What’s Going On

Written by Kenneth Quinnell on 1 July 2009 — Leave a Comment

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The latest news on Florida politics and politicians.

Florida House Rep. Pat Patterson (R-DeLand) will officially announce his candidacy for Florida Chief Financial Officer.

Fed court upholds Florida 100-foot voting place ban on petitions

Republican agriculture commissioner candidate Adam Putnam says he raised more $250,000 this quarter, bringing his total haul to about $750,000.

Gov. Charlie Crist signed a contentious bill Tuesday that lets water-management districts approve new permits for draining rivers and aquifers without public hearings.

State Sen. Paula Dockery, who lately had/has been considering running for Adam Putnam’s seat and running for governor, today endorsed Republican former state Rep. Dennis Ross for the Congressional seat.

Republican Bill McCollum holds a slight lead over Democrat Alex Sink in Florida’s 2010 governor’s race, according to the latest Mason-Dixon poll released Tuesday. McCollum, Florida’s attorney general, held a 41 percent to 35 percent edge…

Sen. Mike Haridopolos, who is slated to take over the Senate presidency from fellow Republican Jeff Atwater in 2010, plans to announce later today he’s endorsing Wellington Councilwoman Lizbeth Benacquisto in her bid for the Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Dave Aronberg…

A state employee filed an ethics complaint against Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink today alleging that the Democratic gubernatorial candidate misused the state plane.

The latest installment of the Florida Poll by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research shows Gov. Charlie Crist leading Marco Rubio by 51 percent to 23 percent in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate—a result slightly better for Rubio than last month’s installment of the same poll.

U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, the Cape Coral Republican who got his political start representing Broward and a portion of Palm Beach County in the state House, joined most congressional Republicans in voting against the sweeping climate legislation that squeaked through the House on a 219-212 vote Friday.

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