Carey Baker

Whoa, Nellie! It's best to do a little thinking before typing, and nowhere did that advice apply better than this week during a Facebook tempest over media giant Comcast refusing to run advertisements for a gun shop co-owned by Lake County Property...

Nine Republican leaders have come to U.S. Rep. Dan Webster's defense with a letter asking his opponent to stop attacking him in the race for Florida's 10th Congressional District. The letter accuses Democrat Val Demings of putting out campaign mailers and...

U.S. Rep. Dan Webster received an endorsement and a perfect “A” grade from the National Rifle Association, while his opponent in Florida's 10th Congressional District, Val Demings, received an “F.” The “F” rating...

Results for federal, state, circuit court and county races. FEDERAL RACES U.S. Senate (Dem. Primary) 6394 of 6402 precincts reporting Bill Nelson 78.8% 683,386 Glenn A. Burkett 21.2% 184,087 U.S. Senate (Rep. Primary) 6394 of 6402 precincts...

After promising a Florida organization for weeks, Republican presidential candidate  Herman Cain began rolling it out today, with a team that includes Kathleen Shanahan, who was chief-of-staff to former Gov. Jeb Bush, and several Florida campaign...

The Rick Scott campaign has released a list of chairs and co-chairs that includes virtually every Republican member of Florida's congressional delegation and the Legislature. But there are a couple of notable exceptions: U.S. Rep. C.W. (Bill) Young of...

Friday's column looked at Tallahassee's too-cozy relationship between utility regulators and the utility execs they are allegedly regulating. In the past few months, legislators have booted off two potential watchdogs who had vowed to side with average...

"The Magnificent Seven" -- Appropriation Chairs who signed the pledge State Sen. Carey Baker -- General Government State Sen. Mike Fasano -- Transportation and Economic Development State Rep. Rich Glorioso -- Transportation and Economic Development...

For three weeks while Florida National Guard troops here drilled, ate, slept, marched and more or less lived outdoors. The weather was miserable, with record cold. There were days when water in the roadside ditches froze, nights when the wind chill was...

The state Legislature passed a budget Friday that includes less than half of the $700,000 needed to upgrade Lake County's voting system. But there's plenty of other goodies in the $48 billion spending plan to keep Lake leaders smiling. Assuming Gov. Jeb...