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Mitch PerryJune 23, 2016

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Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s deadlocking on a case challenging President Obama’s executive orders on immigration, two advocacy groups announced Thursday they would target Republicans in Florida and two other states in a new digital ad. Latino Victory Fund and Priorities USA say they will launch a five-figure digital ad buy “holding Republican politicians accountable for […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 23, 2016

The ongoing battle between Jacksonville General Counsel Jason Gabriel and the Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund has simmered all spring and into the summer. Earlier in June, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and general counsel Gabriel took aim at the “arrogance and disregard for taxpayers” and “a blatant disregard of public records law” by the Police and Fire […]

Brendan FarringtonJune 23, 2016

Florida’s Key West is one of the most gay-friendly places in the country. The Florida Panhandle – many locals call it the Redneck Riviera – is a different story. The massacre of 49 people in a gay nightclub happened between these extremes, forcing many Floridians to reconsider their assumptions about the state’s evolving culture. Key […]

Mitch PerryJune 21, 2016

Last week both Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi came under heavy criticism for showing a lack of support towards the gay community after the Orlando shootings, and now the Democratic opponent of Polk County Republican Congressman Dennis Ross is making the same claim about his initial comments. Democrat Jim Lange is running against Ross in Florida’s 15th Congressional District this year. In a […]

Mitch PerryJune 21, 2016

One of the weapons Omar Mateen used in his shooting spree last week in Orlando that killed 49 people was a Sig Sauer MCX rifle, which was originally designed for Special Operations Forces. Central Florida area Democratic Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Alan Grayson says if the killer hadn’t been able to purchase that gun, the massacre at the Pulse […]

Jim RosicaJune 20, 2016

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Jennifer Krell Davis is leaving the Florida Ports Council to rejoin The Florida Bar as deputy public information director. The Bar announced the hire Monday. Davis had been special projects coordinator at the Bar, which regulates the state’s attorneys, in 2001-04. She later was communications director for the Florida Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Department of State, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 16, 2016

A week ago, it was all set. Attorney General Pam Bondi was coming to Jacksonville to fundraise for embattled incumbent State Attorney Angela Corey. When FloridaPolitics.com asked Cathleen Murphy, who handles communications for Corey’s campaign, Thursday morning, Murphy said “AG Bondi will be there this evening, but it’s a private event.” So, despite the fact that the world’s […]

Guest AuthorJune 16, 2016

Much like vacations, road trips, and barbecues, summertime brings with it a seasonal spike in residential energy consumption. The Sunshine State is certainly no exception. We use plenty of power to cool our homes and charge the electronics in the hands of our children. No doubt, this very hot, energy-intensive season is a good time […]

Jim RosicaJune 16, 2016

One of the plaintiffs in the fight to overturn Florida’s gay-marriage ban has penned an open letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, the same week of her feud with CNN newsman Anderson Cooper. Christian Ulvert, a Miami-based communications consultant, wrote Bondi that he “dismayed by the response you offered to Mr. Cooper regarding your efforts […]

Jim RosicaJune 15, 2016

CNN’s Anderson Cooper responded Wednesday night to Attorney General Pam Bondi, saying her complaints about their Tuesday live interview were “factually incorrect” and she’s “either mistaken or she’s not telling the truth.” Cooper, who came out as gay in 2012, had mentioned to Bondi “a lot of gay and lesbian people … said they thought you were […]

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Latino Victory Fund and Priorities USA to run digital ads in Florida targeting Republicans on immigration lawsuit

Jax General Counsel asserts primacy over JPFPF, via binding legal opinion

From Key West to Pensacola, Florida’s LGBT attitudes differ

CD 15 Democrat Jim Lange blasts Dennis Ross for omitting LGBT community in post-Orlando comments

Alan Grayson to introduce bill that would ban assault weapons

Personnel note: Jennifer Krell Davis rejoins The Florida Bar

Pam Bondi won’t fundraise for Angela Corey tonight after all

Dan Peterson: The growing cost of keeping the lights on

Christian Ulvert: Pam Bondi’s criticism of Anderson Cooper is ‘truly unbelievable’

Anderson Cooper says Pam Bondi ‘not telling the truth’ about their interview