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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 6, 2016

There’re breakfasts and tailgates, post-session beers and pre-session rallies. The Republican Party of Florida outlined the schedule for state delegates in a 17-page packet this week. The packets, sent to the 99 delegates and 96 alternates heading to the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, are meant to give Florida Republicans a rundown of the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 29, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in two Treasure Coast communities, and is ordering the Department of Environmental Protection to take swift action to address algae blooms in the area. The state of emergency covers Martin and St. Lucie counties, where algae blooms have been detected in local waterways. The executive order […]

Mitch PerryJune 24, 2016

Clearwater Republican state Sen. Jack Latvala will not face opposition from either a Republican or a Democrat this fall in Senate District 16, with only write-in candidate Katherine Perkins standing in the way of his being re-elected. As the qualifying period came to a close Friday, no Democrat rose up to challenge the Pinellas County power broker, who […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 24, 2016

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Southwest Florida will have closed primaries in two state Senate races, after write-in candidates filed to run for office in the waning days of the qualifying period. Lizbeth Benacquisto will face Jason Maughan in the Senate District 27 Republican primary. On Tuesday, Cape Coral resident Dakota Austin Eads filed and qualified to run for the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 24, 2016

George Gainer is on his way to the Florida Senate. The Bay County Republican won the Senate District 2 seat Friday after no other candidate qualified for the race. “I am humbled and honored to have been elected without drawing another candidate to run against me,” Gainer said in a statement. “From the first day I […]

Peter SchorschJune 7, 2016

I missed it. It wasn’t THAT big of a deal. But I missed it nonetheless. Hey, I was on a business trip and sometimes when I am not at the console, a few details escape me, and sometimes the big things float right by and I miss them. This was the latter. With only a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 25, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has some suggestions to make sure college students graduate in four years. Remove additional fees for online classes. Allow Bright Futures scholarships to be used for summer classes. Make sure students get credit for college-level courses taken in high schools. The Naples Republican laid out his proposal at his Degrees to Jobs […]

Guest AuthorMay 18, 2016

I believe in second chances. It’s what I do. Everyone, including my late father, makes mistakes. Some of those mistakes, like my father’s mistakes, mean prison time. That’s why every year the Florida Department of Corrections releases about 30,000 men and women from prison. But for the vast majority of them, it doesn’t include a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 17, 2016

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Maggie’s List is set to honor Senate President Designate Joe Negron. The political committee is holding a fundraising reception at the home of Lisa Miller in Tallahassee on May 31. Negron, a Stuart Republican and the incoming Senate President, will be honored. Rebecca Negron, the senator’s wife and a Congressional District 18 hopeful, and Mary […]

Mitch PerryMay 14, 2016

Republican Party of Florida Chairman Blaise Ingoglia on Saturday selected the 15 delegates and 15 alternates chosen as at-large delegates who had yet to be determined to be part of the state’s contingent of 99 delegates that will represent the Sunshine State at the Republican National Convention: They include former Miami-Dade Rep. Adam Hasner, who worked on U.S. Sen. Marco […]

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Breakfast with Adam Putnam, briefings with Richard Corcoran highlight Florida delegates’ schedule at GOP convention

Rick Scott declares a state of emergency in Martin, St. Lucie counties

Jack Latvala faces only write-in candidate in re-election bid to Florida Senate

Write-in candidates qualify in two Southwest Florida state Senate races

George Gainer becomes instant winner in SD 2

Why we should pay attention to the SD 30 primary

At summit, Rick Scott urges on Florida colleges, universities to help students graduate sooner

Bridges of America settles, but still helps inmates

Maggie’s List to honor Joe Negron during Tallahassee reception

Florida GOP picks its final delegates to convention this summer