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Staff ReportsMarch 24, 2018

One of the state’s premier breweries just got a lot closer to the Capitol. Proof Brewing Company announced this week it would move its operations to an old Coca-Cola Bottling Company building on South Monroe Street, within walking distance of downtown Tallahassee and Cascades Park. The brewery is now housed in a former warehouse in […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 1, 2018

If state Sen. Bill Montford decides to make a run for Tallahassee mayor, Democratic Rep. Loranne Ausley is sure to make a run for his seat, and at least a couple Democrats are laying the groundwork for an HD 9 run if that comes to pass. As previously reported, scandal after scandal has put City […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 29, 2018

I’m just back from the Capital City and word is that a broad group of community leaders are heavily recruiting Bill Montford to run for Tallahassee Mayor. With a cloud hanging over some members of the Commission (both Andrew Gillum and Scott Maddox have been repeatedly mentioned in conjunction with an ongoing FBI investigation) and […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 16, 2018

A bill that would legalize consumer fireworks cleared a House committee on Tuesday even as it faces strong opposition from the fireworks industry. Floridians buy and use fireworks just as much as any other state around the 4th of July and New Years Eve even though they can only purchase them after signing a form […]

Staff ReportsNovember 27, 2017

Last week, more than 25 Democratic legislative leaders from Palm Beach County and the state announced endorsing state Rep. Lori Berman in her bid for Senate District 31. Among those lining up behind Berman, a Lantana Democrat who represents HD 90, are Congressman Ted Deutch of Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, former Congressmen Patrick Murphy and […]

Jim RosicaNovember 9, 2017

We’re just going to rip this line right from Thursday’s press release: “To get a head start on the next round of reapportionment in 2021, Florida House Democrats have formed a Working Group on Redistricting that will allow them to be fully prepared to present the citizens of our state with the fair maps they […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 31, 2017

Leon County’s state legislators have a lot on their plate this Session. Public education, mental health, the environment and hotel regulations were the recurring, hot subjects of the Leon County delegation meeting Monday night where more than 30 people spoke to state lawmakers in the County Commission chamber. The delegation — comprised of Democrats Sen. […]

Jim RosicaAugust 30, 2017

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China wants “information dominance” and is willing to engage in “political warfare” to get it, an expert said Wednesday at a Tallahassee town hall on the communist country’s theft of intellectual property, or IP. The hour-and-a-half event on the Florida State University campus was billed as a Congressional “field hearing” by Republican Congressmen Matt Gaetz […]

Phil AmmannAugust 29, 2017

With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the legislative merry-go-round. Off: Sean White is no longer listed as a legislative analyst in the Senate Majority Office. On: Angela Herndon became administrative support for the House Government Accountability Committee and its subcommittees (Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs; Natural Resources […]

Peter SchorschJune 19, 2017

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Gwen Graham has tapped a longtime aide to run her 2018 gubernatorial campaign. Julia Gill Woodward is taking over the reins of Graham’s gubernatorial campaign. Woodward has a long history with the former Democratic congresswoman from Tallahassee, serving both on her 2014 congressional campaign and working as her chief of staff. “As a ninth-generation Floridian, […]

Tag: Loranne Ausley

Takeaways from Tallahassee — A brewer gets bigger

If the dominoes fall, Allison Tant to run for state House?

Bill Montford stepping down after Session … to run for Tallahassee Mayor?

Bill to legalize fireworks takes off in House committee

Lori Berman nabs two dozen endorsements in SD 31 bid

Talk about working ahead: Dems readying for 2021 redistricting

Education, fracking, crime: Leon County delegation hears concerns

China wants ‘information dominance’ through ‘political warfare’

Latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round

Gwen Graham taps Julia Gill Woodward to serve as campaign manager