The fallout from the 2007 meltdown of Florida’s Local Government Investment Pool is leaching into the political campaigns of two of the fund’s trustees.
Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum and Democratic Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, gubernatorial rivals, are quietly slugging it out in Tallahassee over who should have control over [...]
Not so long ago, the Republican Party of Florida was fielding an all-white, all-male slate of statewide candidates in 2010.
But three credible female contenders have recently emerged: state Sen. Paula Dockery of Lakeland is taking on Attorney General Bill McCollum for governor and former state Rep. [...]
Attorney General Bill McCollum said he is making progress in helping people in troubled mortgages, but acknowledges the state can't force the national banks to lower the rates because it has no regulatory authority.
He met with Bank of America executives Wednesday who assured him that they would put staff in Florida in January to meet' [...]
Attorney General Bill McCollum said he is making progress in helping people in troubled mortgages, but acknowledges the state can't force the national banks to lower the rates because it has no regulatory authority.
He met with Bank of America executives Wednesday who assured him that they would put staff in [...]
Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, the only Democrat on the Cabinet, lost to her two fellow Republicans Tuesday in her continuing drive to broaden the oversight of Florida's $120-billion pension fund. A career banker who's running for governor, Sink sought to remove the governor and attorney general as pension fund [...]
Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, the only Democrat on the Cabinet, lost to her two fellow Republicans Tuesday in her continuing drive to broaden the oversight of Florida's $120-billion pension fund. A career banker who's running for governor, Sink sought to remove the governor and attorney general as pension fund [...]
The Democratic race for attorney general's getting a little more intriguing now that Sen. Dave Aronberg skipped the Regulated Industries Committee meeting yesterday because "I will be detained by events in my district that I need to attend," according to his please-excuse-my-absence note.
One of those "events:" A fundraiser [...]
The Democratic race for attorney general's getting a little more intriguing now that Sen. Dave Aronberg skipped the Regulated Industries Committee meeting yesterday because "I will be detained by events in my district that I need to attend," according to his please-excuse-my-absence note.
One of those "events:" A fundraiser for the' [...]
Sen. Paula Dockery, while verbally flogging SunRail during her noon press conference with anti-tax activists, had some choice words for top officials at the state Department of Transportation as well.
Dockery, who is challenging Attorney General Bill McCollum in the Republican primary for governor, denounced FDOT’s $44 million in… [...]
Jamie Miller, who consulted for Bill McCollum's successful 2006 race for attorney general, is now the campaign manager for McCollum's Republican opponent for governor, Paula Dockery.
But Miller probably isn't the biggest boost to Dockery's campaign. That distinction belongs to Senate President Jeff Atwater who called a special session on SunRail [...]
Senator Paula Dockery (R., Lakeland) is wowing the legislature with her knowledge of the "high speed" rail issue, and her political acumen in outmanuvering Senate President Jeff Atwater (R. North Palm Beach). In an earlier diary, I predicted something very similar to happen in her upcoming race against Attorney General Bill McCullom [...]
Two campaign videos Pam Bondi posted on the internet Wednesday just after she filed to run for attorney general are drawing fire from her Republican primary opponents.
The issue: Florida law prohibits a candidate from spending any money or authorizing any campaign expenses before filing, but the videos were produced… [...]
The Florida Commission on Ethics has tossed out complaints against Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and Attorney General Bill McCollum today.
All three statewide officials faced ethics complaints relating to their use of state aircraft and other resources for personal travel. The commission met in… [...]
Fundraisers for Democratic attorney general candidates Dave Aronberg and Dan Gelber have been scheduled for this month.
Aronberg's event is Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the home of Janet Rifkin. Co-hosts include some prominent Hillsborough Democrats, including Cathy Bartolotti, Alan Clendenin, Clerk of the Circuit Court Pat Frank, former mayor [...]
The Florida Commission on Ethics has tossed out complaints against Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp and Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink today.
Kottkamp, Sink and Attorney General Bill McCollum all faced ethics complaints relating to their use of state aircraft. The commission met in closed session today to determine if… [...]
The Commission on Ethics on Friday also dismissed complaints against Attorney General Bill McCollum and Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, the two leading candidates for governor in 2010, over their use of state-owned aircraft for trips to and from their homes and, in Sink's case, for flights that occasionally involved family members.
The complaints were sparked by Times/Herald accounts' [...]
The Commission on Ethics on Friday also dismissed complaints against Attorney General Bill McCollum and Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, the two leading candidates for governor in 2010, over their use of state-owned aircraft for trips to and from their homes and, in Sink's case, for flights that occasionally involved family members.
The [...]
The familiar white paper covers the windows of a basement-level hearing room in the Capitol's Senate Office Building. That's the tip-off that the Commission on Ethics is meeting in executive session Friday, considering separate complaints involving the use of state aircraft by three high-ranking state officials.
The three are Attorney General Bill [...]
In the continuing battle for endorsements in the Democratic primary for attorney general, Dave Aronberg has announced his 10th Florida sheriff endorsement, and his opponent, Dan Gelber, countered with endorsements from two state attorneys.
Aronberg’s latest sheriff is Jeffrey J. Dawsy of Citrus County, “a Democrat elected in a red… [...]
As the disagreements continue between CFO Alex Sink and Attorney General Bill McCollum about what it would take to expand the state's pension board of trustees, Sink this morning made her pitch to the SBA's investment advisory group for a larger and more financially savvy board.
The reception was mixed, with [...]
Did you know state Sen. Paula Dockery of Lakeland, a longshot Republican candidate for governor against Attorney General Bill McCollum, graduated from Coral Springs High Schoool?
Dockery of course mentioned that fact in her speech today to the Broward Women's Republican Club Federated, along with her "100 percent Italian" heritage. But [...]
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich headlined a Sarasota fundraiser today for Attorney General Bill McCollum's campaign for governor.
While McCollum could use the help -- he's been outraised 2-1 by Democratic frontrunner Alex Sink -- hanging out with Gingrich doesn't boost efforts to put a fresh coat of paint on his' [...]
Assistant State Attorney Pam Bondi of Tampa has made it official – she’s running for Florida attorney general.
Bondi told the Tampa Tribune this morning she will enter the Republican primary, which already has two prominent GOP candidates – Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp and former state legislator and health care… [...]
Republican prosecutor Pam Bondi of Tampa jumped into the Republican race for attorney general today, saying she has the legal experience needed to be Florida's top attorney. She could be a serious challenger to Republican rivals Jeff Kottkamp and Holly Benson.
"Today, it’s clear to me [...]
Is she running for attorney general?
Well, we don’t really know for sure.
It’s been more than 30 days since some of her political associates said she would decide in 30 days whether she was running.
There are a couple of clues.
First, if you’re a Facebook friend of… [...]
CFO Alex Sink issued a legal opinion today that amounts to an "I told you so" to Attorney General Bill McCollum, who questioned the constitutionality of her proposal in September to expand the SBA that oversees Florida's $110-billion pension fund.
Sink's press office released the legal analysis from former Florida [...]
UPDATE: Here is McCollum's retort
CFO Alex Sink issued a legal opinion today that amounts to an "I told you so" to Attorney General Bill McCollum, who questioned the constitutionality of her proposal in September to expand the SBA that oversees Florida's $110-billion pension fund.
Sink's press office released [...]
