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A.G. GancarskiMay 24, 2018

The push to give President Donald Trump a Nobel Peace Prize for solving the seven-decade-long conflict between the Koreas is imperiled, after the President on Thursday called off the scheduled peace summit with North Korean ‘supreme leader’ Kim Jong Un. “I was very much looking forward to being there with you. Sadly, based on the tremendous anger […]

Drew WilsonMay 24, 2018

Hopping Green & Sams reeled in up to $300,000 in lobbying pay during the first quarter of 2018, keeping pace with its earnings during the same three-month stretch in 2017. The full-service law firm reported earning up to $250,000 for its legislative efforts and up to $50,000 for executive branch work. Median compensation estimates peg […]

Drew WilsonMay 23, 2018

Aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney earned some praise from Gov. Rick Scott Wednesday for its plans to add hire more workers and invest millions into expanding its West Palm Beach facilities. “Today, I am proud to announce 215 new jobs for families in Palm Beach County. As Governor, one of the best parts of […]

Danny McAuliffeMay 23, 2018

One of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s constituents is claiming the Florida Democrat violated federal laws by campaigning during a recent event billed as official business. The complaint, filed Tuesday by Alan L. Swartz, a Pinellas accountant, takes umbrage with an April 6 townhall held at the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, or PSTA, in St. Petersburg. […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2018

As the race for Senate heats up, Gov. Rick Scott is taking incumbent Bill Nelson to task for being a “party line” voter in D.C. The case, distilled: while Nelson may have been a moderate Democrat while in the U.S. House of Representatives, as a Senator he has been a reliable vote for the Democratic agenda. Scott, […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 22, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott was in Jacksonville Tuesday morning, with what his office called a “major announcement” regarding “Florida’s safe communities” and the 2017 FDLE Crime Report. Crime rates have decreased during the Scott era (from a 40 year low to a 46 year low and now, a 47 year low), and his trumpeting of the statistical decreases […]

Drew WilsonMay 21, 2018

University of Florida President Kent Fuchs said in an internal memo Monday that the flagship university is bringing aboard Mark Kaplan as its new vice president of government and community relations. “Mark comes to us as a proven leader with in-depth government and community relations expertise as well as strong experience at the state, national, […]

Peter SchorschMay 21, 2018

No one is surprised that guns are the big political issue in Florida this year. With a deadly school shooting this week in Santa Fe, Texas, and the Parkland tragedy in February, guns and school safety are assured to be at the forefront in both Florida and nationwide for 2018. The best evidence of this […]

Scott PowersMay 21, 2018

The pro-Democrats Senate Majority PAC is launching a new statewide commercial for U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson that largely counters the attack ads he’s been facing from his opponent Gov. Rick Scott and his New Republican PAC. The new 30-second spot, “Served,” portrays Nelson as someone who has served in the military and as an astronaut […]

Joe HendersonMay 21, 2018

The only way to avoid Rick Scott’s ad blitz thus far in his campaign for the U.S. Senate is to unplug your TV set and, well, who wants to do that? That would mean you missed the Royal wedding and the Tampa Bay Lightning’s ongoing run toward the Stanley Cup, so I guess being subjected […]

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Bill Nelson splits with Marco Rubio, Rick Scott over NoKo summit withdrawal

First quarter brings Hopping Green & Sams up to $300K

Rick Scott touts business expansion in Palm Beach County

Complaint alleges Bill Nelson campaigned on Senate business

Rick Scott vows to back Florida needs over GOP priorities in Senate

Rick Scott trumpets another record low state crime rate

Personnel note: UF taps Mark Kaplan for government relations VP

Janet Cruz’s school safety vote is the kind of vote that could haunt Democrats in November

Senate Majority PAC launches Bill Nelson commercial

Joe Henderson: Rick Scott following familiar campaign formula vs. Bill Nelson