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Ana CeballosDecember 5, 2017

As Florida House members work to roll out their budget, the chairman of that chamber’s budget committee said Tuesday they are aiming for a simpler version of the massive $87 billion budget Gov. Rick Scott has proposed. “Our goal is to pass a balanced budget — I don’t want to say one that is more […]

Drew WilsonDecember 5, 2017

Republican Josie Tomkow is currently running solo in the special election for House District 39, but that hasn’t stopped her from raising plenty of money for her campaign. Though Tomkow has not yet filed her November campaign finance report, her campaign announced the first-time politician brought in more than $50,000 last month. The campaign news […]

Peter SchorschDecember 5, 2017

If you want to blame someone, blame Charlie Justice. Or, for that matter, you can blame the late C.W. “Bill” Young. Because when the Florida Senate is reduced to proverbial ashes in early 2018, those still standing will be left to wonder where everything went wrong. And that’s why you should start blaming Justice. Or […]

Peter SchorschDecember 5, 2017

A new poll from St. Leo University found Gov. Rick Scott has surpassed U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in for Nelson’s seat in 2018. The poll, conducted online between Nov. 19 and Nov. 24, showed Scott with a double-digit lead over Nelson in the matchup, 42-32, with 8 percent preferring another […]

Danny McAuliffeDecember 4, 2017

A proposal seeking to fund affordable housing programs in the wakes of Hurricanes Irma and Maria could be underfunded by Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed budget. The policy recommendation, submitted by Altamonte Springs Republican state Rep. Bob Cortes, was mentioned in passing Monday at the House Select Committee on Hurricane Response and Preparedness meeting. Cortes’ proposal […]

Scott PowersDecember 4, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott‘s administration upped the pressure on Orlando’s State Attorney Aramis Ayala with a letter Monday demanding answers on why she apparently missed a deadline for filing notice of a death penalty case and accusing her of possible “willful disregard” of the law. The letter from Scott’s general counsel Daniel Nordby might be setting […]

Ana CeballosDecember 4, 2017

After Republican state Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto publicly accused Ritch Workman, a Gov. Rick Scott appointee to the Public Service Commission, of making vulgar and inappropriate comments to her at a charity event last year, he said Monday he is no longer pursuing his nomination. “At a public charity event in 2016, former Rep. Ritch Workman […]

Ana CeballosDecember 4, 2017

Before she filed a sexual harassment complaint against Sen. Jack Latvala, Senate aide Rachel Perrin Rogers allegedly engaged in a pattern of raising claims against fellow staffers at the Senate Majority Office, according to a sworn affidavit released Monday. But the head of that office, Republican Sen. Wilton Simpson, now says it is part of […]

Joe HendersonDecember 4, 2017

My eyebrows arched a bit when reading the Saint Leo University poll that showed Rick Scott with a 10-point lead over incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson in next year’s election for the U.S. Senate. That’s not because I believe for a second that Scott will win by 10 points. As Democratic strategist Steve Schale tweeted, the […]

Ana CeballosDecember 1, 2017

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday said her “heart breaks” for the Senate staffer who in a sworn statement said Sen. Jack Latvala groped her private body parts and sexually harassed her for years, and called for legislation to protect sexual harassment victims. “I was astonished to learn that one of the victims of […]

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Florida House aims to roll out slimmer version of budget than Rick Scott

HD 39 candidate Josie Tomkow raises $50K in first three weeks on campaign trail

The coming nuclear war in the Florida Senate

Hmmm … poll shows Rick Scott with 10-point lead over Bill Nelson for U.S. Senate seat

Hurricane proposal could clash with Rick Scott’s budget

Governor’s office accuses Aramis Ayala of negligence, possible ‘willful disregard’

Rick Scott appointee steps down after state Senator accuses him of ‘abhorrent’ behavior

Affidavit: Jack Latvala accuser boasted about sabotaging people’s careers

Joe Henderson: Rick Scott poll numbers should concern Dems

Pam Bondi calls for legislation to protect sexual harassment victims