeds John M. Lewis, who formerly headed LYNX, […]

Peter SchorschApril 19, 2016

About a month ago, when FloridaPolitics.com offered “The Good, the Bad and the Interesting” of the applicants for the next Insurance Commissioner, we highlighted the legal requirements for the job. They’re high … on purpose. HB 3, passed in Special Session E in 2002, implemented a 1998 constitutional amendment that merged the jobs of Comptroller […]

Mitch PerryApril 13, 2016

Last month, Donald Trump warned of “riots“ around the Republican National Convention should he fall slightly short of the 1,237 delegates he needs to clinch the nomination and the party moves to select another candidate. The feeling that this year’s Republican National Convention could be a raucous and uncomfortably unpredictable affair has led to some top Republicans, […]

Peter SchorschApril 13, 2016

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Allison Aubuchon, communications pro for the Foundation for Excellence in Education, decided it’s time to make it on her own. Aubuchon announced Wednesday that, after four years with the conservative education think tank founded by Jeb Bush, she will be hanging her shingle as an independent communications expert. “I will now be working independently as a communications […]

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Darryl Paulson: Picking a VP: Criteria, candidates for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump

Sally Bradshaw’s next chapter

Republicans beginning to make peace with Donald Trump as nominee

Martin Dyckman: Impose a delay on tummy tucks; they’re more dangerous than abortions

Congressional GOP beginning to accept Donald Trump as nominee

Martin Dyckman: Impose a delay on tummy tucks; they’re more dangerous than abortions

Personnel Note: Denver Stutler tapped to lead ‘Floridians for Better Transportation’

The million-dollar Insurance Commissioner question

None of Florida’s GOP U.S. Senate candidates ready to commit to attending RNC in Cleveland

Allison Aubuchon to hang out own shingle, start new communications shop