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Phil AmmannDecember 22, 2017

Thanks, but no thanks. Citing unfinished business in the Florida House, state Rep. James Grant is dismissing any talk of running for the Senate seat vacated this week by Jack Latvala, who stepped down after facing multiple allegations of sexual harassment. Grant was responding to a tweet from Peter Schorsch, who was, in turn, answering […]

Peter SchorschDecember 11, 2017

For those of you who follow me on Twitter, you may have wondered how much holiday eggnog I had to drink Friday night after I launched a series of tweets directed at Republican political consultant Brian Hughes. I ain’t even gonna lie. @GoMeteoric snitched to @FLPressCorps about @FredPiccoloJr moonlighting for me. Hughes thinks that would […]

Mitch PerryNovember 18, 2017

It’s fair to say that a considerable number of people on the political left are emboldened (and embracing party politics) since the stunning election of President Donald Trump. That’s certainly the case with Sarasota businesswoman and activist Ruta Jouniari. Like a lot of people she knows, the 50-year-old House District 72 candidate was frustrated by […]

Scott PowersJuly 23, 2017

Extensive Enterprises Media and its media, including FloridaPolitics.com, won three statewide journalism awards Saturday night from the the Society of Professional Journalists Florida Pro Chapter, during ceremonies held in Coral Gables. EEM’s magazine INFLUENCE took second-place for best magazine single issue, for the Winter 2016 edition. That category was won by City & Shore Magazine, […]

Mitch PerryJune 28, 2017

He wasn’t on the dais, but Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran’s policies and public comments were front-and-center when a panel of Pinellas lawmakers spoke Wednesday in Clearwater about the recently concluded legislative session. Dubbed “the most interesting man in Tallahassee” in a recent Miami Herald profile, the 52-year-old Land O’Lakes Republican came into leadership last […]

Tre' EversMay 9, 2017

Don’t pick a fight with folks who buy ink by the barrel — or so the saying goes. Well, it’s a good thing Peter Schorsch doesn’t actually buy ink, because I’ve got a bone to pick with him. Rick Scott and John Morgan could be considered “losers” only in a Tallahassee-centered universe. These two guys […]

Florence SnyderDecember 15, 2016

With 11 shopping days ‘til Christmas, Yahoo dropped a lump of coal into the stockings of 1 billion of its users with news that their accounts had been “breached.” That’s tech-speak for “bad guys forged your cookies” — and they are not talking about the sweets you leave next to Santa’s glass of milk. Worse, […]

Peter SchorschOctober 3, 2016

Hello, October. This is the final full month of the 2016 campaign cycle. In five weeks, we will know so much more about the future of the country, the state and our communities. But, no matter what, life will go on. For those in “The Process” — Florida Politics’ term for the unending legislative campaign/legislative session […]

Jim RosicaAugust 10, 2016

Incoming House Democratic Leader Janet Cruz of Tampa has let go two top staffers as she remakes the chamber’s Minority Office. Its staff director, 17-year House veteran Durward Brewer, and communications director Paul Flemming have been released, Cruz said Wednesday. Taking Brewer’s place will be Joe McCann, a lobbyist and former senior VP at the Ballard Partners lobbying firm and a […]

Mitch PerryJune 29, 2016

Perhaps the first thing to know about the three candidates vying to become the next state representative of House District 68 in Pinellas County is that none of them awoke on New Year’s Day this year with the dream of winning this seat. Republican JB Bensmihen spent most of 2015 preparing to run against Democrat Lois Frankel in Florida’s 22nd […]

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James Grant says ‘thanks, but no thanks’ on Jack Latvala’s Senate seat

Brian Hughes drops a dime

Ruta Jouniari hopes grassroots support will propel her House District 72 bid

Extensive Enterprises wins three awards in Florida journalists’ ceremony

Richard Corcoran’s agenda and style get bashed (and sometimes praised) by panel of Pinellas lawmakers

Tre’ Evers: On the contrary — Rick Scott, John Morgan real winners of 2017 Legislative Session

Christmas is a-‘comin’ and the geese are gettin’ hacked

Here’s where stuff stands in Tampa Bay politics — the ‘it’s October’ edition

Janet Cruz shakes up House Dems office, hires Joe McCann

House District 68 candidates show little difference on the issues in Tiger Bay forum