Jacob OglesMarch 4, 2019
5min265
Advertisements start as school choice battle heats up in Tallahassee.
Tag: Skylar Zander
Jacob OglesMarch 4, 2019
Drew WilsonFebruary 11, 2019
5min836
“Corporate welfare puts sports teams ahead of Florida citizens.”
Peter SchorschFebruary 8, 2019
8min549
Republicans were a near monolith in saying former Congressman had outperformed their expectations.
Drew WilsonFebruary 8, 2019
7min941
Gambling expansion is a bad bet, but smokable pot is even money.
Danny McAuliffeJanuary 16, 2019
5min403
Conservatives look to follow up on the First Step Act.
Phil AmmannNovember 14, 2018
4min427
A veteran of one of Florida’s most influential policy groups is going national. Chris Hudson, state director for Americans For Prosperity-Florida, will now become AFP’s vice president of State Government Affairs. Hudson has been the group’s top Florida operative since 2014. Skylar Zander, AFP-FL’s deputy director and chief legislative architect will become interim state director. […]
Jim RosicaApril 27, 2017
4min341
The reaction to the Florida Legislature’s repeal of the state’s “booze wall” law continued long after Wednesday’s vote. The House, on a close vote of 58-57, passed the Senate’s bill (SB 106) to allow retailers to remove the ‘wall of separation’ between hard liquor and other goods. (Full story here.) The legislation now heads to Gov. Rick Scott. If signed […]
Drew WilsonNovember 19, 2015
3min209
The James Madison Institute released its 2015 Leaders Fellowship list Wednesday, featuring more than 100 under-40 leaders from across the Sunshine State. The JMI Leaders Fellowship is a yearlong program designed to network young leaders and educate them on key public policy issues and the impact they have on the state’s economic development. The Tallahassee-based […]
Peter SchorschOctober 29, 20156min512
Rising star Skylar Zander is the Deputy State Director for Americans for Prosperity. Here’s the file on Skylar Zander: Children? None. Without using the words Democrat, Independent or Republican, conservative or liberal, describe your political persuasion. I believe every kid has the right to a good quality education, lower taxes, and less government. If you […]
Mitch PerryMay 7, 2015
4min159
The enormously wealthy and powerful Charles and David Koch, better known as the Koch Brothers, have become an increasingly influential team in recent years as they spend their money on causes (and candidates) they support. But in progressive, and even independent circles, their name has been invoked as representing something almost sinister polluting the body […]