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Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2018

As Florida Politics was preparing to release the results of our final post-primary, statewide survey focusing on the nexus of 2018 elections and medical marijuana, POLITICO Florida published a story putting Ron DeSantis, Ashley Moody and Matt Caldwell squarely on the wrong side of public opinion when it comes to Florida’s popular medical marijuana law. […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 12, 2018

Though he won’t be on a Florida ballot — at least not for the foreseeable future — George P. Bush will be raising money in the Sunshine State this month for his campaign for another term as Texas Land Commissioner. The fundraising reception will get underway at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 25 at the American […]

Scott PowersSeptember 10, 2018

In 2017 the Florida Legislature acknowledged and apologized for one of Florida’s ugliest recorded events of 20th-century racism. Yet barring a late surprise it would be left to the next state government to address the Groveland Four, and all four Democratic Florida Cabinet nominees pledged they would move swiftly, if elected, to issue long-sought pardons. […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 6, 2018

Sean Shaw is making some bold promises in his campaign to be Florida’s next Attorney General, threatening to file or join multiple lawsuits against President Donald Trump and his administration. “There is no room for corruption in the state of Florida,” Shaw said, speaking outside a Trump condo building in Sunny Isles Beach. “The hundreds […]

Drew WilsonAugust 28, 2018

After months of scrapping and the field narrowing from four candidates to two, former Circuit Court Judge Ashley Moody and Pensacola state Rep. Frank White faced off Tuesday in the Republican primary for Attorney General. With the ballots counted, Moody defied recent polls and emerged from the bruising primary with a 13-point victory over White […]

Drew WilsonAugust 27, 2018

There’s a new hit job showing up in Pinellas County mailboxes painting House District 66 candidate Nick DiCeglie as a “lifelong Democrat” who has contributed to “pro-amnesty liberals like Charlie Crist.” If that’s the case, the Republican Party of Pinellas County has a problem on its hands — DiCeglie is the chair. But it’s not […]

Jacob OglesAugust 27, 2018

The family of U.S. Sen. John McCain, Arizona’s senior senator and the 2008 Republican nominee for president, announced his death after a lengthy battle with cancer. Florida’s political leaders remembered the longtime Senate leader. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, elected in 2010, issued a statement mourning McCain. “John McCain’s sacrifices to his country are immeasurable. With his […]

Peter SchorschAugust 25, 2018

The work of the Constitution Revision Commission is under attack in the courts. And that’s fair, according to Brecht Heuchan, who led the CRC’s drafting process. “I’m not mad about the lawsuits,” he told us. “That’s what people do when they feel aggrieved.” But a new effort spawned this week encouraging Floridians to opt for […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerAugust 24, 2018

Voters should not be given a chance to decide the fate of a proposed constitutional amendment expanding rights for crime victims because the ballot language is misleading, lawyers opposing the measure told a Tallahassee judge Friday. Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers heard arguments on whether Amendment 6, approved by the Constitution Commission Revision, should […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 24, 2018

Though Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam faces a sizable deficit in our latest poll of the GOP Governor’s race against U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, sources familiar with the campaign’s thinking relate that Putnam has a short list of five potential Lt. Gov. picks, all of whom are Republican women. Topping the list: Attorney General Pam Bondi, one of Putnam’s highest-profile […]

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Polling: GOP candidates on wrong side of medical marijuana smoking ban

George P. Bush raising campaign cash in Tampa this month

Democrats for Cabinet calling for Groveland Four pardons, Republicans mum

Sean Shaw threatens to sue Donald Trump administration

Ashley Moody wins Republican primary for Attorney General

Direct mail round-up: Nick DiCeglie slammed as ‘lifelong Democrat’

Florida politicians react to the passing of John McCain

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Second-guessing the CRC

Judge ponders whether to remove victims’ rights proposal from ballot

Pam Bondi atop list of LG possibilities for Adam Putnam, say sources familiar