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Drew Wilson covers legislative campaigns and fundraising for SaintPetersBlog and FloridaPolitics.com. While at the University of Florida, Wilson was an editor at The Independent Florida Alligator and after graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to cover business deals for The Hollywood Reporter. Before joining Extensive Enterprises, Wilson covered the state economy and Legislature for LobbyTools.

Chris Latvala kicks off HD 67 re-election with May 2 Clearwater event

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House District 67 Republican Rep. Chris Latvala will kick off his re-election run with a May 2 event at the Island Way Grill in Clearwater, his campaign announced Monday. Among the attendees listed on the invite are incoming House Speaker Richard Corcoran, Republican Reps. Chris Sprowls, Kathleen Peters, Larry Ahern and Jamie Grant, as well as Sen. Jeff Brandes and Latvalaā€™s father, Sen. Jack Latvala. For more information or to RSVP for the event, email [email protected] or call 727-545-9566. Through…

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Justin Grabelle boosts CD 11 race by $137K in Q1

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Republican Justin Grabelle announced Monday that he had raised more than $137,000 in the first quarter of 2016 in his campaign to take over for retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Richard Nugent in Florida’s 11th Congressional District. ā€œWeā€™ve had another successful fundraising quarter and with our strong grassroots organization, I think it’s pretty clear that our community is excited for a new generation of conservative leadership,ā€ Grabelle said. ā€œItā€™s really encouraging to have the support of my community, because I know…

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William McBride kick-starts HD 27 race with loan, Zenaida Denizac stalls

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House District 27 candidate William McBride kick-started his campaign with a six-figure loan while fellow Republican Zenaida Denizac raised just $1,900, according to newly filed campaign finance reports. McBride and Denizac are running to replace Deltona Republican Rep. David Santiago, who is running for Congress, in the GOP-leaning seat. Denizac, a former Deltona City Commissioner who filed in early January, finished her third month with about $1,200 on hand compared to $259,000 for McBride. While $250,000 of McBrideā€™s March haul…

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Marlene O’Toole outpaces fundraising, but Dennis Baxley loans $100K to keep lead in SD 12

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Lady Lake Republican Rep. Marlene Oā€™Toole was able to bring in more contributions than Rep. Dennis Baxley last month, but the Ocala Republican threw in $100,000 of his own money to further increase his lead in the Senate District 12 race. Oā€™Toole, who filed for the seat March 2, brought in $11,150 in her first month and spent nothing, leaving her with a five-figure campaign account at monthā€™s end. Nearly all of her contributions came from subsidiaries of Central Florida…

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With 80K+ first-month haul, Rebecca Smith already turning heads in HD 60 race

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Republican House District 60 candidateĀ Rebecca SmithĀ has raised more than $80,000 in her first month campaigning for the seat held by Tampa Republican Rep.Ā Dana Young, who is running for the Florida Senate. That impressive figure is almost $25,000 more than what Young raised in her first month of campaigning when she won the battleground seat in 2010. Smith’s first report includes more than 150 individual contributors. ā€œI am honored, humbled and deeply grateful for the strong, bipartisan outpouring of financial support…

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Florida adds 18.6K jobs in March, second-highest in nation

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Florida added 18,600 jobs last month, more than any state but California, according to data released Wednesday by payroll company ADP. The ADP Regional Employment Report shows 16,000 of the new jobs coming to the service sector and 2,600 heading to goods-producing sectors. The gain is a slight dip from February, when the Sunshine State added 20,200 jobs, and lags behind the stateā€™s 6-month average, but is an improvement of 4,200 jobs year-over-year. The trade, transportation and utilities industry saw…

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Granite manufacturer relocates headquarters to Tampa, brings 50 jobs

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Granite and marble slab manufacturer Granex plans to move its headquarters to Tampa and add 50 employees in Hillsborough County over the next few years, Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday. ā€œIā€™m excited Granex chose to move their first location in the United States to Tampa Bay. Since 2010, we have cut taxes over 55 times, including permanently eliminating the tax on manufacturing machinery and equipment this year, so we can continue to diversify our economy,ā€ Scott said in a press…

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