Kelly HayesMay 24, 2022
8min0
'I remember growing up, my dad's campaigns were like "faith and family first," but then they would leave us for Tallahassee for a month.'
Tag: John StargelA nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.
Kelly HayesMay 24, 2022Kelly HayesApril 1, 2021
5min1355
The Chamber is opposing Sen. Kelli Stargel's recent budget proposal that would place the appeals court in Polk County.
Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 30, 2021
10min5301
Stargel's husband is a Lakeland-based judge for the 2nd DCA.
Jim RosicaOctober 9, 2018
13min846
Despite a looming legal challenge, nearly 60 people have applied for three upcoming vacancies on the Florida Supreme Court, including Attorney General Pam Bondi‘s former chief of staff. Carlos Muniz, now the general counsel to the U.S. Department of Education, was on a list of names provided to Florida Politics by Gov. Rick Scott‘s office […]
Jim RosicaJuly 13, 2017
4min720
Former state Rep. Tom Grady will take Jimmy Patronis‘ place on the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC), Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday evening. In picking Grady, a Naples attorney and a friend of Scott’s, the governor passed over the three alternates he previously selected to fill an empty seat on the commission, which will review the state’s governing document […]
Jim RosicaJune 27, 2017
3min489
Now that Jimmy Patronis is leaving the Public Service Commission and Constitution Revision Commission to become the state’s next Chief Financial Officer, Gov. Rick Scott has to replace him on those panels. The Florida Public Service Commission Nominating Council is charged with “screening and nominating applicants for appointment by the Governor to fill vacancies on the […]
Mitch PerryMarch 21, 2017
5min340
At a presentation about circuit court judicial caseloads Tuesday, House Appropriations Committee Chair Carlos Trujillo asked why judges have an issue with moving to a paperless system. Speaking to the committee, Robert E. Roundtree Jr., an 8th Judicial Circuit Court judge and former chief judge, said circuit courts in Florida are electronically filing cases: “There are no […]
Bill RuftyAugust 27, 2015
3min274
Former Circuit Court Judge Robert Doyel announced Thursday that he is running in 2016 for Florida House District 41, which encompasses most of the eastern portion of Polk County. County Democratic Party officials confirmed last week that they were trying to recruit Doyel to run against Lakeland Republican Sen. Kelli Stargel. “I was approached about running […]