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RPOF Pledges to Unite Minorities to Back Donald Trump

May 13, 2016 - 4:30pm

The Republican Party of Florida says it has a lot of work to do if it wants to get voters out to the polls this November.

At the party’s spring quarterly meeting in Tampa Friday, the minority engagement committee centered in about the GOP’s presumptive nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and how the party will try to reach out to its constituents in light of inflammatory comments Trump has made on the campaign trail.

Will the Trump Nomination Change Our Polarized Partisan Patterns?

May 13, 2016 - 7:00am

An irresistible force meets an immoveable object. 

What a Boar

Backroom Briefing: Morgan Comes Clean about 'Two-for-One'

May 12, 2016 - 8:00pm

Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan, a devout Catholic who's spent more than $7.5 million of his and his law firm's money trying to pass a constitutional amendment to broadly legalize medical marijuana, made a confession of sorts this week at the nation's largest pot trade show.

Morgan's proposal, which narrowly failed in 2014 to capture the 60 percent approval required for constitutional amendments to pass in Florida, will be back before voters in November.

Zimmerman Resurfaces Trying to Auction Trayvon Martin Death Gun

May 12, 2016 - 6:30pm

In case you never spotted a character flaw in George Zimmerman, this should cure you: The former Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who killed unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford is trying to auction off online the gun he used to do it.

Feds Bust $13 Million Food Stamp Scam in South Florida

May 12, 2016 - 5:00pm

Florida is at the center of a massive food stamp fraud bust with 22 people charged from allegedly collecting over $13 million from the United States Department of Agriculture by fraudulently trading food stamps for cash.

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Wifredo Ferrer, joined by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, among others, announced the charges Wednesday.

Floridians Should Look Beyond Orlando To Weigh Casinos' Benefits

May 12, 2016 - 3:15pm

John Sowinski, president of No Casinos, is paid to fight the expansion of gaming in Florida, and he is doing a good job. Organizations like Disney Corp. are probably big contributors, and that is also OK, because Disney sees casino gaming and family entertainment as incompatible. 

DeSantis Brings Out Bill to Crack Down on Child Predators

May 12, 2016 - 1:15pm
Ron DeSantis

Running for the Republican nomination to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate, Congressman Ron DeSantis brought out a bill to Thursday to crack down on child predators. 

House Passes Gus Bilirakis' VA, DOD Opiate Medicine Reform

May 12, 2016 - 1:00pm
Gus Bilirakis

Gus Bilirakis, the Florida Republican congressman who is the vice chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, scored a win this week as the House passed his bill reforming the  Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) and the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) use of opioid medicines.

RPOF Plans Delegate Selection During Spring Quarterly Meeting

May 12, 2016 - 12:45pm
Blaise Ingoglia

The Republican Party of Florida will be holding its Spring Quarterly meeting Friday and Saturday in Tampa. 

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