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Peter SchorschApril 12, 2018

For the first time this decade, a race to one day lead the Florida Senate is not confined to an intra-party scrum among Republican lawmakers. And while Naples Republican Kathleen Passidomo is now the slight front-runner to hold the gavel beginning in 2022, she and her GOP colleagues must first navigate two election cycles in […]

Phil AmmannApril 11, 2018

With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the legislative merry-go-round. On: Holly Maxwell is the committee receptionist for Senate Appropriations. Off: Jay Shannon and Jacob Flaherty are no longer legislative assistants for Fort Lauderdale Democratic Sen. Gary Farmer. Off: Marilyn Barnes is no longer […]

Peter SchorschApril 11, 2018

Lantana Democrat Lori Berman easily defeated Republican Tami Donnally in the special election to fill the Senate District 31 seat vacated by former Sen. Jeff Clemens. With more than 27,500 ballots cast, Berman captured nearly 75 percent of the vote, according to unofficial totals posted on the state Division of Elections website According to Democratic consultant […]

Peter SchorschApril 10, 2018

Voters are going to the polls as we speak in Palm Beach County to determine a replacement for disgraced former state Sen. Jeff Clemens. The Lake Worth Democrat resigned last year after news of an affair between him and a lobbyist came out. Rep. Lori Berman, a Lantana Democrat, dominated fundraising for today’s special election […]

Peter SchorschMarch 28, 2018

It’s been nearly 25 years since a Democrat presided over the Florida Senate, but if the plans of party leaders and operatives come together, the president’s gavel could be theirs as soon as November. The Florida Democratic Party and the Florida Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the recently-established campaign arm of the Senate Democrats, are aggressively working to […]

Scott PowersMarch 21, 2018

The election for the open seat in Florida House District 81 has become a contest with the entry of a new Democrat, Mindy Koch, and Democratic candidate Tina Polsky announced she has picked up a couple of potentially influential endorsements. Koch, of Boca Raton, is president of the Democratic Club of Boca Raton and Delray […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 30, 2018

State Rep. Lori Berman defeated first-time candidate Arthur Morrison in the Democratic primary in the special election for the Senate District 31. Berman, a longtime state lawmaker, easily took Tuesday’s vote – 95.81 to 4.19 percent. Last year, Gov. Rick Scott called a special election after state Sen. Jeff Clemens resigned in October after acknowledging an extramarital […]

Danny McAuliffeJanuary 25, 2018

A Democratic push to expand affordable health care coverage in Florida has a unique selling point: it could save the state more than $500 million. At a news conference on Thursday, Rep. Lori Berman, a Lantana Democrat, said a resolution she’s sponsoring to expand Medicaid coverage would significantly cut costs from other health spending areas […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 4, 2018

Former Margate Sen. Jeremy Ring announced Thursday that 19 Democratic state lawmakers have endorsed him in the chief financial officer race. “From the very beginning I have believed that our campaign is all about people power,” Ring said. “I am proud to have the support of each and every one of these legislators. Over the […]

Staff ReportsDecember 19, 2017

Legislation being called the “Tobacco 21 Act” has been filed for the 2018 Session to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products to 21. Backing this year’s bills (SB 1288, HB 1029) are Sen. David Simmons, a Longwood Republican, and Reps. Don Hahnfeldt of The Villages (a Republican) and Lori Berman of Lantana (a Democrat). “Raising the age […]

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Electoral map scrambles race for Senate presidency

Latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round

Lori Berman wins state Senate special election in record-setting fashion

By the way, there’s an election today in Palm Beach County, folks

Florida Democrats look to expand number of state Senate seats in play

As HD 81 becomes Democratic contest, Tina Polsky announces new backer

Democrat Lori Berman easily takes SD 31 special election primary

Medicaid expansion could save state $500M, lawmaker says

Jeremy Ring snags a pile of endorsements from state lawmakers

State could raise smoking age to 21