Michael Van Sickler
Tampa Bay Times
Tampa, FL, United States
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Past articles by Michael:
How Florida politicians are reacting to FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago
GOP loyalists rallied around Trump while some Democrats promoted the news on social media. → Read More
Florida politicians react to leaked draft opinion on overturning Roe v. Wade
Florida’s elected officials weigh in on the leak and what it means for abortion in the U.S. → Read More
Florida’s Val Demings to run against Rubio for Senate, Politico reports
The Democratic U.S. representative from Orlando is expected to make an announcement as early as next month, Politico reports. → Read More
Matt Gaetz is being investigated over possible sexual relationship with girl, 17, New York Times reports
Gaetz told the New York Times that his lawyers had been in touch with the U.S. Justice Department and that they were told he was the subject, not the target, of an investigation. → Read More
How Florida Republicans voted on Marjorie Taylor Greene
Three South Florida Republicans broke from the ranks and sided with Democrats. → Read More
Florida Republicans explain why they attended — or missed — Inauguration Day
Florida’s Republicans show off different rationales for their involvement with Inauguration Day. → Read More
Video of Villages man chanting ‘white power’ retweeted, then deleted, by Trump
“Thank you to the great people of The Villages,” Trump commented in his 7:39 a.m. retweet of the video. It was later removed. → Read More
Trump lays claim to DeSantis: ‘I endorsed him, his numbers went through the roof’
For more than a minute, Trump told supporters in the East Room of the White House about how DeSantis owes the governor’s mansion to his support. → Read More
Of course Mike Pompeo is in Bushnell, Florida today because why wouldn’t he be?
The U.S. State Department wouldn’t comment on the official visit, except to say doors open to the public at 4 p.m. → Read More
We’re such losers compared to these two judges on this week’s Winner/Loser in Florida politics
Ok losers, who needs access to our state politicians, anyway? → Read More
The NRA’s low-interest loans to Marion Hammer are drawing national attention
Three stories in two weeks have raised questions about the personal finances of Florida’s powerful gun lobbyist. → Read More
Florida developers win again in this week’s Winner/Loser in politics
And should Rick Scott think more about his home state? → Read More
Casey DeSantis can’t lose on this week’s Winner/Loser of the week in Florida politics: Aug. 18 edition
Expectations of an open government? Yeah, that’s not going so well. → Read More
No stopping Florida motorists on Winner/Loser of the week in Florida politics: July 14 edition
But President Donald Trump’s labor secretary has a bad week because of a deal he made long ago when he was the U.S. Attorney in South Florida. → Read More
Jimmy Patronis suffers again in Winner/Loser of the week in Florida politics
But Israeli’s tourism economy scores a win, thanks to a very large Florida delegation. → Read More
Democratic debate edition of Winner/Loser of the week in Florida politics
Warren and Harris have a good week. De Blasio? Not so much. → Read More
A sports story so big, it enters Winner/Loser of the week in Florida politics
And returning the the winner’s circle, it’s a familiar face. → Read More
Mike Hill makes this week’s Winner/Loser in Florida politics
Take a wild guess which one he got. → Read More
Jimmy Patronis scores big on Winner/Loser of the week in Florida politics
Meanwhile, Florida’s corporate elite make it look easy. So much winning. → Read More
Nikki Fried makes her debut in Winner/Loser of the week in Florida politics
And she’s not the winner. → Read More