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Alan Lawson, who retired in August as a Justice on the Florida Supreme Court, is teaming up with Paul Huck, Jason Gonzalez and Amber Nunnally to launch Lawson Huck Gonzalez, [...]

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The Florida Supreme Court nixed a rule that allowed judges to receive continuing education credit [...]

To fight back against a pair of Disney World passholders suing over the reservation system, Disney argued the company had the right to change the terms for annual passes. “Changing [...]

U.S. Reps. Jared Moskowitz of Florida and Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey are calling for a new panel to fight a “troubling rise in antisemitic rhetoric and violence both at [...]

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott won’t keep his seat on the Senate Commerce Committee in the new Congress. The Naples Republican said he believes he was stripped of the assignment in [...]

Funding for VISIT FLORIDA, the state’s tourism promotion group, and the Jobs Growth Grant fund, a pot of money used for infrastructure and job training projects, would double under Gov. [...]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rolled out a health care budget that could pump hundreds of millions of dollars to increase payments for treatment of complex maternal and pediatric care, as [...]

Veteran Marine Chandler Langevin has filed to succeed Rep. Randy Fine in House District 33. The Palm Bay Republican said he’s ready to bring his commitment to public service to [...]

As Republicans move to investigate federal COVID-19 spending under President Joe Biden, freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz is offering a suggestion to his GOP colleagues: Don’t forget to look [...]

With an ally set to run the school, Ron DeSantis seems more willing to fork over money.New College of Florida has lost its President but may gain millions in state [...]

Nikki Haley is moving closer to making her presidential campaign official. On Wednesday, supporters of the former South Carolina Governor will get an email invitation to a Feb. 15 launch [...]

Good Wednesday morning. Veteran campaign strategist and legislative staffer Avery Lopez is joining lobbying firm The Southern Group. “Miami Dade County is one of the hottest political markets in the [...]

Democratic U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson is still the top-ranking Democrat of the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment. On Tuesday, Wilson’s peers elected her as Ranking Member of [...]

New College of Florida President Patricia Okker was fired without cause at a Board of Trustees meeting. “I understand that there is a new mandate for this college,” Okker said. [...]

Tim Cerio, General Counsel for Citizens Property Insurance, is set to take the helm at the state-run company after its board voted unanimously for him to replace outgoing President and [...]

Gov. Ron DeSantis went to Ohio to help J.D. Vance get elected to the Senate, but the Hillbilly Elegy author won’t return the favor in kind. U.S. Sen. Vance has waded into the [...]

Good Tuesday morning. Let’s start with some good news about a good person. Longtime Florida Juvenile Justice Association lobbyist Christian Minor is joining the team at Converge Public Strategies as [...]

Longtime Florida Juvenile Justice Association (FJJA) lobbyist Christian Minor is joining the team at Converge Public Strategies as a partner. Minor is known as one of the top juvenile justice [...]

Jacksonville City Council members are calling for an investigation of one of their own. Republicans Rory Diamond and Nick Howland are calling for a probe of LeAnna Cumber, a Republican running for [...]

It’s been one hit after another in January for North Atlantic right whales, a species already on the path toward extinction in our lifetime. The numbers continue to fail to [...]

Floridians could soon be able to carry a concealed firearm without a permit, under legislation backed by House Speaker Paul Renner and the Florida Sheriffs Association. “What we’re about here [...]

One of New College of Florida’s trustees plans Tuesday to suggest replacing the school’s President and firing all faculty. Eddie Speir, one of six new trustees appointed by Gov. Ron [...]

He was hired as Director of State Government Relations.Justin Thames is joining TECO’s government relations team as Director of State Government Relations, effective Feb. 10. In his new role, Thames [...]

Americans can take advantage of a special health care enrollment period following pressure by three Florida lawmakers. U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, a Kissimmee Democrat, led a letter urging President Joe [...]

Sen. Marco Rubio still doesn’t know what classified documents are at the center of two ongoing special counsel investigations. As the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, he said [...]