Suddenly, elections supervisor becomes a tempting job
Suddenly, everyone thinks they can run an election.For years, county elections supervisor jobs were viewed as mundane administrative posts with so little public policy work that most politicians did...
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Money flows into Manatee elections supervisor race
The founder of 1-800-ASK-GARY is not just throwing his financial muscle into the local state attorney's race.Gary KompothecrasGary Kompothecras, a Siesta Key resident and founder of the heavily...
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Can your supervisor of elections shoot?
With just days until the primary election, it seems Republican candidates are doing everything they can to appeal to potential GOP voters. And what better way than holding a gun and declaring a...
View ArticleTuesday's drama is in the local races
The GOP primary for U.S. Senate turned into a dud and there are no real fireworks in area congressional races.But there is still plenty of intrigue — mostly locally — heading into Tuesday's primary...
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Mike Bennett beats opponents in supervisor's race
MANATEE COUNTY — Former state senator Mike Bennett, a well-connected politician who raised more than $130,000, narrowly won the Republican primary race for Supervisor of Election after the other...
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Bennett defends election law changes, supports review
TALLAHASSEENewly elected Manatee County Elections Supervisor Mike Bennett said Tuesday that he supports a state review of the elections law he helped pass as a Florida senator in 2011.Mike...
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Bennett preps for new post
Michael S. BennettFormer State Sen. Mike Bennett is not waiting until January to learn his new position as Manatee County’s Supervisor of Elections.Though he doesn’t take office until January, Bennett...
View ArticleMike Bennett, saying he got it wrong, reverses course on early voting
New Manatee County supervisor of elections now favors more days and locations... Read more »
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Top political stories of 2012
(Shutterstock photo)Being an election year, it was certain from the start that 2012 was going to be a big year in politics. But who could have foreseen the twists and turns that would make the state...
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Rep. Rooney alarmed by defense cuts
U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney is stunned at how cavalier even his own party has been about allowing massive defense department cuts go through next week as part of the so-called sequester.U.S. Rep. Tom...
View ArticleFmr State Sen. Bennett tries on a non-partisan role
Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Mike Bennett is a longtime Republican, but he's out to prove that he is committed to being a nonpartisan advocate for voters in his new role."I've always said I...
View ArticleLakewood Ranch early voting site expected
Manatee County’s fastest-growing community will get its own early voting site for the first time in the next major election.Even though state legislation expanding early voting has yet to be finalized,...
View ArticleUnexpected route to rowing funding
Going into the Legislative session, there was little hope that next year’s state budget would include another $5 million for a rowing complex on the Sarasota-Manatee County border.After all, the...
View ArticleFlorida’s presidential primary officially going back to Super Tuesday
Florida’s rogue days are behind it, at least when it comes to mucking up the presidential primary calendar.Gov. Rick Scott officially signed and filed a massive elections reform bill into law today...
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Move over law gives Bennett belated victory
Manatee Supervisor of Elections Michael S. BennettWhen Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a massive transportation bill on Wednesday night, he gave former state Sen. Mike Bennett a belated legislative...
View ArticleObama approval ratings compared to past presidents
As he begins his third year in office, President Barack Obama’s approval ratings continue to hover right around 48 percent according to Gallup’s daily tracking poll.That means about half of those...
View ArticleWith Reagan's son and Cain, Gingrich makes final pitch to Florida voters
TAMPAWith the oldest son of President Ronald Reagan and Herman Cain at his side, Newt Gingrich launched a five-city, final-day campaign blitz, trying to overtake Mitt Romney’s lead in the polls and...
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Obama faces host of election-year constraints
WASHINGTONMissile defense isn't the only area in which President Barack Obama will have "more flexibility" if he's re-elected. Immigration, the Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline, gay marriage, tax policy...
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Whose heroes? Obama constantly invokes GOP icons
WASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is embracing an unlikely group of political icons as he tries to paint Mitt Romney as extreme: He's praising Republican presidents from Abraham Lincoln to Dwight...
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Jeb Bush takes aim at fellow Republicans
Former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida said his father, George Bush, and Ronald Reagan would find themselves out of step with today’s Republican Party because of its strict adherence to ideology and the...
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