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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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By Kevin Derby
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who moved to Florida earlier in the year after making a spirited bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, has been active in helping politicians in the Sunshine State -- and on Tuesday, he unleashed action-movie legend and longtime backer Chuck Norris to raise money for HuckPAC, his leadership group.
Norris was a vocal backer of Huckabees presidential campaign in 2008, and looks ready to help out if the former Arkansas governor makes another bid for the Republican nod in 2012.
By Kevin Derby
The Florida Professional Firefighters, backed by the International Association of Firefighters and the AFL-CIO, endorsed Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach, the Democratic candidate for attorney general, over Republican nominee Pam Bondi.
By Kevin Derby
With the terms of Nancy Argenzenio and Nathan Skop ending on the Public Service Commission, Gov. Charlie Crist announced his choices to replace them -- West Palm Beach Assistant City Administrator Eduardo Balbis and Tampa-based attorney and Realtor Julie Brown.
An environmental engineer by training, Balbis also served on the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council -- experience that Crist said would help him on the PSC.
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Florida Libertarian Party Chairman J.J. McCurry has stepped down for personal reasons and Vice Chairman Vicki Kirkland has taken the helm of the state's fifth largest political party.*
Though McCurry has taken heat from various factions of the highly fractious party this campaign season, U.S. Senate candidate Alex Snitker said there was no coup d'etat at Libertarian headquarters.
Kirkland confirmed that account and said she expects to hold the chairmanship until May, when the party's annual convention elects new officers.
By Kevin Derby
On a busy Tuesday, with television ads being released across Florida, Rick Scotts campaign team released a new commercial looking to humanize the Republican gubernatorial candidate. Esther Scott, the candidates mother, attempted to offer a bit of insight into her son -- and (shades of Jeff Greene?) even portray his successful career in business as a rags to riches Horatio Alger story.
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A group called Citizen2Citizen, partnering with the Central Florida Tea Party Council, is campaigning against state Supreme Court Justices Jorge Labarga and James Perry this fall.
Labarga and Perry, who are up for retention votes Nov. 2, were among the justices who threw Amendment 9 (the Health Care Freedom Amendment) off the ballot.
In a news release, the "Restore Justice" campaign stated:
By Kevin Derby
The Rick Scott for Governor campaign launched a creative new adshowing Alex Sink backing higher taxes in almost every aspect of Floridians' lives. But Sink, while only briefly attacking Scott for not understanding the issues, focuses most of her ad on her platform policies.
By Kevin Derby
In an ad launched Monday Congressman Ron Klein paints his opponent Allen West as a right-wing extremist.
West's new ad criticizes the incumbent for failed policies and extreme support of Nancy Pelosi and union bosses. The two are fighting to represent Florida's 22nd Congressional District, which stretches from Fort Lauderdale to Jupiter.
By Kevin Derby
A month after losing to Rick Scott in the Republican gubernatorial primary, Attorney General Bill McCollum released a letter late on Monday that he sent to Ken Feinberg, the Beltway attorney handling the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Victim Compensation Fund.
McCollum reviewed a meeting that he held with Feinberg on Wednesday and offered his take on what had occurred -- and the attorney generals attempts to ensure a more prompt and responsive claims process.
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