Ryan NicolJanuary 31, 2019
12min636
The panel will review the 2018 midterms and help strategize for 2020.
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Ryan NicolJanuary 31, 2019
Danny McAuliffeDecember 18, 2018
7min352
An election-year shuffle of political players could leave some storm-battered counties without legislative representation ahead of and during the 2019 Session. Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis last week tapped state Rep. Halsey Beshears to serve as the next head of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Beshears, a Monticello Republican, will vacate elected office to take […]
Drew WilsonDecember 13, 2018
4min615
Five incumbent Republicans and one Democrat opened campaign accounts for their 2020 re-election campaigns this week. Tallahassee Rep. Ramon Alexander joined 21 of his Democratic colleagues in taking the first step toward re-election by filing his paperwork on Dec. 10. Alexander holds House District 8, which covers all of Gadsden County and part of Leon. […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 7, 2018
2min250
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday rolled out two VISIT FLORIDA Hurricane Michael assistance programs to offer “critical relief and support” to storm-ravaged Panhandle and Big Bend counties. Per a media release: “The Tourism Recovery Grant Program for Hurricane Michael and Hurricane Michael Recovery Marketing Program are available to Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Taylor, […]
Peter SchorschJune 23, 2018
4min608
A noon Friday deadline to make the ballot for a state legislative seat has come and gone, and 25 incumbent lawmakers (and two fresh faces) have already punched their tickets to Tallahassee. Of the 27 races that are now officially over, Republicans won a half-dozen. Most notable among that crowd is incoming House Speaker Jose […]
Drew WilsonMay 24, 2018
4min432
Democratic Sen. Daphne Campbell picked up 11 endorsements from her colleagues in the Florida Legislature ahead of her contested primary for another term in Senate District 38. Incoming House Minority Leader Kionne McGhee and Senate Minority Leader Pro-Tempore Lauren Book topped the list, which also included Democratic Sens. Gary Farmer, Perry Thurston, Darryl Rouson, Kevin […]
Phil AmmannApril 11, 2018
6min280
With a tip of the hat to LobbyTools, here are the latest movements – both on and off – of the legislative merry-go-round. On: Holly Maxwell is the committee receptionist for Senate Appropriations. Off: Jay Shannon and Jacob Flaherty are no longer legislative assistants for Fort Lauderdale Democratic Sen. Gary Farmer. Off: Marilyn Barnes is no longer […]
Ana CeballosJanuary 10, 2018
4min135
Members of the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee on Wednesday advanced bills that would have different outcomes on Florida’s felon population, which prompted one Democrat to call arguments on one of the bills “flat out stupid.” The bills before the House panel would create third-degree felonies for inmates who bring cellphones into county jails, a separate […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 2, 2018
5min776
A north Florida lawmaker has filed legislation to again allow Gadsden County to hold a “countywide referendum” on authorizing slot machine gambling at a local race track. Rep. Ramon Alexander, a Democrat who represents Gadsden and part of Leon County, filed the bill (HB 1111) Tuesday for the 2018 Legislative Session starting next week. But […]
Jim RosicaNovember 9, 2017
4min332
We’re just going to rip this line right from Thursday’s press release: “To get a head start on the next round of reapportionment in 2021, Florida House Democrats have formed a Working Group on Redistricting that will allow them to be fully prepared to present the citizens of our state with the fair maps they […]