Associated PressMarch 18, 2020
4min241
Baseball could also skip the international signing period.
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Most Florida Democratic voters are worried about the new coronavirus.
Peter SchorschSeptember 27, 2019
11min209
“Whatever impeachable offense they say he committed has to be crystal clear."
Staff ReportsAugust 28, 2018
3min233
AP political reporter Gary Fineout used his Twitter feed on primary eve to issue some timely reminders about the nuts and bolts of the voting process. We’re sharing some with our readers, but anybody who cares about Florida politics should follow Gary here. — If the unofficial returns show a candidate lost by 0.5 percent or less, […]
Jim RosicaMay 1, 2018
7min1238
Real estate billionaire Jeffrey Soffer has closed on a deal to buy South Florida’s former Mardi Gras Casino and Race Track. The closing was disclosed in a final order filed Monday and released Tuesday by the state’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). But the department, which regulates gambling in the state, withheld a final […]
Jim RosicaJuly 5, 2017
7min405
The new president of The Florida Bar says the organization is standing by to offer “technical legal” support to the Constitution Revision Commission as it readies to amend the state’s governing document, which could include changes affecting the judicial branch. But Michael J. Higer, a partner in Berger Singerman’s Miami office, won’t say which public […]
Florence SnyderJuly 11, 2016
6min500
Editor’s note: Within 24 hours of his layoff, Lloyd Dunkelberger has joined FloridaPolitics.com as a contributor. *** There was yet another round of layoffs last week at Florida newspapers. Men and women with, collectively, hundreds of years of priceless institutional memory and high-functioning moral compasses were unceremoniously kicked to the curb. They will be replaced, […]
Gary FineoutMay 13, 2016
7min454
The Seminole Tribe of Florida, owner of Florida’s largest casinos, is trying to get a federal judge to block the publication of information related to a trial that could upend their businesses and to seal a key deposition until it can be redacted. Tribal attorneys this week filed an emergency motion seeking to seal a […]
Jim RosicaApril 6, 2016
2min183
Another day, another bill-signing deadline. Gov. Rick Scott has until Wednesday to act on 20 bills, all from the Senate, “including a bill that would expand courtroom protections for victims of abuse, and another that would repeal the prohibition on cohabitation,” according to LobbyTools Legislative IQ. If signed by Scott, “couples shacking up together would […]
Associated PressFebruary 8, 2016
2min242
Ian Mader, a veteran foreign correspondent with a reputation for breaking news and challenging reporters, has been named The Associated Press Florida news editor based in Miami. The appointment was announced Thursday by interim South Editor Ravi Nessman, who oversees 13 southeastern states plus the District of Columbia. “Ian is a great journalist whose long experience […]