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Drew WilsonJuly 24, 2018

In an email Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott said U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson “must do his job” and secure funding for repairs to the federally operated Herbert Hoover Dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee. Scott is looking to replace Nelson in the Senate this fall; the email from his campaign touted his role in “championing” millions in state funding for […]

Staff ReportsJuly 24, 2018

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction in a federal lawsuit over the state’s prohibition on early voting at college and university campuses. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in Tallahassee issued the order Tuesday. That means until further notice, Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner can’t enforce the ban. Republican Gov. Rick Scott’s administration has opposed the […]

Drew WilsonJuly 24, 2018

Tampa City Councilman Harry Cohen, also a candidate for Tampa Mayor, on Monday called for the immediate repeal of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law. Cohen’s statement follows last week’s fatal shooting of Markeis McGlockton in Clearwater. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced Friday that an arrest would not be made because the shooting fell within the bounds […]

Scott PowersJuly 24, 2018

Democratic state Sen. Linda Stewart shredded the Department of Agriculture Inspector General’s report on concerns regarding the state’s concealed weapons permitting program Tuesday, suggested those concerns were tied to the 2016 Pulse slaughter, and renewed her call for an outside investigation. “I am disturbed by an alarming trend among our elected officials to evade responsibility […]

Scott PowersJuly 23, 2018

Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Gov. Rick Scott unveiled the next plank in his “Make Washington Work” platform, a proposal to force U.S. senators to work five days a week and a lot more of the year if they want to draw their full federal salaries. The proposal takes issue with the standard procedures of […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 23, 2018

Though controversy has yet to subside over the appointment of Republican Terrance Freeman to a perennially Democratic seat on the Jacksonville City Council, the defense strategy from Freeman and the city of Jacksonville is beginning to coalesce. Brenda Priestly-Jackson, a Democrat and former Duval County School Board chair who was passed up for the appointment to fill […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 23, 2018

Former Jacksonville City Councilman — and current candidate — Matt Carlucci knows something about the gubernatorial appointment process. Carlucci was appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to head the Florida Commission on Ethics, a position he resigned shortly before launching his 2019 campaign for Council. We caught up with Carlucci Friday, where he gave us a […]

Jacob OglesJuly 21, 2018

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While Charlotte County can safely be called Republican country, Democratic gubernatorial candidates Philip Levine and Chris King weathered pouring rain to speak to voters there on Saturday. The two candidates spoke at the Politics in the Park event at Harbor Heights Park near Punta Gorda. There, Levine touted his record as a climate-conscious mayor in […]

Jacob OglesJuly 21, 2018

Updated: With comment from Rick Scott. Discussion of algal blooms on the Caloosahatchee River took a decidedly political turn at a roundtable hosted by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in North Fort Myers. Braced for a tight re-election fight where he faces a challenge from Republican Gov. Rick Scott, the three-term senator put the onus of the […]

Jacob OglesJuly 21, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott didn’t take too well to aspersions cast by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson at him from the Caloosahatchee River yesterday. Rather than hearing from a federal official about how green algae blooms lay with state policy, Scott promises he will do something from Washington if voters send him there to replace the incumbent. […]

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Email insights: Rick Scott says Bill Nelson ‘must do his job’ to secure Lake O funds

Judge preliminarily orders end to ban on early voting on campus

Tampa Councilman Harry Cohen calls for Stand Your Ground repeal

Linda Stewart shreds report on concealed weapons, renews call for outside review

Rick Scott: U.S. Senators should be working full time

Defense firms up for Terrance Freeman appointment to Jacksonville City Council

Matt Carlucci defends Terrance Freeman appointment to Jacksonville City Council

Philip Levine, Chris King look for votes in deep red Charlotte

Bill Nelson sharpens algae talks with partisan edge, Rick Scott responds

Rick Scott pushes back on Bill Nelson’s algae claims