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Phil AmmannAugust 10, 2015

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With a hat-tip to LobbyTools, the latest of who is on — and off — the legislative staffing merry-go-round. Off: Christine Biron is no longer legislative assistant for Sen. Darren Soto. On: Martin Rivera takes Biron’s place as Soto’s legislative assistant. Off & on: Michael Willson is leaving as legislative analyst for the House Economic […]

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 […]

Phil AmmannJuly 20, 2015

With a hat-tip to LobbyTools, here is latest on who is on and who is off the legislative staffing merry-go-round. Off: Jay Ferrin has left his position as legislative analyst for the Senate Majority Office. Off: Chase Daniels has left his position as legislative assistant for state Sen. Charlie Dean. On: Drew Aldikacti is the […]

Phil AmmannJune 23, 2015

Some of Jacksonville’s most influential Republicans will appear at a fundraiser next week to support Jason Fischer in his bid for Duval County House District 16. The afternoon reception begins Monday, June 29 at 5:00 p.m. at the Epping Forest Yacht Club, 1830 Epping Forest Drive in Jacksonville. With nearly 40 hosts listed, the event will […]

Peter SchorschJune 8, 2015

Weeks before taking office, Lenny Curry is already advocating for Jacksonville’s public safety, leveraging relationships with state-level Republicans to make this happen. As Tia Mitchell of the Florida Times-Union reported last week, Mayor-elect Curry recently was in Tallahassee, touching base with key legislators and thanking some of those who had been key supporters in the mayoral race. […]

Peter SchorschMay 14, 2015

The half-decade-long race to determine who will serve as president of the Florida Senate from 2016 to 2018 — either Jack Latvala or Joe Negron — has taken on all the difficulty of a Chinese finger puzzle after a series of recent developments designed to solve the matter have only made the issue more complicated. Most […]

Ryan RayMay 12, 2015

Republican Rep. Paul Renner may have just joined the Florida House, but he’s already getting a taste of the “permanent campaign” that characterizes the chamber. After officially taking office in an April 7 swearing-in ceremony with Rep. Cyndi Stevenson, another electoral beneficiary of the long tail of Sen. John Thrasher‘s exit from the Legislature to head […]

Phil AmmannMay 7, 2015

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After an abrupt and acrimonious end of the Legislative Session, both the Florida House and Senate have come to at least one agreement: a Special Session to finish a state budget. Many think nothing good came out of this year’s 60-day session (or 57-day, for the House). For them, the people at Moore Communications Group […]

Ryan RayApril 12, 2015

Fresh off easy general election victories in special elections to fill vacancies left in the wake of former Sen. John Thrasher‘s move from the Legislature to the helm of Florida State University, three newly minted legislators representing the northeastern corner of Florida received their committee assignments this week. Sen. Travis Hutson of Elkton, who replaced Thrasher in Senate […]

James CallApril 10, 2015

Sen. Travis Hutson won a special election Tuesday night to replace John Thrasher, who had resigned to become president of the Florida State University. As the House District 24 representative, the Elkton Republican already represented three of the four counties in Senate District 6. Now as a senator, Hutson also represents Putnam County, in addition to […]

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The latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round

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

The latest on the legislative staffing merry-go-round

Jason Fischer draws high-profile Duval Republicans for HD 16 fundraiser June 29

Not even in office, Lenny Curry secures state money for DOJ COPS matching fund

The race for Senate President has become a Chinese finger puzzle

Paul Renner gears up ahead of 2016 re-election bid

M&M’s, Special Sessions and productivity: the “Other Session Wrap-Up”

New NE Florida lawmakers receive committee assignments

Five minutes with Travis Hutson