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Jim RosicaSeptember 11, 2015

Circuit Judge Terry Lewis has given parties in the ongoing congressional redistricting case until Monday to submit their final versions of how to draw boundary lines for those districts. At a brief hearing on Friday, Lewis set the date for all competing maps to be submitted. A final hearing on the matter still is set for Sept. 24, court […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 11, 2015

The U.S. House is expected to vote this week on one of the most important nuclear weapons accords in history. I will vote against this deal because it jeopardizes the security of America and the world. Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism and has a clear history of cheating on international arms inspections. […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 10, 2015

The U.S. House is expected to vote this week on one of the most important nuclear weapons accords in history. I will vote against this deal because it jeopardizes the security of America and the world. Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism and has a clear history of cheating on international arms inspections. […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 9, 2015

The Florida Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday said it would lead a “Washington, D.C. fly-in” to meet with members of Florida’s congressional delegation. Chamber board members will be “urging support of job creators and pushing back against burdensome regulations.” Here’s the press release: With job creators facing a tidal wave of overreaching federal regulations, the Florida Chamber […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 8, 2015

Congressman Vern Buchanan is losing Deputy Chief Of Staff Max Goodman, who is leaving for a role as political director with U.S. Rep. David Jolly’s Senate campaign. Goodman made the announcement in an email obtained by Florida Politics. Based in D.C., he has worked with the Sarasota Republican since his first election in 2006, becoming full-time communications director […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 4, 2015

Max Goodman, deputy chief of staff for Sarasota U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, is leaving for a role with U.S. Rep. David Jolly’s Senate campaign. Goodman made the announcement in an email obtained by Florida Politics. Goodman, based in D.C., has worked with Buchanan since 2006, becoming full-time communications director in 2010. Goodman was promoted to […]

Jim RosicaAugust 28, 2015

State Rep. Jose Oliva has told House colleagues he’s unswayed by the latest Senate attempt to bring lawmakers back to the Capitol to agree on a new congressional district map. In a memo released Friday, Oliva – the Miami Lakes Republican who chairs the House redistricting panel – thanked his counterpart, state Sen. Bill Galvano, […]

Jim RosicaAugust 27, 2015

State Sen. Bill Galvano isn’t giving up on a legislative fix to the state’s congressional map mess, proposing yet another compromise he hopes will bring the House back to the table. On Thursday, the chairman of the Senate’s redistricting panel released a version of Florida’s 27 congressional districts that notably puts the southern flank of […]

Jim RosicaAugust 25, 2015

Hope sprang eternal in the Leon County Courthouse on Tuesday with the state Senate’s redistricting chairman insisting there is still time for lawmakers to get together and come up with a new map for the state’s 27 congressional seats. Circuit Judge Terry Lewis held a brief hearing after the Florida Legislature couldn’t agree on new […]

Mitch PerryJune 24, 2015

Although he’s been in politics for a long time now, Joe Gruters has just became a political candidate for the first time in 15 years. The 38-year-old Republican Party chairman of Sarasota County and vice chair and head of fundraising for the Republican Party of Florida recently announced his candidacy for the House District 73 […]

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Judge gives redistricting parties extra time for maps

Vern Buchanan: Why I will vote against Iran deal

Vern Buchanan: Why I will vote against Iran deal

Florida Chamber of Commerce to hold D.C. ‘fly-In’

Longtime Vern Buchanan staff member joins David Jolly campaign as political director

Personnel note: Longtime Vern Buchanan staff member Max Goodman joins David Jolly campaign

House lukewarm on latest Senate congressional map

Bill Galvano proposes another congressional map

Redistricting hearing: Trial judge needs direction, Senate wants do-over

Joe Gruters begins transition from party insider to political candidate