Bill Cotterell

2 weeks ago | newsserviceflorida.com | Bill Cotterell

There’s a bitter irony in unrelated headlines coming out of the April Fools’ Day special elections. In Washington, Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey got a well-deserved round of applause and loud cheers from the visitors gallery of the U.S. Senate as he set a record for holding the floor for 25 hours and five minutes in a wide-ranging denunciation of all things MAGA.

2 weeks ago | chronicleonline.com | Bill Cotterell

Florida’s campaign for governor next year looks like the most interesting race we’ve seen in 40 years. In some ways, it mirrors 1986. Only this time, it’s the Republicans who run everything and – instead of being an emerging force – the Florida Democratic Party may well have its last chance to salvage some relevancy. The cast of characters, at least at the moment, is fascinating. We have Southwest Florida Congressman Byron Donalds, who has President Donald Trump’s early endorsement to succeed Gov.

2 weeks ago | floridatoday.com | Bill Cotterell

Florida’s campaign for governor next year looks like the most interesting race we’ve seen in 40 years. In some ways, it mirrors 1986. Only this time, it’s the Republicans who run everything and — instead of being an emerging force — the Florida Democratic Party may well have its last chance to salvage some relevancy. The cast of characters, at least at the moment, is fascinating. We have Southwest Florida Congressman Byron Donalds, who has President Donald Trump’s early endorsement to succeed Gov.

2 weeks ago | tallahassee.com | Bill Cotterell

Bill CotterellCapitol ColumnThe Republican primary could see a divisive and expensive race between Congressman Byron Donalds, who has Trump's endorsement, and Casey DeSantis, the governor's wife. The Democrats, holding no statewide offices and outnumbered in the Legislature, face an uphill battle in regaining relevance. Florida’s campaign for governor next year looks like the most interesting race we’ve seen in 40 years. In some ways, it mirrors 1986.

3 weeks ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Bill Cotterell

There’s probably no rule of government cited more often — and ignored so often — than that old line about, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”Grammar aside, that’s a good epigram. Florida lawmakers should heed that advice in deciding whether to try to eliminate the office of lieutenant governor, the subject of a proposed constitutional amendment up for debate in the current lawmaking session. Basically, there’s nothing wrong with the office, it just doesn’t have enough to do.