Category: Florida

The St. Petersburg Times reports that there’s an investigation into the use of political credit cards this morning. Federal law enforcement agencies have launched a criminal investigation into the use of American Express cards issued by the Republican Party of Florida to elected officials and staff, according to sources familiar with the inquiry.

AP reports that the Florida Senate passed changes to the states campaign finance law in response to a federal court case. U.S. District Judge Stephan Mickle last year ruled Florida’s “electioneering communications” law violated constitutional guarantees of free speech by requiring nonpolitical organizations to register with the state and comply with financial reporting requirements if […]

The Times reports that Senate candidate Marco Rubio will reimburse about $3,000 for travel expenses. The move comes on the heels of disclosures by The Herald and The St. Petersburg Times that Mr. Rubio regularly billed personal expenses to a party credit card, a revelation that his opponents and national Democrats pounced on. The Democratic […]