Florida Elections

TALLAHASSEE — Three days after taking office, Gov. Rick Scott abruptly put the brakes on the implementation of two redistricting amendments overwhelmingly passed by voters last fall. The move to withdraw Florida's request for federal “pre-...

       I kicked off a bit of a tempest in today's column by zinging the sillier obsessions of both the left and the right. True to form, I got responses from each side claiming they were indeed right and the other side was indeed...

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House just gave final passage to an elections bill that would restore some reporting requirements for the stealthy, political committees that buy ads formerly known as electioneering communication organizations under...

By John Kennedy, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Charlie Crist is being urged to veto the Legislature’s latest attempt at regulating shadowy political committees, with critics saying the measure may give local governments a new...

Gov. Charlie Crist delivered an election-year crumb to Bill McCollum by signing a broadly written elections bill that reinstates public-disclosure requirements for the secretive, outside political groups that bombard the airwaves with campaign ads. Had...

TALLAHASSEE – When Attorney General Bill McCollum started getting hammered by a blitz of television ads last April touting Republican gubernatorial primary foe Rick Scott, a powerful Capitol player came to his rescue. Big Sugar. The Clewiston-based U.S....

TALLAHASSEE — The last campaign finance reports due ahead of the primary have been released and Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rick Scott has loaned his campaign an astounding $49.9 million to get past Attorney General Bill McCollum in Tues...

TALLAHASSEE — Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Alex Sink has released a statement calling on Gov. Charlie Crist to veto an elections bill today that would create “leadership funds” and give broader financial control of the political...

TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott has signed an elections bill that attempts to reverse some of the restrictions the Republican-controlled Legislature put in place in 2011, including allowing more early-voting. The legislation is a response to the ridicule...

TALLAHASSEE -- On the final day of session, the Florida Legislature answered the national elections scorn the state absorbed over its long lines and tortoise pace in declaring Barack Obama its 2012 presidential winner. Lawmakers on Friday sent Gov. Rick...

TALLAHASSEE -- Backers of a sweeping sports stadium package were working furiously Friday to convince the Florida House to pass tax-breaks for the Miami Dolphins, Orlando soccer boosters, Daytona International Speedway and others. Central Florida Sens....

TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott has signed an elections bill that allows more early voting, in an attempt to reverse some of the restrictions the Republican-controlled Legislature put in place in 2011. The legislation is a response to the ridicule...