Ryan NicolJanuary 30, 2019
3min507
The exemption would take effect on Jan. 1, 2021 if successful.
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Ryan NicolJanuary 30, 2019
Staff ReportsJanuary 22, 2019
6min355
The legislative wheel keeps on spinning.
Ryan NicolJanuary 21, 2019
4min1083
The scholarship has a waitlist in 2019 of nearly 13,000 students.
Jacob OglesJanuary 20, 2019
4min433
The freshman state representative didn't take well to taunts on Twitter.
Staff ReportsDecember 18, 201810min490
With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the legislative merry-go-round. On: In the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Cindy Kynoch is staff director. Jamie DeLoach and Ross McSwain are deputy staff directors. McSwain worked previously as staff director of Regulated Industries. Off and on: Elizabeth Ryon became deputy staff director for the […]
Drew WilsonDecember 5, 2018
5min257
A newly minted state Senator and a quartet of fresh state Representatives opened campaign accounts for the 2020 election cycle this week. Sarasota Republican Joe Gruters, who took over for U.S. Rep.-elect Greg Steube in Senate District 23, filed his paperwork Tuesday. Gruters was a member of the House for a term before U.S. Rep. […]
Phil AmmannDecember 5, 20183min462
With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements — both on and off — of the legislative merry-go-round in the Florida Senate. Off and on: Andrew Liebert and Jae Williams became legislative assistants, and Karen Whaley became district secretary for Republican Sen. Ben Albritton of Bartow. Williams previously worked for former Sen. Denise Grimsley. Whaley worked with […]
Ryan NicolNovember 27, 2018
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New state Sen. Manny Diaz may just be readying for his first Legislative Session, but he’s already nabbed a committee chairmanship after being named to head the Senate’s Education Committee. Diaz spoke to Florida Politics about his plans for the state’s education system, including a continued push for charter school support, and an expansion of […]
Ryan NicolNovember 26, 2018
6min433
Democratic state Sen. Lauren Book and GOP state Sen. Manny Diaz are among the newly-named legislative committee chairs hailing from South Florida. Book, who represents Senate District 32, was one of only two Democrats (Tallahassee’s Bill Montford is the other) named to head a committee; she will lead the Committee on Children, Families, and Elder […]
Ryan NicolNovember 6, 2018
2min471
State Rep. Manny Diaz is moving to the Senate, after defeating his Democratic opponent, David Perez. Diaz defeated Perez 54 percent to 46 percent. Diaz, who served as the state Rep. in House District 103, was a strong fundraiser as the contest neared its end. But Perez, who worked as chief of staff for former […]