Jacob OglesAugust 20, 2019
4min450
Prospective Senate Presidents also back the Bradenton Republican.
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Jacob OglesAugust 20, 2019Jacob OglesAugust 19, 2019
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"My friend Jim will be a great senator."
Jacob OglesAugust 15, 2019
4min684
Former House member enters race as clear frontrunner.
Jacob OglesAugust 12, 2019
5min372
“It is my understanding he is very interested in running.”
Jacob OglesJuly 10, 2019
8min916
Every Senate seat in 2020 now has at least one candidate running.
Drew WilsonOctober 9, 2018
4min463
Stephen Lytle has gotten off to a fast start in his bid to replace exiting Tampa City Councilmember Yvonne Yolie Capin in the District 3 council seat. Lytle, a University of South Florida alumnus, launched his campaign at the end of August, and said Tuesday that he’d raked in more than $32,000 in campaign contributions […]
Jacob OglesSeptember 24, 20183min212
Republican Will Robinson during the first weeks of September brought in more than five times as much as Democrat Tracy Platt, dimming hopes of an upset in Florida House District 71. Robinson pulled in $25,925 in the reporting period, compared to $4,575 for Pratt. While Pratt holds a not-so-shabby $42,122 in cash on hand, Robinson […]
Drew WilsonJune 25, 2018
3min411
Three years after his appointment to Florida’s Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court by Gov. Rick Scott, Judge Brian Iten is up for retention. While nearly all judicial elections were decided without opposition, Iten is facing a challenge from Venice attorney Maria Ruhl to keep his seat in the circuit covering DeSoto, Manatee and Sarasota counties. In […]
Drew WilsonMay 25, 2018
5min331
Adam Putnam is on a spending spree. The Republican gubernatorial candidate’s main fundraising vehicle, Florida Grown PC, tacked on another $226,000 in contributions through the first three weeks of May according to contribution reports on its website, but those gains were outstripped by nearly $3.25 million in spending. Receiving the bulk of those funds was […]
Drew WilsonMay 1, 2018
7min335
The Associated Industries of Florida on Tuesday released a report measuring how closely Florida lawmakers’ votes aligned with its interests. The conservative business group’s 2018 Voting Records report found a slight uptick in lawmaker support for AIF-backed legislation, with 78 percent of the Senate and 91 percent of the House voting in favor of its […]