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Phil AmmannMarch 13, 2015

Bill Day’s latest is a take on former Gov. Charlie Crist, rumored to be contemplating another crusade for the U.S. Senate. This news is not surprising for those familiar with the former governor, former Republican, and former Gov. Rick Scott opponent — who also “blew” a 35-point lead against Marco Rubio for the Senate Republican […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 12, 2015

Rep. John Wood told House subcommittee members on Thursday that he doesn’t consider carbon dioxide to be a pollutant and if they think it is, “then everybody zip up their mouths and don’t exhale the rest of the meeting.” Wood, a Republican from Winter Haven, was answering questions on his bill that would require legislative ratification of […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 12, 2015

Rep. John Wood told House subcommittee members on Thursday that he doesn’t consider carbon dioxide to be a pollutant and if they think it is, “then everybody zip up their mouths and don’t exhale the rest of the meeting.” Wood, a Republican from Winter Haven, was answering questions on his bill that would require legislative ratification of […]

Mitch PerryMarch 12, 2015

The other day Mason-Dixon did a poll on the 2016 Florida U.S. Senate race, and its content was somewhat pedestrian. Pedestrian in the respect that it only put forth four names: Marco Rubio and Jeff Atwater for the Republicans; Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Patrick Murphy for the Democrats. With more than a year and a half until the […]

Phil AmmannMarch 11, 2015

A former legislative affairs director in the Rick Scott administration is heading to General Motors to head the automobile giant’s lobbying efforts in Florida. Marlene Williams, 28, will be the new Southeast Regional Manager of State Government Relations, effective Monday. Williams’s role will be to direct state legislative issues affecting GM in the Southeast Region. Based in Tallahassee, Williams will […]

Phil AmmannMarch 11, 2015

A former legislative affairs director in the Rick Scott administration is heading to General Motors to head the automobile giant’s lobbying efforts in Florida. Marlene Williams, 28, will be the new Southeast Regional Manager of State Government Relations, effective Monday. Williams’s role will be to direct state legislative issues affecting GM in the Southeast Region. Based in Tallahassee, Williams will […]

James CallMarch 11, 2015

OK folks, get your note cards ready because it’s going to start getting complicated quickly. When people say politics is all about the money they are right. The only reason the state Capitol represents a village during the 60-day annual Legislative Session is because billions of dollars are at stake — everyone wants a piece […]

James CallMarch 11, 2015

The Florida Senate’s creative use of music and a whimsical self-awareness among members of the Florida Cabinet were among the highlights of the 60th (Sometimes) Annual Capitol Press Corps Skits Tuesday night. Reporters and politicos lampooned each other with the House and Attorney General Pam Bondi paying Times reporter Michael Van Sickler maybe the profession’s […]

Brendan FarringtonMarch 11, 2015

The Republican-dominated Florida House quietly acknowledged Wednesday that gay people have the right to adopt children when they supported a bill amendment that removes a gay-adoption ban from law. The vote came five years after an appeal court ruled that the state’s gay-adoption ban is unconstitutional. Then-Gov. Charlie Crist refused to appeal the decision. While […]

William MarchMarch 11, 2015

In what one legislator called a “long-delayed meeting,” Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Legislative Black Caucus discussed race relations, economic deprivation and health care in sometimes confrontational language Tuesday, finding little common ground. Sen. Dwight Bullard, D-Miami, caucus chairman, said afterward he heard “non-responses” from Scott. “The blood of the community is boiling” over […]

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Bill Day’s latest: Charlie Crist’s leaky trial balloon

John Wood says “God gave us CO2” as Dems question his bill

John Wood says "God gave us CO2" as Dems question his bill

Mitch Perry Report for 3.12.15 — Charlie Crist for Senate?

Personnel note: Former Rick Scott admin staffer Marlene Williams to lead GM’s Florida lobbying efforts

Personnel note: Former Rick Scott admin staffer Marlene Williams to lead GM's Florida lobbying efforts

The Day That Was in Florida Politics — March 11

Jose Oliva, Jeff Atwater, Senate stars of Capitol Press Corps Skits

House bill would remove gay-adoption ban from law

Rick Scott, black legislators find little common ground