Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Associated PressOctober 15, 2016

A federal judge on Saturday issued a scathing rebuke to Florida’s top election official in an order canceling a hearing on a lawsuit over vote-by-mail ballots. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker accused Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner of delaying a hearing on the lawsuit “so that he could use every second available to run […]

Guest AuthorMarch 20, 2016

Oh, for heaven’s sake, you are not asking the woman to be your prom date. You’re asking her to be President of the United States. What do you care whether Hillary Clinton smiles, gets her hair done or stays married to Bill? You don’t. You’re just — as my dad would say — bumping your […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 24, 2016

A Senate panel OK’d a proposal Wednesday to make the Secretary of State a statewide elected office. The Senate Rules committee approved a measure (SJR 1424) sponsored by Sen. Aaron Bean, a Fernandina Beach Republican, to make the Secretary of State a member of the Cabinet. It now heads to the full Senate for approval. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 2, 2016

Medical marijuana is officially on the 2016 ballot. On Tuesday, Secretary of State Ken Detzner certified the medical marijuana initiative as Amendment 2 on the 2016 ballot. “It’s official: Medical marijuana is back on the ballot as Amendment 2,” said John Morgan, chairman of United for Care, in an email to supporters Tuesday. “The revised […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 11, 2016

Fox News reports that the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of private email as secretary of state has expanded to look at whether the possible “intersection” of Clinton Foundation work and State Department business may have violated public corruption laws. The bureau has been looking into whether classified material was mishandled during Clinton’s tenure at the State […]

Associated PressNovember 6, 2015

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday makes her first appearance in a negative advertisement funded by the wealthy Republican donors tied to billionaires Charles and David Koch. A 30-second ad aimed at Internet users in South Carolina and Florida shows headlines about the number of veterans who have died while awaiting health care. […]

Tag: Secretary of State

Judge rebukes Florida’s top election official in ballot case

Linda Cunningham: Hillary Clinton has the experience, skills to be president

Senate panel signs off on proposal to make Secretary of State member of Cabinet

Medical marijuana officially on 2016 ballot

RPOF seizes on report that FBI expanding Hillary Clinton email investigation

Hillary Clinton targeted in ad from group tied to Koch brothers