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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2018

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is still playing coy about the idea of running for Senate; however, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is bashing him like the nominee. Behold the pre-reaction from spokesman David Bergstein. “Hardworking Floridians are paying the price for Rick Scott’s self-serving agenda: fewer good-paying jobs, higher health care costs, and funding stripped from public […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 9, 2018

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Democrat Javier Fernandez launched his bid for the open Miami-based House District 114 seat by raising more than $78,000 in the first month of his campaign. In addition to this notable start, Fernandez, a 42-year-old attorney and former Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Miami, also qualified by petition for the special election to […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 8, 2018

Billionaire philanthropist Tom Steyer is nothing if not ambitious. Steyer, a Democratic mega-donor and environmental activist, announced Monday the launch of the most extensive youth-organizing program in American history, with a commitment to spend $30 million in at least ten states, including Florida, this fall ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. “Today, we’re putting Donald Trump and the entire GOP on […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 8, 2018

Gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham on Monday wrote a $1,200 personal check to the governor’s Office of Open Government, saying it is a “small price to pay” for information on the 12 Hurricane Irma-related deaths at a Hollywood nursing home. “It’s disappointing that there are financial hurdles for the information that the people of Florida deserve […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 5, 2018

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House District 72 Republican candidate James Buchanan opposes the Trump administration’s plan to open up offshore drilling off the coast of Florida. “I’m against it,” the Sarasota real estate agent and broker told Florida Politics Friday. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke proposed Thursday a sweeping new offshore drilling plan that intends to open large sections of the Atlantic, Arctic […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 5, 2018

One might think that the Tampa Bay Times’ Tim Nickens, as editorial page editor of Tampa Bay’s biggest daily newspaper, might be subjected to tough questions about the paper’s coverage and/or editorial stances when he spoke before the politically savvy Cafe Con Tampa crowd at the Oxford Exchange Friday morning. Those tough questions were asked, but they were […]

Scott PowersJanuary 5, 2018

Philip Levine is gassing up a bus again for another tour of Florida, this time as an official candidate for governor. Levine, the Democratic former mayor of Miami Beach, announced Friday that he plans to take a bus campaign tour that will start in Orlando next Tuesday morning and end in Key Largo on the […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 5, 2018

The weather report was unprecedented this week. Cold as ice, as the Foreigner classic goes. But for those needing a warmup, the 2018 political landscape brings the heat. Right now, it’s hotter than July in the orbit of almost-Jacksonville Rep. Ron DeSantis. He’s got the billionaires backing him, and a robopoll saying he’s more popular […]

Scott PowersJanuary 4, 2018

Having largely tackled many of the education and jobs challenges arising from the mass migration of Puerto Ricans seeking a place to live in Florida after Hurricane Maria largely shut down their lives on the island, state and local officials gathered in Orlando told Gov. Rick Scott that housing remains a major problem. Scott met […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 4, 2018

Calling his qualities “all too rare in politics,” former Florida Governor and presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Thursday endorsed Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis for a second term. The former Republican House member has now picked up the endorsements of two Florida governors: Bush and Gov. Rick Scott, a longtime ally of Patronis who appointed […]

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DSCC lambastes ‘pathological swamp creature’ Rick Scott ahead of State of the State

Democrat Javier Fernandez reports solid start in HD 114 money race

Tom Steyer group to spend millions in Florida to bring out millennial voters

Gwen Graham pays $1,200 to get Hollywood Hills records request

James Buchanan adds to GOP disapproval on offshore drilling

Tampa crowd objects to First Amendment Foundation stance on proposed public records law

Philip Levine planning another bus tour of Florida

Jacksonville Bold for 1.5.18 — Cold outside, 2018 is hot

Rick Scott’s Puerto Rico roundtable reaches same concern as others: housing

Jeb Bush endorses CFO Jimmy Patronis for another term