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Jim RosicaApril 8, 2016

Longtime Florida journalist and attorney Neil Skene said he has accepted an offer to work for Illinois Children and Family Services Director George Sheldon. Sheldon, a Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged Attorney General Pam Bondi last election, was secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families from 2008-2011. He did not return a call seeking comment. The move […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 5, 2016

House Speaker Steve Crisafulli has thrown his support behind Carlos Lopez-Cantera in the U.S. Senate race. Lopez-Cantera’s campaign announced Tuesday that the Merritt Island Republican was endorsing the lieutenant governor in his bid to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate. “My choice in this important race is not based on politics, but on a […]

Mark FerruloApril 1, 2016

Florida has felt the effects of 59 federally declared natural disasters since 2010, and was recently struck by Tropical Storm Erika. Of course, our region is far from the only one to have experienced the devastating effects of natural disasters. Since 2010, counties that are home to 97 percent of the U.S. population were affected […]

Guest AuthorMarch 31, 2016

Florida has felt the effects of 59 federally declared natural disasters since 2010, and was recently struck by Tropical Storm Erika. Of course, our region is far from the only one to have experienced the devastating impacts of natural disasters. Since 2010, counties that are home to 97 percent of the U.S. population were affected […]

Jim RosicaMarch 31, 2016

The Florida Supreme Court has set June 7 as the date it will hear oral argument in a case on expanding slot machines in the state. The announcement was in a docket filing added Thursday. “A maximum of 20 minutes to the side is allowed for the argument,” the entry says. Gretna Racing, the Gadsden County track seeking to add […]

Jim RosicaMarch 29, 2016

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday declined to say whether she will return a $25,000 political contribution made in error to her by Donald Trump‘s charitable foundation three years ago, but told reporters she did “nothing wrong.” Bondi took questions after Tuesday’s Florida Cabinet meeting. She also wouldn’t clarify who requested the contribution, which went […]

Staff ReportsMarch 23, 2016

Local law enforcement agencies will have to turn over rape kits to the state for testing within 30 days under a bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Rick Scott. “This legislation will provide thousands of women with a renewed sense of safety and closure as they heal from the horrific crime of rape,” the governor said in a […]

Jim RosicaMarch 22, 2016

A 2013 re-election contribution to Attorney General Pam Bondi from Donald Trump‘s charitable foundation was an error, aides to the Republican presidential candidate said this week. The Washington Post reported Tuesday morning that Trump’s representatives said the $25,000 check to a fundraising panel benefiting Bondi went out when a clerk confused it with a similarly-named organization. Foundations like Trump’s […]

Jim RosicaMarch 21, 2016

A watchdog group on Monday filed a complaint against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump‘s foundation, saying it violated its tax-exempt status when it contributed $25,000 in 2013 toward Attorney General Pam Bondi‘s re-election. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, asked the Internal Revenue Service to “investigate whether the Trump Foundation violated federal law.” […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 20, 2016

Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera plans a $500-per-person fundraiser in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. [H/T: @DaveLevinthal] The pitch is that Lopez-Cantera is the “best candidate to fill Marco Rubio‘s seat.” The invite cites him being endorsed by half the Legislature, “over 200 grassroots leaders,” the Lieutenant Governor, and three Miami area Congress members: Carlos Curbelo, Ileana Ros-Lethinen, and Mario […]

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Former Times bureau chief to work for George Sheldon at Illinois’ DCF

Steve Crisafulli endorses Carlos Lopez-Cantera in U.S. Senate race

Mark Ferrulo: Pam Bondi on wrong side of history

Mark Ferrulo: Pam Bondi on wrong side of history

Florida Supreme Court orders oral argument in slots case

Pam Bondi on Donald Trump contribution: “I’ve done nothing wrong”

Rick Scott approves bill requiring quick testing of rape kits

Whoops: Donald Trump reps say 2013 contribution to Pam Bondi was mistake

Complaint filed over Donald Trump Foundation’s ties to Pam Bondi

D.C. fundraiser set Tuesday for Carlos Lopez-Cantera

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