Jesse SchecknerOctober 25, 2021
7min8552
'Totally classless. Totally unacceptable. Totally par for the course in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration.'
Tag: Senate confirmationA nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.
Jesse SchecknerOctober 25, 2021
Jim RosicaMarch 6, 2019
4min478
His position is overseen by the Governor and Cabinet.
Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2018
3min295
A progressive group is touting the results of a Florida poll it commissioned as a warning to Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson to not vote to confirm President Donald Trump‘s U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The poll by YouGov Blue on behalf of Demand Justice suggests that politically, for the upcoming Nov. 6 election, […]
Jim RosicaAugust 27, 2018
4min391
Gov. Rick Scott appointed two Tallahassee attorneys to the Florida Elections Commission, his office announced Friday night. Coincidentally, both specialize in representing automotive dealers. Martin Hayes, 62, is a partner at the Akerman firm. Hayes fills a vacant seat and is appointed for a term beginning Aug. 24 and ending Dec. 31, 2020. Hayes, a litigator, mainly […]
Staff ReportsMarch 23, 2018
3min993
Miami Republican state Rep. Carlos Trujillo was unanimously approved Thursday as United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States. His nomination was originally floated by the Donald Trump White House in 2017, well ahead of the recently wrapped Legislative Session, but Democratic U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin had placed a hold on it. When nominated, Trujillo said […]
Scott PowersFebruary 15, 2016
3min342
Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Monday he expects President Barack Obama to nominate someone within a month to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court and hopes the Senate will get a hearing and a vote. Nelson’s comments, coming at the ribbon cutting of a health care facility in Orange […]