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Staff ReportsOctober 18, 2018

On Wednesday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis secured valuable support from the Everglades Trust. But the endorsement hasn’t come without criticism. DeSantis was lambasted by another environmentally focused group, Florida Conservation Voters, upon news of the Trust’s backing. Now, reports the Gainesville Sun, one of the Trust’s three governing members is voicing disagreement with his organization’s decision to […]

Jacob OglesAugust 5, 2018

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Greene stands by a recent attack on opponent Gwen Graham and says Florida’s environmental community should be on his side. Greene, a Palm Beach billionaire, went on air Friday with a television commercial attacking Graham’s family ties to the American Dream Miami “megamall.” The ad notes the Sierra Club’s opposition to the […]

Ryan RayFebruary 9, 2015

It comes as no surprise that West Palm Beach City Commissioner Kimberly Mitchell wants to be Mayor after twelve years of waiting in the wings. That her former spouse and Republican über-lobbyist Richard Pinsky would take a major role in running her campaign doesn’t exactly blow you away either, given their deep mutual connections to the Palm Beach Republican Party — though a registered […]

Ryan RayFebruary 9, 2015

It comes as no surprise that West Palm Beach City Commissioner Kimberly Mitchell wants to be Mayor after twelve years of waiting in the wings. That her former spouse and Republican über-lobbyist Richard Pinsky would take a major role in running her campaign doesn’t exactly blow you away either, given their deep mutual connections to the Palm Beach Republican Party — though a registered […]

Jac VerSteegFebruary 2, 2015

The city of West Palm Beach provides an example of the astonishing power of politics to make people mimic sociopaths. The Palm Beach Post and WPTV Channel 5 conducted a joint investigation that found that top elected officials in West Palm Beach wrote letters seeking the parole of a murderer in New York state. What […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 1, 2015

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, from North Palm Beach, is one of the state leaders who wrote to the parole board on behalf of the daughter of a West Palm Beach politico who is serving up to life in prison for murder. A joint investigation by The Palm Beach Post and WPTV-Channel 5 discovered […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 7, 2015

The West Palm Beach City Commission has provided a perfect example of how government turns into The Nanny State. At its first meeting of 2015, The Palm Beach Post reports, the Commission voted 4-0 to require bars to post signs reminding customers that it is illegal for people under 21 to buy alcohol and illegal […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 7, 2015

The West Palm Beach City Commission has provided a perfect example of how government turns into The Nanny State. At its first meeting of 2015, The Palm Beach Post reports, the Commission voted 4-0 to require bars to post signs reminding customers that it is illegal for people under 21 to buy alcohol and illegal […]

Tag: Kimberly Mitchell

Report: Everglades Trust board member dissents on Ron DeSantis endorsement

Jeff Greene catalogs environmentalists blasting Gwen Graham-tied ‘megamall’

Are local Dems pushing for a GOP 'landslide' in West Palm Beach?

Are local Dems pushing for a GOP ‘landslide’ in West Palm Beach?

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: The murderer politicians love

Jeff Atwater sends letter to NY parole board on behalf of accused killer

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: West Palm plants seeds of the Nanny State

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: West Palm plants seeds of the Nanny State