Steve Bousquet
Steve Bousquet has covered state government and politics for three decades at the Sun Sentinel, Tampa Bay Times and Miami Herald. He was the Times' Tallahassee bureau chief from 2005 to 2018 and has also covered city and county politics in Broward County. He has a master's degree in U.S. history from Florida State.
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Since the day Gov. Ron DeSantis took office more than two years ago, Shane Strum has been in charge of day to day operations in the Governor's Office as his chief of staff. Now Strum is a finalist for a lucrative job in South Florida.
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For much of the past year, state transportation officials heard strong opposition to plans for three major new toll roads in Florida. But the controversial projects aren’t dead. They were back before the Legislature just last week.
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In a month or so, all 160 members of the Legislature are scheduled to return to Tallahassee, despite predictions that the COVID-19 pandemic could be worse than it is now. Some lawmakers say they're confident everything will be fine while others—especially those who've had the coronavirus—want to make sure safety is the top priority.
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More than 4 million adults will receive postcards directing them to the state’s online voter registration portal. Secretary of State Laurel Lee is overseeing the effort, which relies on data from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
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It's that time again. Monday kicked off the week-long candidate qualifying period for candidates for the Florida Legislature. Steve Bousquet reports there were more signs that this will be a campaign like no other in Florida history.