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Phil AmmannJanuary 8, 2015

State Rep. Matt Hudson, recently named Speaker pro tempore, announced he will run for the Florida Senate in 2016. Hudson will be seeking the Senate District 23 seat currently held by term-limited Republican Sen. Garrett Richter, which covers parts of Collier and Lee Counties. “Today I officially filed paperwork to become a candidate for the Florida […]

James CallJanuary 7, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott’s marketing plan for the state of Florida is starting to come into focus. In his second term inaugural address Tuesday, Scott called on the businesses and people of California, New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois to move to Florida. “Over the next four years, I will be traveling to your states personally to […]

James CallJanuary 7, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott’s marketing plan for the state of Florida is starting to come into focus. In his second term inaugural address Tuesday, Scott called on the businesses and people of California, New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois to move to Florida. “Over the next four years, I will be traveling to your states personally to […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 2015

In a holiday twist, the fate of the controversial bridge across the Halpatiokee Trails section of Savannas Preserve State Park now lies with a federal agency that once said the route is the “most ecologically damaging” Port St. Lucie could have chosen. The city, apparently hoping no one would notice over the holidays, asked the […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 7, 2015

The West Palm Beach City Commission has provided a perfect example of how government turns into The Nanny State. At its first meeting of 2015, The Palm Beach Post reports, the Commission voted 4-0 to require bars to post signs reminding customers that it is illegal for people under 21 to buy alcohol and illegal […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 7, 2015

When she left office four years ago, speculation in the Bay area was rife that Pam Iorio would be going on to bigger things in the political world – though she never directly said so herself. After publishing a political memoir in 2012 that didn’t exactly set the world on fire, the former Tampa mayor was […]

Ryan RayJanuary 7, 2015

A pair of newly-minted state representatives has made it official: Democrat John Cortes of Kissimmee and Eucheeanna Republican Brad Drake have opened campaign accounts for their 2016 state House campaigns. Drake, probably best known for his eccentric views on capital punishment, took over term-limited Marti Coley’s District 5 seat back in November, winning handily over Libertarian […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 7, 2015

On the first day of the new session in Congress yesterday, Alabama GOP Rep. Martha Roby introduced legislation to stop President Obama’s unilateral executive action on immigration. Called the “Prevention of Executive Amnesty Act of 2015,” the measure is intended to apply to the coming appropriation for the Department of Homeland Security, which Congress funded only until […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 7, 2015

Although the phrase may have originated with Occupy Wall Street, it seems like several GOP candidates for president next year will be talking about economic inequality. At least Jeb Bush will be, according to the platform he laid out with the unveiling of his new PAC, The Right to Rise, on Tuesday. “We believe the income gap […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 7, 2015

Although the phrase may have originated with Occupy Wall Street, it seems like several GOP candidates for president next year will be talking about economic inequality. At least Jeb Bush will be, according to the platform he laid out with the unveiling of his new PAC, The Right to Rise, on Tuesday. “We believe the income gap […]

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Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Matt Hudson to run for State Senate

Enterprise Florida and DEO pitch Leg for money for a “Perfect Business Climate” campaign

Enterprise Florida and DEO pitch Leg for money for a "Perfect Business Climate" campaign

Port St. Lucie tries to sneak a bridge across public wetlands

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: West Palm plants seeds of the Nanny State

Pam Iorio helps bring HQ of Big Brothers Big Sisters to Tampa

Freshman Reps. Brad Drake, John Cortes file for 2016 re-election

David Jolly firmly behind GOP plan to defund Obama immigration action

Mitch Perry Report for 1.7.15 – Jeb platform an updated version of W’s?

Mitch Perry Report for 1.7.15 – Jeb platform an updated version of W's?