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Jeff Atwater looks to computer hackers to provide more transparency in government

Published on June 8, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater continued efforts to make government more transparent during a “hackathon” in Miami Saturday. Atwater challenged participants to find a way to improve the way governments provide public information and communicate with consumers. “Taxpayers should demand accountability from their government, and I’ve worked hard to present Florida’s financial information in a way that allows Floridians to become an auditing team of 19 million,” Atwater said. “But there are many meaningful ways to present our data…

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David Jolly’s dilemma — not impressed by current GOP Senate field, but not keen to leave his constituents

Published on May 14, 2015 in Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

David Jolly says he’s excited to serve in the House of Representatives, but confesses he’s still considering entering the race for the Republican nomination for Senate in Florida in 2016. “I would be happy to see the field develop in a way that there was a candidate that I knew I could fully support,” he told Florida Politics on Wednesday. “Where the field is today, I don’t see that, and so I’m just being patient, waiting to see who else…

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Florida U.S. Senate GOP contenders struggle for broad Republican appeal

Published on May 13, 2015 in Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

At first glance, Florida’s Senate primary to replace Marco Rubio is a microcosm of the last five years of Republican Party politics: Tea Party groups fall behind one candidate, the establishment siding with another. However, both candidates are steering clear of this ideological divide and are striving for broader appeal with primary voters. Last week, Washington-based conservative groups, which worked to take down Republican senators in the last election cycle, have thrown support behind U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis. At the…

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Takeaways from Tallahassee, er, St. Augustine

Published on May 8, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

The picture to the right is of the dock in front of the beach house the Griswolds, err, the Schorsches are vacationing at this week. This was supposed to be a recuperative, post-session retreat, and while it has been an enjoyable time here in St. Augustine, it feels like just a break before the next wave crashes. Here are my Takeaways from Tallahassee, er, St. Augustine. — If I had to revise my list of Winners and Losers emerging from…

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Patrick Murphy, David Jolly react to Ron DeSantis’ 2016 Senate bid

Published on May 6, 2015 in Top Headlines by Ryan Ray

On the heels of U.S. Rep. Ron DeDantis announcing a 2016 bid for the Republican nomination for Marco Rubio‘s seat in the U.S. Senate, Florida pols around the state are processing and reacting as the ever-shifting field of play shifts yet again. Pinellas U.S. Rep. David Jolly — also rumored to have taken an interest in the seat, following demurrals from Vern Buchanan and Jeff Atwater –– offered the following Wednesday morning: “I congratulate Ron on his decision to enter what will be a very…

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Florida Progressives not impressed by DSCC endorsement of Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate

Published on May 4, 2015 in Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Alan Grayson‘s entry into the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate for 2016 can’t come soon enough for the Florida Democratic Party’s Progressive Caucus. Just a few hours after the Democratic Senate Congressional Committee endorsed Jupiter U.S Rep. Patrick Murphy in his bid for the U.S. Senate next year, the Progressive Caucus weighed in, and it wasn’t to congratulate Murphy. “The idea that a senator from Montana and Wall Street Democrats know better than rank-and-file Florida Democrats is both patronizing and unsurprising,” says…

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Vern Buchanan says ‘no’ to Senate run in 2016

Published on April 30, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

Florida’s GOP bench for Marco Rubio’s Senate seat just got one smaller as U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan took his name out of contention for 2016. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports the Longboat Key Republican plans to announce that he will instead focus on re-election to the House, where his tenure makes him a key voice on taxation and international trade. “The decision came down to where I could make the biggest difference in serving Florida and improving the lives of the middle class,”…

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Jeff Atwater - page 17

Jeff Atwater looks to computer hackers to provide more transparency in government

David Jolly’s dilemma — not impressed by current GOP Senate field, but not keen to leave his constituents

Florida U.S. Senate GOP contenders struggle for broad Republican appeal

Takeaways from Tallahassee, er, St. Augustine

Patrick Murphy, David Jolly react to Ron DeSantis’ 2016 Senate bid

Florida Progressives not impressed by DSCC endorsement of Patrick Murphy for U.S. Senate

Vern Buchanan says ‘no’ to Senate run in 2016

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