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Ryan Ray writes about campaigns and public policy in Tampa Bay and across the state. A contributor to FloridaPolitics.com and before that, The Florida Squeeze, he covers the Legislature as a member of the Florida Capitol Press Corps and has worked as a staffer on several campaigns. He can be reached at [email protected].

Rebecca Negron running for Congress in District 18

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Martin County School Board member Rebecca Negron has announced a run for the congressional seat vacated by Patrick Murphy, who is running for U.S. Senate. “I believe we live in a nation that, as our founding fathers intended, has given its citizens the greatest opportunities for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” said Negron, wife of state Sen. Joe Negron, in a statement. “However, I am concerned that if we continue on our current path, those opportunities will be threatened.  We are straying…

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Mark Delegal, Ron Book, John Holley, & Robert Coker make it to Final Four of TallyMadness

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The quarterfinal round of the 2015 edition of TallyMadness — the online voting competition to determine Tallahassee’s “best lobbyist” — is in the books. Like every stage of this year’s tournament there were some surprises, as the playoff atmosphere and hard-nosed, physical play that defines TallyMadness competition continued to take hold. See below for results from an electrifying Elite Eight. #3 seed Mark Delegal continued his assault on the TallyMadness “Submit Vote” button as he prevailed over a respectable challenge…

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Obama for America, Charlie Crist alum Amanda Litman named Hillary Clinton 2016 email director

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Former Charlie Crist for Governor digital director Amanda Litman is heading to Hillaryworld as the Democratic field’s only real contender kicks off her campaign today in Iowa, Clinton’s 2008 Waterloo. Litman has been named the Clinton 2016 presidential campaign’s email director, giving her a chance to put into practice her confident remarks at the end of the 2014 midterm cycle, a disastrous one for Democrats, but one that Litman says will help the Ds slingshot into victory in a more favorable presidential…

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Condo bill passes House Finance & Tax on party-line vote

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A bill to continue Great Recession-era relief to homebuilders and bulk buyers of bank-owned condominiums was approved in House Finance & Tax during a Monday afternoon meeting held specifically to consider the proposal. HB 791 sponsored by state Rep. George Moraitis –– the sole Republican among the Broward delegation — was the subject of a 45-minute debate period, mostly driven by concerns from the panel’s Democratic members over the rights of condo tenants, who they say are at risk under the current state…

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Poolhouse ad agency gears up to frame the story of Marco Rubio

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Marco Rubio‘s life story has its own inherent interest to anyone who takes the time to look into his Florida Dream rise to the U.S. Senate, but the high-powered PR operations at the heart of today’s presidential campaigns can take no chances. That’s why Rubio has brought on a pair of top-shelf Republican media firms to stoke the fires of his “American Son” myth-making machine, writes Ashley Parker in today’s New York Times. Senator Marco Rubio and his team believe their…

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FiveThirtyEight: With Marco Rubio officially in, 2016 GOP race gets real

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When Marco Rubio at long last jumps in the race tonight at Miami’s Freedom Tower, it will mark the entry of the first Republican contender who could really make it to the White House in 2016, writes Harry Enten of FiveThirtyEight. Why, you might ask? Rubio is both electable and conservative, and in optimal proportions. He’s in a position to satisfy the GOP establishment, tea party-aligned voters and social conservatives. In fact, Rubio’s argument for the GOP nomination looks a lot like Walker’s, and Rubio is…

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Greg Steube’s ‘whiskey and Wheaties’ bill re-emerges in the House

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A proposal to allow grocers and big-box retailers to sell hard liquor in the same store as more wholesome wares lives on, according to state Rep. Greg Steube on Friday. The Sarasota Republican’s HB 107 was pulled from consideration during Week 6 of this year’s lawmaking session after intense pushback from public health advocates and liquor store industry lobbyists, but it appears to be ready for consideration in a meeting notice ahead of a House Regulatory Affairs Committee hearing set for Tuesday. The…

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