Ryan NicolMarch 27, 2019
2min507
The House has floated eliminating Enterprise Florida altogether.
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Ryan NicolMarch 27, 2019
Staff ReportsMarch 25, 2019
5min913
"It's not the same as growing apples and oranges."
Peter SchorschJanuary 11, 2019
5min577
Everyone loves a good party. Just ask Cinderella. In the end, it worked out fairly good for her. And for those in The Process, victory parties can be some of the best — both in Capitol Hill and Tallahassee. With Republicans, apparently, not all celebrations are equal. Case in point is the contrast between two newly […]
Jim RosicaDecember 11, 2018
3min284
New and returning lawmakers had their mandatory ethics training on Tuesday, covering everything from the obvious — don’t take a bribe — to the nuanced — if you’re given a bottle of water, pay for it. House General Counsel Adam Tanenbaum presented to his members in the morning, while Senate General Counsel Jeremiah Hawkes gave […]
Ryan NicolNovember 18, 2018
9min306
While many polls missed the mark in Florida’s multiple statewide midterm races, some surveys nearly hit the nail on the head in what turned out to be a chaotic cycle. Cygnal, a polling firm founded by Brent Buchanan, was one of the better pollsters in terms of the U.S. Senate and Governor’s races here in […]
Daniel DeanNovember 1, 2018
5min192
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Peter SchorschJune 26, 2018
4min269
After what most would agree was a highly successful first term in office, Lauren Book — um, SENATOR Lauren Book, was recently re-elected to the Senate without opposition. How did she do that? When she returned home she simply did not slow down. That’s an assessment based on feedback from many friends and colleagues in […]
Jim RosicaMarch 9, 2018
3min169
The maneuvering toward comprehensive gambling legislation continues, with the Senate seeing the House offer to create three new slot machine licenses, and raising them three more. The Conference Committee on Gaming met again Friday morning. Out of the mix so far is expressly allowing fantasy sports play in the state, and allowing continued play of designated player games, […]
Jim RosicaMarch 3, 2018
8min462
A win turned into a loss Saturday, as the Republican-controlled Senate first approved—then killed—an amendment on a school safety bill that would have mandated a moratorium on assault rifle sales in the state. The legislation, called the “Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act” (SB 7026), is in response to the Valentine’s Day shooting […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 26, 2018
6min951
The House on Friday dropped its 83-page omnibus gambling bill for 2018, which reads like a love letter to the Seminole Tribe of Florida and a poison pen missive to nearly all the other gambling interests in the state. Industry representatives privately admitted the legislation—overseen by Speaker-designate Jose Oliva—was a placeholder for the House to pass, […]