State Rep. Josie Tomkow was recently asked 5 times if she could vote for herself in next Tuesday's state Senate District 14 election. She declined to answer. ... More here ... www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Meanwhile ... www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

DeSantis: Florida should require congressional candidates to answer about stock trades

House Speaker Perez on the House mission for 2026 as well as his thoughts on other top Republicans www.politico.com/newsletters/...

A look at the GOP primary for governor in Florida www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

DeSantis' hand-picked choice for chief financial officer is getting a GOP challenger who is already been endorsed by Sen. Rick Scott www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

"In Birmingham they love the governor." In Tallahassee, by and large, they don't. A look at a brawl in DeSantis' backyard www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Should Fla Dems have open primaries? ... It's being debated internally. More here ... www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Fla may spend up to $20m on renovations to the governor's mansion ... "It really is falling apart," said state Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, who was among legislative leaders who approved planning $ for the project subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

ICYMI .... Organizers behind a new recreational pot measure have sued after top state election officials pushed to throw out 200,000 signatures ... www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Work on Alligator Alcatraz and the Trump library in Miami ... www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Fla's new attorney general explains his decision to break with former AG Ashley Moody and not defend Fla gun laws ... which allowed open carry to become the law in the state ... More here ... www.politico.com/newsletters/...

ICYMI ... www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

A new academic study on the "Free State of Florida" looked at the growing GOP edge in voter registration .. Researchers looked at voters aged 25 and up who moved in during the DeSantis years. They found a majority registered GOP ... More here ... www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Earlier today there was a hearing in Lake City regarding Rep. Cory Mills www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

ICYMI ...

Meanwhile in Atlanta www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Helped with this morning's Fla Playbook ... www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Rep. Cory Mills is facing accusations that he benefited from federal contracts while in office, assaulted a past girlfriend and threatened another ex with the release of nude videos. So far, the allegations have not translated into any effort to sideline the two-term Florida Republican.

For your radar ... subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Regarding DeSantis redistricting push www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

Federal judge in 'Alligator Alcatraz' lawsuit pushes back against state arguments for moving case. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

The Florida Supreme Court upheld the state’s congressional map, delivering a win to DeSantis, who pushed through the changes that helped Republicans flip and maintain the House majority.

DeSantis has appointed one of his loyalists to a Florida Cabinet position rather than select a Trump-endorsed candidate, lighting a fuse in the MAGA World.

Fla. Gov. DeSantis today will appoint state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia to the post of chief financial officer ... the job has been vacant for months. DeSantis tapped a long-time ally instead of state Sen. Joe Gruters, who had already been endorsed by Trump www.politico.com/newsletters/...

The Fla. Supreme Court has punted the lawsuit filed by state legislators over Alligator Alcatraz to a lower court. It says the "transfer of this case should be not construed as an adjudication or comment on the merits of the petition..." Legislators sued to gain access to the center

About Florida's new attorney general ... www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

5 Democratic state legislators filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court contending that Gov. DeSantis & Fla. Division of Emergency Management exceeded their authority by blocking access to Alligator Alcatraz last week - They are being represented by 2 legislators/attorneys