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A.G. GancarskiOctober 26, 2017

On Thursday, the House Select Committee on Hurricane Response and Preparedness heard about issues affecting Florida during Irma, including petroleum supplies and electric utilities. This informational meeting set the table for the future of the committee, with no action items Thursday. Wes Maul, the interim director of the Division of Emergency Management, addressed fuel shortages. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2017

House Speaker-in-waiting Paul Renner‘s PAC, “Florida Foundation for Liberty,” exited September with less cash on hand than it had at the beginning. Renner’s committee raised $7,748, while spending $52,032; all told, the committee has roughly $232,000 on hand. The most interesting — and sizable — spend out of that $52,032 from the Palm Coast Republican’s PAC: […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 14, 2017

August historically isn’t a hot month for political fundraising, and the Irma aftermath may make some readers forget about politics. However, politics goes on — and in that context, a look at Northeast Florida fundraising, broken down by candidate category. Attorney General Rep. Jay Fant continued to struggle raising funds in August, bringing in just over […]

Peter SchorschAugust 28, 2017

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Florida’s top Republican lawmakers are lending a helping hand to the GOP nominees in three special elections going down this fall, according to fundraising invitations sent out Friday. A fundraiser benefitting Republican Rep. Jose Felix Diaz’s Senate bid is set for Sept. 14. Senate President Joe Negron and the two Senators in line to succeed […]

Scott PowersAugust 21, 2017

The Republican primary for House District 44 may have deeply split support from top Republicans but now that Bobby Olszewski has won he’s bringing much of that together behind his special election campaign. Olszewski’s campaign announced a fundraiser set for the evening of Aug. 30 that will feature the current speaker of the Florida House […]

Scott PowersAugust 17, 2017

House Speaker Richard Corcoran released his committee assignments for the 2018 Legislative Session Thursday with just a few changes from 2017, notably some freshmen getting vice chairmanships and new chairs for the Ways and Means and Commerce Committees. Corcoran’s changes in committees look more like mid-term adjustments for the two-year term, rather than the wholesale […]

Jim RosicaAugust 14, 2017

House Speaker Richard Corcoran says he supports Gov. Rick Scott‘s call for a “constitutional amendment requiring super majorities to pass any future tax increases.” “For almost seven years we’ve worked alongside our Governor to bring common sense back to governing. We cut taxes. We cut regulations. We cut fees. Now we need to make sure the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 7, 2017

July was the first month of fundraising for future State House Speaker Paul Renner‘s political committees since he won the honor in late June. Some observers may have anticipated an avalanche of activity, but in reality the committees had modest contributions and spends. “Florida Foundation for Liberty,” Renner’s primary committee, brought in just $25,500 in July […]

Phil AmmannJuly 28, 2017

If this week’s issue of Bold has a unifying theme, it’s “institutional knowledge.” What that phrase means, in a political sense: knowing your milieu, learning what you can and can’t do in office. “Passing the torch,” so to speak. For our area’s congressmen, you will see below how the power of knowing one’s way around […]

Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2017

In a Tuesday memo, House Speaker Richard Corcoran announced his leadership for the 2018 Legislative Session, including the committee weeks that lead up to the annual session. Current Majority Whip Dane Eagle keeps that post, but now will be a member of the Republican leadership team. Rep. Jim Boyd will chair the Commerce Committee, taking over from […]

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House hurricane committee mulls what went wrong during, after Irma

$50K+ September spend for Paul Renner PAC; Richard Corcoran benefits

Northeast Florida candidates’ fundraising in August: Some sizzled, some fizzled

Fundraisers set for three GOP special election candidates

Bobby Olszewski HD 44 fundraiser packed with Republican leaders

Richard Corcoran releases new committee assignments

Richard Corcoran, Paul Renner support tax amendment

Quiet July on finance front for Paul Renner committees

Jacksonville Bold for 7.28.17 — Institutional knowledge

Richard Corcoran announces 2018 leadership in House