Scott PowersMay 21, 2019
5min434
Osceola voters said no by a 2-1 margin.
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Scott PowersMay 21, 2019Scott PowersMay 20, 2019
11min257
On the ballots: 1 cent sales tax in Osceola, 1/2 cent in Volusia.
Phil AmmannFebruary 1, 2019
2min280
"I will bring principled leadership to Tallahassee to ensure every Florida family can realize the American Dream.”
Scott PowersJanuary 17, 2019
6min411
"This is a good project. We are trying to make it a great project," Newstreet said.
Michael MolineJanuary 8, 2019
8min433
A top state economist advised the House Commerce Committee on Tuesday to take a more expansive approach to economic development than continuing to rely largely on low-wage tourism and recruiting out-of-state businesses to move here. “This is essentially a grassroots or bottom-up theory of economic development,” said Amy Baker, coordinator of the state Office of […]
Staff ReportsJanuary 8, 2019
3min353
With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the Florida House staffing merry-go-round. On: Alisa Bergmann is the new district secretary for Macclenny Republican Rep. Chuck Brannan. On: Stephanie Kreps is the new district secretary for St. Petersburg Republican Rep. Nick DiCeglie. Off: Kim Timm is no […]
Scott PowersNovember 6, 2018
1min311
Republican state Rep. Mike La Rosa rode to an easy victory Tuesday night in Florida House District 42. La Rosa pulled off a 54 percent to 46 percent win over Democrat Barbara Cady in a district that has trended Democrat to the point where La Rosa swam against a six-point Democratic advantage in voter registration. […]
Scott PowersNovember 6, 2018
10min272
At least eight Republican-held Florida House seats should be in Democrats’ grasps — that is if voters vote their colors — while Republicans have two Democratic seats that ought to be flippable. And another 14 districts, all but one of which are held by Republicans, the voter registrations between Republicans and Democrats are air-tight, within […]
Scott PowersOctober 30, 2018
11min628
Can a single issue of the most local of impact become a game-winner for a Democrat trying to flip a district? Democratic Florida House District 42 candidate Barbara Cady has been pounding turf since she entered the contest 16 months ago, mostly talking about home-owners association law reform. It’s a common interest in the sprawling […]
Drew WilsonOctober 24, 2018
3min308
Florida Internet & Television, the chief industry association for telecom providers in Florida, announced Wednesday that CableLabs head Phil McKinney will deliver the keynote address at its 2018 Florida Internet & Television Conference. At CableLabs, McKinney spearheads research focused on developing new technologies and specifications for the secure delivery of high-speed data, video, voice and […]