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Mitch PerrySeptember 17, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham believes Florida should have been better prepared to handle the impact of Hurricane Irma. “The state of Florida was not ready for this storm,” Graham declared Saturday night. The 54-year-old attorney and former Tallahassee-area congresswoman made the comments while delivering the keynote address before a record crowd at the Hillsborough […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 8, 2017

House Speaker Richard Corcoran’s political committee has hired Taylor Budowich, privately described as a “first rate organizer” who has “contacts throughout the conservative movement.” Budowich joins Watchdog PAC from Tea Party Express, the nation’s largest Tea Party political action committee, where he served as the organization’s executive director and national spokesperson. “Taylor’s proven record of identifying and […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerSeptember 8, 2017

A prominent Republican fund-raiser turned critic of President Donald Trump said Thursday it would be a huge economic mistake not to let young undocumented immigrants, called “Dreamers,” remain in the United States. “There is something wrong in separating families,” Miguel “Mike” Fernandez said, after delivering a speech to students and faculty at Florida A&M University. […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 7, 2017

Republican gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Jack Latvala raised $273,000 last month for his political committee, according to updated reports on the committee website. The top contributor to “Florida Leadership Committee” last month was investor and hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones II, who cut a $50,000 check to Latvala. The committee also took in $25,000 […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 6, 2017

Senate President Joe Negron and House Speaker Richard Corcoran have cancelled next week’s legislative committee week because of Hurricane Irma, they said in separate memos to members Wednesday. Negron also said Senate offices in the Capitol “will remain open during regular business hours tomorrow (Thursday) … District staff should contact each Senator to determine appropriate office hours in your […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 5, 2017

The Florida Lottery and the House of Representatives are seeking an extension in which to settle a pending lawsuit over a $700 million contract for new equipment, court records show. Lottery outside counsel Barry Richard and House general counsel Adam Tanenbaum asked the 1st District Court of Appeal that they “be permitted to provide another status […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 5, 2017

The approach of Hurricane Irma may affect the upcoming legislative committee week, currently set for Sept. 12-15. “We are closely monitoring the developments of Hurricane Irma as the storm approaches our state,” House Speaker Richard Corcoran wrote in a Tuesday memo to members. “As the path of the storm becomes more clearly defined, we will, […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 5, 2017

In the “will he or won’t he” dance often done by potential political candidates, Richard Corcoran has more than enough to pay the band. Corcoran’s political committee will report raising $1,088,000 in August, according to information first provided to FloridaPolitics.com. This puts the Pasco County Republican at having raised just over $4 million in the […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2017

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz now has gotten the other ten Florida Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to join her call for a one-day Florida Legislature special session to replace Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith‘s statue in the U.S. Capitol. “We must denounce symbols of what supremacy and stand up for love and […]

Joe HendersonAugust 30, 2017

House Speaker Richard Corcoran is right on the money, so to speak, with his latest fiscal gambit. Corcoran has put 12 tourism development agencies throughout Florida on notice that they better have an accurate and public accounting of how they spend taxpayer dollars — and quickly. That includes big ones in Miami, Orlando and Tampa […]

Tag: Richard Corcoran

Gwen Graham: Hurricane Irma showed Florida isn’t as prepared as it should be

Personnel note: Richard Corcoran committee hires Taylor Budowich

Billionaire blasts Donald Trump ‘dreamer’ decision

Jack Latvala adds $273K in committee cash

Legislative committee week cancelled

Sides seek more time in $700M Lottery lawsuit

Hurricane could affect legislative committee week

Richard Corcoran has now raised more than $4 million for potential 2018 run

Florida Democrats in Congress call for Florida special session to replace statue

Joe Henderson: Richard Corcoran’s tourism threat isn’t bluff