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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 9, 2016

House Speaker Designate Richard Corcoran rolled out his leadership team Wednesday afternoon, tapping Miami Rep. Jeanette Nunez as as his House speaker pro tempore and Rep. Carlos Trujillo to be chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. In a memo to House members Wednesday, the Land O’Lakes Republican rolled out Republican leadership and committee chairs. Corcoran […]

Peter SchorschOctober 10, 2016

Now that the ink is dry on a federal criminal plea deal that put an end to a $36 million housing fraud, what will legislators do now to make sure it doesn’t happen again? To recap, federal prosecutors had alleged 70-year-old developer Lloyd Boggio of Carlisle Development Group and others defrauded the government out of […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 23, 2016

Political committees are pouring big money into a handful of legislative races in the final days before the Aug. 30 primary. “Floridians for Ethics and Truth in Politics,” “Conservatives for Truth,” and the “Conservative Leadership Fund” upped their ad buys this week, buying a combined $153,713 worth of TV ad time in at least two legislative […]

Peter SchorschAugust 22, 2016

They say politics makes for strange bedfellows, but it’s difficult to image a stranger pairing than Associated Industries of Florida and the state’s trial lawyers. But that is the suggestion of ace reporter Jason Garcia of Florida Trend. Few political journalists covering Florida politics are better at connecting the well-hidden dots of the state’s byzantine […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 24, 2016

More than a dozen members of the Florida House are heading back Tallahassee. As of 5 p.m., state records show nearly a dozen South Florida lawmakers appeared to win their elections Friday when they failed to draw an opponent by the time qualifying period. All of the candidates are incumbents. In House District 94, Bobby […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 12, 2016

The end of the 2016 legislative session last month can only mean one thing — election season is coming. Campaign finance reports were due to the state on Monday. The March fundraising reports show that more than two dozen candidates for the Florida House have more than $100,000 in cash on hand, and several candidates raised […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 24, 2016

A contentious dental bill received a tepid OK from Gov. Rick Scott this week. Scott said Wednesday he signed a bill (HB 819) that removes dental services from the list of minimum benefits under the state’s Medicaid managed care plans. It also calls on the Office of Program Policy Analysis & Government Accountability to study […]

Jim RosicaMarch 23, 2016

With a proposed $3 billion gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida having died this past legislative session, the tribe’s lawyer on Tuesday said its fight to keep blackjack in tribal casinos now moves to a federal court. Barry Richard, a Greenberg Traurig shareholder based in Tallahassee, is representing the tribe in a case against […]

Drew WilsonMarch 22, 2016

A second Republican has filed to run for the House District 112 seat currently held by Miami Democratic Rep. Jose Javier Rodriguez, who is running for Senate. Rosa Maria Palomino joins fellow Republican Key Biscayne City Councilman Michael Davey in the primary race for the Miami-Dade County seat, which will likely be a top target […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 21, 2016

A Monday email from state Reps. Richard Corcoran and Jose Oliva on behalf of the House Majority 2016 campaign outlined the five guiding principles of the 2016 State House campaign in light of the “volatility of this campaign season.” One such principle: staying out of the primary scrum. “We will not interfere in primary races in open House […]

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Richard Corcoran rolls out leadership team, announces committee chairs appointments

Who watches the low-income housing watchmen? (Part III)

Outside groups beef up ad buys in SD 23, HD 21 ahead of primary

Associated Industries of Florida, trial lawyers working together? That would make for strange bedfellows

Nearly a dozen South Florida House members appear to be re-elected without opposition

Dozens of candidates have raised $100,000 or more for their House races

Rick Scott signs controversial dental carve-out bill

Seminole Tribe’s lawyer now watching court cases after Compact’s demise

2nd Republican enters Miami-Dade HD 112 race

House Majority outlines November strategy