Tuesday, November 1 Reception for Representatives Larry Metz, George Moraitis and Jimmie Smith 4:30-6:00 p.m. The Governor Library Room 202 South Adams Street – Reception for Representative Mike Weinstein 5:30-7:00 p.m. Florida Retail Federation 227 South Adams Street – Wednesday, November 2 Reception for Representatives Elizabeth Porter and Pat Rooney 5:30-7:00 p.m. Florida Retail Federation 227 [...]
The St. Petersburg Times editorial board took after developer and local music impresario for contributing $5,000 to the campaign of Bob Kersteen, which the Times interprets as an attempt to “buy control of a seat on the City Council.” Hardly. Actually, Edwards should be saluted for taking the upcoming City Council races more seriously than almost anyone else in town, save [...]
As Florida Democrats spent the weekend at their convention trying to rally the troops behind the re-election efforts of President Barack Obama and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, the Republican bogeyman most often invoked will not run against either man, reports Brandon Larrabee of the News Service of Florida. Instead of Republican presidential candidates like former Massachusetts [...]
State Rep. Rich Glorioso, R-Plant City, has formally announced his intention to run for the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections post Earl Lennard will vacate after next year’s elections, reports Bill Varian. In a news release emphasizing his military experience — 27 years in the U.S. Air Force — the former colonel says he has experience taking [...]
The Republican field for the U.S. Senate gained a well-known contender this week and lawmakers got their first glimpse of a controversial gambling measure that has already attracted the attention of casino fat cats and “The Mouse” writes Michael Peltier of the News Service of Florida. While backers of resort gaming began testing the waters, [...]
Pam Bondi and Adam Putnam at the Florida State Fair
Mike Fasano’s 2011 Farm Share feeds 500 families
Bob Graham, Alex Sink campaigning for Keith Fitzgerald
The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi asking Rep. Darryl Rouson to ‘pee in a cup’
Jeff Brandes fundraiser at BayCities in Tampa
Rep. Dana Young receives ‘Defender of Liberty’ award from ACU’s Al Cardenas
