Michael MolineFebruary 7, 2019
5min466
It was the first time in six years that a special panel had even met.
Amber MarianoPig out at Smorgasboard Catering, among other things.
Michael MolineFebruary 7, 2019
Peter SchorschDecember 17, 2018
84min498
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. From college freshmen to the most powerful politicians in Florida, all called him simply “T.K.” Florida State University President Emeritus Thomas Kent Wetherell, who passed away Sunday at the age of 72, […]
Drew WilsonDecember 14, 2018
3min327
House Speaker Jose Oliva has selected Republican state Reps. Cord Byrd, Byron Donalds and Ralph Massulo to chair the House education policy subcommittees, according to a list of assignments first obtained by Florida Politics. Byrd, a second-term Republican representing Nassau and Duval counties, will chair the House Higher Education & Career Readiness Subcommittee. Massulo, a second-term lawmaker representing Citrus and […]
Jacob OglesNovember 25, 2018
3min191
Many of the political world’s differences erased as leaders rallied instead around the loyalties that truly matter—college football allegiances. But an on-field injury that caused the entire sporting world to pause also led to introspection on the part of pols. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer took note on Friday evening of a major knee injury for […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018
5min451
Former State Representative Ed Hooper narrowly beat Amanda Murphy in an upset for the “blue wave” Democrats were hoping for. Hooper won 52 to 48 percent in the race for Senate District 16. Murphy issued a statement concession statement about an hour after the polls closed Tuesday evening. “I want to thank our incredible team […]
Phil AmmannNovember 6, 2018
28min689
On Election Day, as polls close, the after-parties begin. Candidates — along with nearly everyone else in America — will be glued to their screens Tuesday night for election results. In the end, win or lose, there will be a party. Some will celebrate a hard-fought victory, while others will be a bit more somber, […]
Scott PowersNovember 6, 2018
10min272
At least eight Republican-held Florida House seats should be in Democrats’ grasps — that is if voters vote their colors — while Republicans have two Democratic seats that ought to be flippable. And another 14 districts, all but one of which are held by Republicans, the voter registrations between Republicans and Democrats are air-tight, within […]
Drew WilsonNovember 3, 2018
3min424
Former Vice President Joe Biden announced his support for former Democratic Rep. Amanda Murphy in the hotly contested race for Senate District 16 just three days before Election Day. The announcement came late Saturday afternoon, just as voting in Pinellas entered its final day. Murphy thanked the former VP and possible 2020 presidential candidate for […]
Drew WilsonOctober 19, 2018
9min414
Former Republican Rep. Ed Hooper and Former Democratic Rep. Amanda Murphy are locked in a dogfight according to a new poll of the race for open Senate District 16 seat. The St. Pete Polls survey, conducted Oct. 18, found Hopper leading Murphy by a basket 19 days out from the election, 48-46 percent with 6 […]
Peter SchorschOctober 18, 2018
67min233
Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Mail ballots have been trickling into county supervisor of elections offices since mid-September, and while there’s only evidence of a “blue ripple” so far, the door hasn’t closed on the 2018 election […]