by Brian Burgess | Dec 2, 2016
New questions are being raised about a potential conflict of interest over Senate President Joe Negron’s sugar land buying proposal, and the Gunster Law Firm where Negron is employed. Gunster represents U.S. Sugar, which is only minimally impacted by the...
by Brian Burgess | Dec 2, 2016
After 85 episodes, Trimmel Gomes’ excellent podcast on the Florida political scene, The Rotunda, is still going strong. This week, he covers the impact that Fidel Castro’s death will have on Florida politics, AND he launches a weekly email recap with brief...
by Brian Burgess | Nov 30, 2016
This week, incumbent RPOF chairman Blaise Ingoglia unloaded both barrels of his endorsement shotgun on Sarasota County challenger Christian Ziegler. In the first salvo fired Monday, he announced public support from more than 100 members of the Republican Executive...
by Brian Burgess | Nov 30, 2016
While many political operatives and consultants spent the week before Thanksgiving prepping for travel away from Tallahassee, Ben Pollara spent his time interviewing top lobbying firms in Tallahassee about representing Florida for Care, the 501(c)(4) advocacy arm of...
by Brian Burgess | Nov 29, 2016
At the international level, nation-states guard against unexpected incursions or sudden shifts in the geopolitical landscape by monitoring troop movements and military buildups along neighboring borders. At the state and local government level, political operatives...
