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Drew WilsonFebruary 11, 2016

Belleview Republican Rep. Dennis Baxley said Thursday he’s shifting his Senate campaign to newly redrawn District 12, because of incumbent Republican Sen. Alan Hays‘ decision to run for the Lake County elections supervisor post. “This district is my home. It is where I have done business, raised children, and served the public. I am honored […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 11, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott is asking the Army Corps of Engineers to take swift action to stop Lake Okeechobee releases into the Calooshatchee and St. Lucie estuaries west and east of the lake respectively. In a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday, Scott asked that the agency “take immediate action to relieve the […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 11, 2016

To many businesses and consumers alike, Tallahassee is known for a laissez-faire approach to industry, where low taxes and a light regulatory touch spring eternal. Not so when it comes to manufacturing cosmetics, where state regulators have thrown the proverbial book at businesses that have failed to comply with unusually strict mandates. Industry advocates say […]

Gary FineoutFebruary 10, 2016

With Florida’s death penalty law in limbo due to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Emily Cope on Wednesday described in chilling detail how her father, Keith, was hog-tied and left for dead back in 2009 when she was a teenager. Cope recalled how her father suffered a stroke while he was left bound with rope […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 10, 2016

Republican Dean Asher’s January campaign finance report is in, but the Orlando Realtor’s numbers flatlined compared with former Democratic Rep. Mike Clelland’s first-month haul in the Senate District 13 race. Asher responded to Clelland’s $210,000 January with just $7,050 in contributions, offset by $3,700 in expenditures. His political committee, Allegiant Friends for Florida, opened the […]

Staff ReportsFebruary 9, 2016

The House Regulatory Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved a trio of bills to reshape the state’s gaming industry, including bills to ratify the new Seminole Compact negotiated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Gov. Rick Scott. James E. Billie, chairman of the Seminole Tribe, said in a statement: “Seminole Tribe Chairman James E. Billie […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 9, 2016

Rep. Heather Fitzenhagen is calling on Gov. Rick Scott to do what he can to stop the releases from Lake Okeechobee into the Caloosahatchee River. “On behalf of Southwest Floridians, I am requesting a study of the fiscal and ecological impacts of the releases. Second, I’d like to invite you to tour Southwest Florida to […]

Ryan RayFebruary 9, 2016

The House Regulatory Affairs Committee approved a trio of bills that could reshape Florida’s gaming industry, mainly by ratifying a newly renegotiated compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida and by separating pari-mutuel racing from the card games which have come to dominate those facilities. A panel passed all three bills sponsored by its Chairman […]

Brendan FarringtonFebruary 8, 2016

A wealthy Manatee County homebuilder is likely to jump into Florida’s U.S. Senate race in a move that would pit key members of Gov. Rick Scott‘s political team against Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera in the Republican primary. Carlos Beruff has gone from considering entering the race to likely to get in, said Joanna Burgos, a […]

Scott PowersFebruary 8, 2016

John Sprouls has been reappointed to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees and Kenneth Bradley and David Walsh have been appointed to new terms on the board, in moves announced Monday by Gov. Rick Scott. Sprouls, 57, of Orlando, is chief administrative officer for Universal Parks and Resorts. Bradley, 54, of Winter Park, […]

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Dennis Baxley shifts Senate campaign to newly redrawn SD 12

Rick Scott calls for “immediate action” to ease effects of Lake Okeechobee releases

Proposal would overhaul arcane cosmetics manufacturing rules

Rick Scott remains mum on how to fix state’s death penalty

Dean Asher fundraising slows in January; Mike Clelland hauls big for first month in SD 13

Capitol Reax: Gaming legislation, children’s dental services

Heather Fitzenhagen asks Rick Scott to halt Lake Okeechobee releases

House panel approves raft of gaming bills

Wealthy Bradenton homebuilder Carlos Beruff now likely to enter Florida GOP Senate race

Governor appoints John Sprouls, Kenneth Bradley, David Walsh to UCF board