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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 22, 2016

It’s official. The state Elections Canvassing Commission — made up of Gov. Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and CFO Jeff Atwater, all participating by phone — certified the results of the Nov. 8 General Election Thursday. The meeting took less than two minutes. “It was a record year in Florida,” said Secretary of State Ken […]

Gary FineoutNovember 19, 2016

Sen. Bill Nelson wants a federal investigation of how Florida uses the personal information of its 15 million licensed drivers. The Florida Democrat wrote U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Friday asking her to probe whether the state is selling information for marketing purposes without the drivers’ consent in violation of federal law. Nelson made […]

Florence SnyderNovember 18, 2016

Call him Ismael, and don’t be surprised if he turns up in Carl Hiaasen‘s next ripped-from-the headlines novel. Ismael Labrador is a very real purveyor of strip mall surgery and beneficiary of Florida’s laughably lax enforcement of laws aimed at protecting the public against charlatans peddling plastic surgery on the cheap. As owners of south Florida […]

Mitch PerryNovember 16, 2016

Now that the shock is starting to wear off over Donald Trump’s stunning upset in the presidential election a week ago, the biggest story in national politics is what he intends to do with his enormous power and who will help him do it. That means the selection of cabinet officers, with the most high-profile […]

Mitch PerryNovember 15, 2016

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced a deal with the National Football League to resolve antitrust concerns regarding the league’s past policy on the resale of certain tickets. The previous policy required each of the 32 NFL teams to impose a price floor on all secondary market sales on the NFL’s Ticket Exchange and released […]

Joe HendersonNovember 15, 2016

It great to have choices, especially the kind in Pam Bondi’s world these days. If there was any doubt about her clout with President-elect Donald Trump, that was put to rest when she was named to his transition team executive committee late last week. This is as close to being brought into the official Trump family as […]

Florence SnyderNovember 14, 2016

Now that Attorney General and former Tampa Bay-area prosecutor Pam Bondi is among President-elect Donald Trump’s Legal Influencers, this is an excellent time to talk about FACES. That’s the Department of Acronyms name for the Face Analysis Comparison Examination System, a statewide “facial recognition database” created over a decade ago by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 11, 2016

There will be Florida input on the Donald Trump transition team, with Attorney General Pam Bondi named as a member of the transition team’s executive committee. The team will be chaired by VP-elect Mike Pence, with campaign surrogates Ben Carson, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Newt Gingrich, Gen. Michael Flynn, Rudy Giuliani, and Sen. Jeff Sessions as vice-chairs. “I’m honored to serve President-elect Donald […]

Mitch PerryNovember 7, 2016

In this space on Friday, we reminisced about October surprises in previous election cycles before referring to the dual bombshells that have rocked this year’s presidential election: First, the release of that 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape in which Donald Trump spoke lewdly about women, followed 10 days ago with the announcement of the discovery of hundreds of thousands […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2016

While there might be some areas in which supporting Donald Trump is a liability for Republican politicians, Northeast Florida is not one of them. With that in mind, a variety of area candidates and elected officials turned out for the Trump rally in Jacksonville on Thursday. Among them: State Sen. Aaron Bean and State Rep. Jay Fant, Congressman-in-waiting John Rutherford, […]

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State leaders certify general election results

Bill Nelson wants probe into Florida’s use of driver records

South Florida is still ‘skin tight’

Mitch Perry Report for 11.16.16 — Who will be our next Secretary of State?

Pam Bondi announces deal with NFL over ticket pricing

Joe Henderson: Looks like Donald Trump insider Pam Bondi is movin’ on up

Florence Snyder: Is your mug shot in FACES virtual lineup?

Pam Bondi to join Donald Trump transition team executive committee

Mitch Perry Report for 11.7.16 — Closing arguments

Northeast Florida pols stump for Donald Trump, urge ‘draining the swamp’