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Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2018

They’re inexpensive, quick and ideal for short-distance trips — and they could be coming to a Florida city near you. Dockless scooters are the latest disruptions to the continually evolving transportation industry. But the two-wheeled rides — provided by companies like Bird and Lime — aren’t yet ready for a prime-time fight in the Legislature. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 26, 2018

Incumbent CFO Jimmy Patronis has reached the part of the campaign where his spending outpaces his fundraising. The Panama City Republican was appointed to the CFO job last year by Gov. Rick Scott and therefore is the lone incumbent Cabinet member running for election in the fall. Between Oct. 13-19 (the most recent week of reported receipts), Patronis raised $128,800 between […]

Staff ReportsOctober 24, 2018

Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, a Panama City Republican seeking his first elected term in the post, dropped his latest ad Wednesday. The former state representative and Public Service Commissioner was appointed last year by Gov. Rick Scott to replace Jeff Atwater. He stepped down early from his second and final term to become chief financial officer of Florida […]

Staff ReportsOctober 23, 2018

Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis urged financial institutions on Tuesday to waive late fees and charges for using ATMs in the Hurricane Michael impact zone, among other forms of disaster assistance. “It is absolutely essential that financial institutions support those impacted by Hurricane Michael by waiving fees and penalties to aid the victims,” Patronis said in […]

Staff ReportsOctober 20, 2018

Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Friday to establish safeguards against wireless communications breakdowns like the one that followed Hurricane Michael. “After more than a week of wireless service failures in Hurricane Michael’s hardest hit areas, I urge you to recommend industry-wide measures that would help prevent downed telecommunications for […]

Scott PowersOctober 18, 2018

The Everglades Trust released its full list of election endorsements Thursday containing a broad mix of Democrats and Republicans that had begun Tuesday when the organization surprised many by announcing its backing of Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis. In addition to DeSantis, the Everglades Trust is endorsing Republican Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, Democratic Attorney […]

Guest AuthorOctober 17, 2018

The entire state is focused appropriately on hurricane recovery, relief, and repair efforts. But with less than three weeks before Election Day, what does this mean for the hundreds of thousands of people in the affected regions? Gov. Rick Scott, Mayor Andrew Gillum, CFO Jimmy Patronis, and many other elected officials have been actively working on […]

Jacob OglesOctober 14, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott on Sunday said a request for transitional sheltering assistance has been approved for Bay County. The news means the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide more options for places for families to stay, including hotel rooms, for individuals displaced by Hurricane Michael. “They’ll begin accepting applications tomorrow,” Scott said on social media. […]

Jacob OglesOctober 13, 2018

Statewide Republican candidates today banded together for a supply drive today for hurricane-struck areas of the state. Gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis, his running mate Jeannette Nunez, Attorney General candidate Ashley Moody and Agriculture Commissioner candidate Matt Caldwell shared pictures and video today as they gathered supplies in Live Oak and ran them up to Bay […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2018

On Friday afternoon, Jimmy Patronis stood in front of the wreckage of his childhood memories and talked to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. A Panama City Beach native who represented the area in the state House before appointed last year to be the state’s Chief Financial Officer, Patronis used as a backdrop his storm-ravaged junior high school to address the […]

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Aerial photo courtesy Jesse Biter.

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Ron DeSantis, Ashley Moody, Matt Caldwell run supplies to Panama City

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