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Jim RosicaDecember 1, 2017

More text messages from the Senate staffer accusing Sen. Jack Latvala of sexual misconduct show her describing her dream of a younger, thinner Latvala and calling him “mo betta.” The exchange between Rachel Perrin Rogers, top aide to Trilby Republican and future Senate President Wilton Simpson, and Lillian Tysinger, then a Senate Republican Office legislative analyst, was obtained […]

Ana CeballosNovember 30, 2017

There were the unwelcome sexual comments about her clothes, breasts and legs. And there was the time that he ‘assaulted’ her in a state Capitol elevator, brushing the lower half of her breast and later, his hand attempting to reach her vagina, she said. In the three-page sexual harassment complaint filed with the Senate Rules […]

Ana CeballosNovember 30, 2017

The Florida Senate employee who sparked a Senate sexual harassment investigation against Sen. Jack Latvala called Senate President Joe Negron a “douchebag” during a text message exchange last Session with the Pinellas lawmaker. Rachel Perrin Rogers, a top aide to Republican Majority Leader Wilton Simpson, was texting Latvala when news broke in April about ousted […]

Staff ReportsOctober 4, 2016

State Sen. Wilton Simpson has been considering legislation to protect homeowners against unwanted intrusion from local code inspectors. The Trilby Republican had asked Attorney General Pam Bondi‘s office about the legality of “code enforcement inspectors gain(ing) access to residential properties” without prior permission. This week, the office replied with an informal opinion that “a local code inspector is […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 21, 2016

Kim McDougal is no stranger to Tallahassee. She’s spent years in the capital city, working for governors, the Legislature and the Department of Education. She’s been described as a policy wonk fiercely loyal to Gov. Rick Scott. And, after nearly 30 years in state government, she can add chief of staff to her long list […]

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Debate party at Sports Grill Kendall. Image via AP.

Text messages: Jack Latvala accuser dreamed of him as younger, skinnier

Sexual harassment complaint against Jack Latvala released

Text messages shed light on working relationship between Jack Latvala, accuser

Wilton Simpson concerned over homeowner privacy

Capitol veteran Kim McDougal selected as Rick Scott’s next chief of staff