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Ryan RayAugust 15, 2015

The South Florida Water Management District was joined by Republican elected officials Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and Rep. Matt Caldwell this week in saying tighter restrictions on agriculture in the Everglades Agricultural Area are unnecessary because best management practices, or BMPs, are working. Levels of harmful phosphorous – a product of agricultural runoff into the ecologically sensitive […]

Peter SchorschAugust 12, 2015

Last session, “transportation network services” like Uber and Lyft were one of myriad issues where the House and Senate diverged — the House position was enthusiastically pro-Uber, while the Senate was more reticent. But state Rep. Ritch Workman has taken his support for ridesharing to a whole new level. FloridaPolitics.com has learned — and Uber Florida’s Public Policy Representative Cesar Fernandez has confirmed — that […]

Ryan RayAugust 3, 2015

The Florida arm of the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity has issued its annual legislative scorecard, which ranks state legislators based on their propensity to vote “pro-economic freedom.” The group graded all 160 state lawmakers based on their votes on economic issues. Votes considered in favor of deregulation were rewarded, whereas votes that reined in industry […]

Mitch PerryAugust 3, 2015

The Florida Legislature convenes next week to redraw eight congressional districts. They were mandated to do the Florida Supreme Court ruled last month that those eight districts were created in violation of the state’s Constitution. But the League of Women Voters in Florida fears that the Legislature hasn’t gotten the message from the Court, and will […]

Ryan RayJuly 30, 2015

Sen. Thad Altman became just the second person to file for the state House in 2018 this month, when he filed for the HD 51 seat currently held by term-limited Speaker Steve Crisafulli. An innocuous move at first blush, it could throw off the intricate math behind Rep. Eric Eislanugle‘s bid for the 2021-22 speakership. Altman, a Rockledge […]

Melissa RossJuly 29, 2015

Saying it’s an “outrage” that the Florida Legislature “thwarted the will of the voters,” the new head of the North Florida Land Trust says the fight over Amendment 1 and land conservation in the state isn’t over. “We’re organizing for 2016,” said Executive Director Jim McCarthy during an appearance on WJCT’s First Coast Connect. “We need […]

Mitch PerryJuly 28, 2015

Although the Florida Supreme Court has yet to rule on the legality of state Senate districts that a coalition of groups contend were drawn unconstitutionally in 2012, Florida’s political leaders said today that the Court’s ruling earlier this month to invalidate eight of the state’s 27 Congressional Districts guarantees that they will have to redraw […]

Associated PressJuly 24, 2015

The drama over Florida’s former lieutenant governor, who was forced to resign more than two years ago, may finally be over. The Florida Commission on Ethics on Friday unanimously approved a settlement with Jennifer Carroll where the one-time rising star in state Republican politics agreed to pay a $1,000 fine and admit she violated the […]

Mitch PerryJuly 21, 2015

Although east Hillsborough County has been the graveyard for Democrats in legislative races for awhile, the party came awfully close in 2012 to winning the House District 59 seat. That’s when Gail Gottlieb fell just short of beating Republican Ross Spano for the open seat, ultimately losing 51-49 percent. The district covers Brandon, Riverview and Valrico. […]

Gary FineoutJuly 20, 2015

Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature, dealing with the fallout of a sharply critical decision by the state’s highest court, will hold a nearly two-week Special Session in August to draw up new congressional districts. House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner announced Monday that they’re summoning legislators back to Tallahassee to respond to the court. […]

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State officials say Everglades water policy, BMP regime are working

Oh, Florida House — Ritch Workman moonlighting as an Uber driver

Americans for Prosperity picks annual “Champions of Economic Freedom” of 2015 Session

LWV calls on Florida Legislature to make redistricting process public

Thad Altman files for House seat in 2018, shifts Space Coast politics

North Florida Land Trust vows “we’re organizing” to fight over Amendment 1

Legislature to convene to draw up new Senate lines October 19 – Nov 6

Jennifer Carroll to pay fine, admit violations in ethics case

Hillsborough Democrat Naze Sahebzamani to take on Ross Spano in HD 59 race

Florida Legislature sets August dates to redraw congressional lines