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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterDecember 28, 2016

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam raised more than $2 million in 2016, boosting his war chest ahead of a likely 2018 gubernatorial bid. State records show Florida Grown, Putnam’s political committee, raised more than $2.3 million through Nov. 30. The committee has raised more than $6.3 million since February 2015, according to state campaign finance records. […]

Associated PressDecember 23, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has assigned a complaint filed against Attorney General Pam Bondi to a prosecutor in southwest Florida. The complaint stems from scrutiny this year over a $25,000 campaign contribution Bondi received from President-elect Donald Trump in 2013. Bondi asked for the donation around the same time her office was being asked about a […]

Joe HendersonDecember 22, 2016

I think Will Weatherford’s just-announced decision not to run for governor in 2018 merely delays the inevitable. I believe he will be Florida’s governor eventually, and that will be a good thing. Weatherford, the Land O’Lakes Republican, is a smart, articulate, center-right conservative in the Jeb Bush tradition. He has a strong legislative resume, including […]

Jim RosicaDecember 13, 2016

A former Senate President, Secretary of State, and state Supreme Court Justice have applied to Senate President Joe Negron for a seat on the panel that reviews the state’s constitution every 20 years. At last tally, 39 people had applied for one of Negron’s nine picks to the Constitution Revision Commission, according to a list […]

Mitch PerryDecember 13, 2016

A host of groups and individuals – led by the Florida ACLU – have filed a lawsuit in the U.S District Court for the Northern District of Florida challenging a state law that requires groups to register with the state and pay a fee if they advise or help women seek abortions. The lawsuit also challenges a […]

Jim RosicaDecember 6, 2016

Attorney General Pam Bondi played coy with the press Tuesday over continued questions about whether she would be joining President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Bondi, an adviser to Trump’s presidential transition team, met with him Friday at Trump Tower in New York. After that meeting, she told the press, “I’m very happy being the Attorney General of […]

Staff ReportsDecember 1, 2016

Attorney General Pam Bondi is meeting with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday. A Trump transition spokesman disclosed the meeting during a Thursday conference call with reporters. He didn’t mention the topic of the conversation. Bondi, who supported Trump for the presidency, has been mentioned for a spot in his administration. But Trump already has tapped Republican […]

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 […]

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Adam Putnam political committee brings in more than $2.3 million in 2016

Rick Scott hands Pam Bondi complaint to new prosecutor

Will Weatherford’s decision enhances, not removes, future options

Nearly 40 apply to Joe Negron for Constitution Revision Commission

ACLU files suit challenging Florida law requiring those who advise a woman considering an abortion to register with the state

Will Pam Bondi stay or will she go now?

Pam Bondi meeting with Donald Trump on Friday

State leaders certify general election results

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

South Florida is still ‘skin tight’