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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 10, 2018

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Republican Wyman Duggan, a Jacksonville lawyer seeking to replace departing Jay Fant in House District 15, hit six figures in fundraising last month, reporting $10,124 of new December money, which pushed him up to $103,674 raised (and over $92,000 on hand). Duggan’s likely Democrat opponent, highly touted Tracye Polson, is still running competitively in the cash chase. Polson […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2018

Fleming Island Republican Sen. Rob Bradley saw his political committee raise more money in November than in any other single month. And in December, Bradley’s Working for Florida’s Families exceeded that sum, setting an internal record level of fundraising for the second straight month. The committee hauled in $173,000, with significant buy-in from U.S. Sugar, Wal-Mart, Florida […]

Danny McAuliffeJanuary 4, 2018

Audubon Florida announced its legislative priorities on Thursday, but also was happy to see Gov. Rick Scott oppose the U.S. Department of Interior’s possible drilling explorations in the Sunshine State. “We were glad to see Gov. Scott’s response, coming out strongly in opposition to drilling near Florida’s waters,” said Julie Wraithmell, the interim executive director of […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 4, 2018

A new year brings yet another attack by environmentalists against the South Florida Water Management District’s plan for a reservoir to help clean Lake Okeechobee discharges. This time, the Everglades Foundation is offering its own plan — even though the group is criticizing a proposal it helped create. First, a timeline of events. In January […]

Peter SchorschDecember 29, 2017

Closing the book on 2017, among the most notable political battles centered on Lake Okeechobee water issues. While lawmakers reached a compromise earlier in the year, this food fight may be far from over. Last Session, environmental activists, working with Senate President Joe Negron, hammered out a bill that (at one point) called for buying […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 12, 2017

Correction: A previous version of this post misidentified a consultant for Sen. Travis Hutson. We regret the error. Northeast Florida’s State Senators continued strong fundraising in November. Three of them for re-election, and another on the committee level only. ____ Sen. Aaron Bean brought in $14,600 in new November money to his campaign account, pushing the […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2017

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Fleming Island Sen. Rob Bradley took over the Appropriations Committee earlier this year. Perhaps predictably, Bradley’s political committee — Working For Florida’s Families — had its best month ever in November … both in terms of money raised and the purpose of money spent. The committee raked in $124,000 of new November money, spending $55,487 of that. […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 7, 2017

Thursday saw a Senate subcommittee — the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources — approve two priority environmental projects of Appropriations Chair Rob Bradley, a Fleming Island Republican. Both bills were approved without objection. The full Appropriations Committee is the next stop for these bills, all but ensuring the Bradley bills will be mulled […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 2, 2017

As storm clouds continue to build around Sen. Jack Latvala in the wake of sexual harassment charges, many politicians with statewide notoriety have made their positions clear. The tipping point occurred this week, when Rachel Perrin Rogers, a legislative aide to Republican Sen. Wilton Simpson, went public with her accusations against Latvala. Perrin Rogers was tired of Latvala lying […]

Jim RosicaNovember 21, 2017

A top senator is leaving open the possibility that a proposed ban on ‘fracking’ in Florida will be considered in the 2018 Legislative Session. Rob Bradley, the Fleming Island Republican who recently was named chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, also leads the chamber’s Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee. That’s the first committee of reference […]

Tag: Rob Bradley

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Incumbent NE Florida Senators pad campaign war chests in November

Rob Bradley political committee spends $50K on Irma relief

Rob Bradley environmental bills now one stop away from Senate floor

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Rob Bradley offers glimmer of hope for fracking ban