According to the Supervisor of Elections office, 34,271 people have voted in the Aug. 18 primary – 23,109 by mail, 11,158 early voting and 4 provisional ballots. Many of the races probably…
Category: Florida
Florida travelers to be quarantined by NY – update
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut issued a travel advisory that requires people arriving from states with high coronavirus rates, such as Florida, to quarantine for 14 days. The travel advisory applies…
Don Gaetz appointed to Florida Ethics Commission
Florida Senate President Bill Galvano (R-Bradenton) today announced the appointment of former Senate President (2012-2014) Don Gaetz to the Florida Commission on Ethics. President Gaetz is appointed for a term beginning July…
State seeks to scuttle absentee-ballot case
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida officials are pushing back against an attempt to ease the state’s vote-by-mail procedures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying federal lawsuits filed…
Coronavirus ‘panic’ could affect state budget; lobbyist says ‘it’s much ado about nothing’
BY Dara Kam and Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As the stock marketed plummeted Monday, House Speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes, indicated that fears about the novel coronavirus…
Santa Rosa man with Coronavirus
Santa Rosa County now has a coronavirus case. Good thing, Escambia County posted its flyer before midnight. Still no email from Escambia County Communications and Public Information, only the flyer on the…
Poll: Biden leads Florida Primary
Joe Biden still leads the Democratic Party field in the Florida Presidential Primary, but his lead has narrowed over the past 10 months. Late entry, Mike Bloomberg is within striking distance of…
Gaetz pledges to no longer take federal PAC money
Congressman Matt Gaetz spoke this afternoon at the 2020 Conservative Political Action Conference. He announced that he no longer would take campaign contributions from federal political action committees. “As of this very…
This could hurt dailies’ bottom-line
The Florida House Judiciary Committee has advanced legislation that would allow local governments to post legal notices on city websites rather than taking out ads in the local paper. Daily newspapers are…
Flags fly at half-mast to honor former local lawmaker
Flags will be flown at half-staff today in honor of former state lawmaker John Broxson, who died last week. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday directed lowering the flags at the state Capitol,…
Williamson, Andrade get committee assignments, Hill not so many
Santa Rosa County lawmaker Jayer Williamson has been give a chairmanship and vice chair and three other committee assignments: Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Workforce Development & Tourism Subcommittee Vice Chair Appropriations CommitteeCommerce CommitteeEnergy…
Poll: Panhandle supports background checks
The latest Inweekly/Political Matrix poll found Florida’s First Congressional District strongly supports universal background checks. With 81% support, this issue does not seem to be controversial. Do you support universal background checks…