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Breathe in, breathe out. For anyone following Florida's political news in 2018, it was a whirlwind of a year. For this political reporter, it felt like an entire career's worth of stories packed into 365 days. But this is Florida, and it would be foolish to assume everything will soon be calm after the change of power happening Jan. 8, when the new state officials are sworn in. There is still lots going on, even if the news might not be as in-your-face as the historic triple state election recount madness. With that in mind, here are top 10 political stories to watch in the new year, in no particular order: Felon voting rights. Amendment 4 passed with 64 percent of the vote, which means the majority of Florida voters want former felons (whose crimes were not murder or sex crimes) to be able to automatically have their voting rights restored. This influx of as many as 1.2 million new voters is a potential game-changer for Florida elections. But Governor-elect Ron DeSantis, who was … [Read more...] about Top 10 Florida political stories to watch in 2019
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Biggest Iowa political stories of 2018
Erin Murphy Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau Biggest Iowa political stories of 2018 Ernst reflects on 2018, looks ahead to re-election bid Iowa’s way of picking judges under GOP scrutiny Judge weighs legality of ballots in House 55 race Ethics committee tosses complaint against Sen. Nate Boulton All articles by Erin DES MOINES — The midterm elections provided plenty of political news for 2018 in Iowa. But not all the top political stories came off the campaign trail. Here are the five biggest stories in state politics from 2018:1. Reynolds defeats HubbellKim Reynolds already made history in 2017 by becoming Iowa’s first female governor, when she was promoted after Terry Branstad became U.S. ambassador to China. Reynolds made more history in 2018 when she won Iowa’s gubernatorial election, becoming … [Read more...] about Biggest Iowa political stories of 2018
The best political stories of 2018
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page Michael A. Cohen December 28, 2018 In a matter of days, 2018 will be in the rear view mirror, but it was a political year like few others. So here’s a quick look back at the major political events that defined it. The Biggest Political Story of 2018 In a year chockfull of political highs and lows (mostly the latter), the defining moment of 2018 is the electoral rebirth of the Democratic Party. Democrats not only picked up 40 seats in the House of Representatives, minimized their losses in the Senate, and picked up several crucial statehouses, but the party received its largest popular vote advantage since 1974. Advertisement Beyond the numbers, Democrats shifted the country’s political terrain. They mobilized their base of supporters and made crucial and likely enduring inroads with female voters in suburban districts. They improved their standing, not … [Read more...] about The best political stories of 2018
Clancy DuBos: Louisiana’s top 10 political stories of 2018
For once, Louisiana was not the craziest place, politically, in America. That’s not to say we haven’t given the nation’s capital a run for its money, as our annual recap of 2018’s Top 10 Political Stories attests. Here goes:1. The S&WB Follies — Boil water alerts, leaky pipes, frequent street flooding and billing debacles kept the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board in the news. Hope abides in the S&WB’s new executive director, Ghassan Korban, a veteran engineer who deserves a medal for trying to turn around an agency that has been mired in controversy for years. In December, New Orleanians voted to change the City Charter to put one City Council member back on the S&WB (its board once had three council members). Sewerage & Water Board's 2019 capital budget spotlights its precarious financial status The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board recently approved a capital budget that will cover only a fraction of the construction … [Read more...] about Clancy DuBos: Louisiana’s top 10 political stories of 2018
Florida’s top 10 political stories in 2018
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Take open races for every statewide office in Florida government. Add a dozen proposed changes to the state constitution, Sen. Bill Nelson's toughest ever reelection campaign, and a bunch of highly competitive congressional and legislative. Overlay all that with the giant shadow of Donald Trump and Florida's normal electoral weirdness, and you get one of the most volatile, edge-of-your-seat election cycles in state history. It will be a long time before we see as many open and unpredictable races as Let's review the 10 biggest political stories. In no particular order: 1. Anti-establishment primaries Not so long ago, it seemed almost a foregone conclusion that Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam not only would be the Republican nominee for governor, but would also become Florida's next governor. Turned out this was a lousy time to be a career politician or member of the political establishment. Thanks mainly to an endorsement from President Trump, a … [Read more...] about Florida’s top 10 political stories in 2018