Nan H Rich

I've been looking at a lot of maps lately, and I've come to realize that if self preservation is numero uno in politics, then we must all give our local and state elected officials their just due for playing by the rules and coming up with new maps that...

From casino gambling to mutant animals, we're covering a lot of ground in today's Friday Files — including an offer from the Maxwell family to share one of our more coveted possessions: our "Celebrate plate." •We start with Florida's troubling...

TALLAHASSEE — Senate Minority Leader Nan Rich announced Thursday that the Senate Democratic caucus will be producing regular “broadcast production” videos in order to get past the capital city's “right wing spin.” But it...

TALLAHASSEE — Genting president Colin Au swept into Tallahassee to make his inaugural appearance before the Florida Legislature, lobbying the Senate Regulated Industries Committee, which controls all gambling legislation, to sign on to the...

TALLAHASSEE — Three grassroots groups — Progress Florida, Florida Watch Action and America Votes — named 21 Democrats as “Champions of Florida's Middle Class,” Thursday. “In an environment where virtually every issue of...

TALLAHASSEE — Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich has asked the federal government to reject a plan approved by the GOP-led Legislature to completely revamp the state's Medicaid program. “My Democratic colleagues and I voted against this...

By DAVID ROYSE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich said Tuesday she is seriously considering a 2014 run for governor. In an interview with the News Service of Florida, Rich said Gov. Rick Scott's priorities...

TALLAHASSEE — State Sen. Maria Sachs, D-Delray, is now part of the Senate Democrats' leadership team, Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich announced Wednesday. Sachs replaces former Sen. Tony Hill, D-Jacksonville, as minority whip, joining Sen. Bill...

In his "State of State" address Tuesday evening, Gov. Rick Scott said the unemployment compensation system is "another government program with good intentions and potentially dangerous side-effects." He said while the system provides a critical safety...

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...

With Republicans holding veto-proof majorities in the Florida House and Senate, and all four of the state's constitutional offices, Democrats will be hard-pressed to get any bills passed during this year's legislative session. But I ran across what may be...