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Michael Auslen - Former Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee Bureau Writer
Michael Auslen

Former Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee Bureau Writer

Michael Auslen covered state government and politics in the Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee Bureau.

  1. Pam Bondi's career path could lead to post in Trump's White House
    Apr. 30, 2018• Opinion
    Donald Trump and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi attend the Palm Beach Lincoln Day Dinner in March at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. [Photo by Michele Eve Sandberg/Corbis via Getty Images]
  2. As Florida's opioid crisis worsens, what are state officials doing?
    Jun. 30, 2017• Florida Politics
    Heroin is seen shortly after being emptied out of a baggie and put into a spoon before being injected. As the state has cracked down on prescription pills, the use of heroin and fentanyl has surged. [LOREN ELLIOTT | Tampa Bay Times]
  3. Paul Renner wins speaker's race for 2022
    Jun. 30, 2017• Archive
    State Reps. Paul Renner (left) and Chris Sprowls.
  5. Half of Tampa Bay lawmakers earn D grades on open government but some stand out with high marks
    Jun. 26, 2017• Breaking News
    Sens. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, and Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, were among the highest-ranking local lawmakers on the Florida Society of News Editors' "Sunshine Scoreboard."
  6. Legalized medical marijuana signed into law by Rick Scott
    Jun. 24, 2017• Florida Politics
    Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation on Friday that legalizes medical marijuana in Florida.
  7. Rick Scott signs medical marijuana, 37 other bills into law
    Jun. 23, 2017• Florida Politics
    Gov. Rick Scott
  8. LGBTQ activists say Rick Scott promised to ban discrimination and never delivered
    Jun. 21, 2017• Florida Politics
    People gather in Orlando for a vigil earlier this month honoring the 49 lives lost in the June 2016 shooting at Pulse.
  9. Rick Scott signs tough new mandatory minimums for fentanyl into law
    Jun. 14, 2017• Breaking News
    Gov. Rick Scott
  10. John Morgan to raise funds for Richard Corcoran as both consider run for governor
    Jun. 14, 2017• Florida Politics
  11. As Cabinet races heat up, money flows to ag commissioner candidates
    Jun. 13, 2017• Breaking News
  12. Former state Rep. Baxter Troutman files for agriculture commissioner
    Jun. 12, 2017• Breaking News
    Then-Rep. Baxter Troutman cracks a cattle whip on the House floor in 2007.
  13. Janet Cruz considering a run for Hillsborough County Commission
    Jun. 12, 2017• Breaking News
    House Democratic Leader Janet Cruz of Tampa
  14. Winner and loser of the week
    Jun. 10, 2017• Breaking News
  15. John Morgan's next target: Swaying the Trump administration on pot
    Jun. 10, 2017• Florida Politics
    John Morgan and Roger Stone
  16. Gov. Rick Scott says he will sign medical marijuana bill approved by lawmakers
    Jun. 9, 2017• Florida Politics
    Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island, right, answers questions on medical marijuana on the Senate floor during a special session of the legislature this week. [AP Photo | Mark Wallheiser]
  17. Who benefits with legalized medical pot? Could be Big Citrus and Big Sugar.
    Jun. 9, 2017• Florida Politics
    Rep. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, answers questions on medical marijuana bill, HB 1397, on the floor at the Florida Capitol, in May. [AP Photo | Mark Wallheiser]
  18. Senate passes medical marijuana bill, teeing up House vote this afternoon
    Jun. 9, 2017• Florida Politics
    Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island, listens to debate on the medical marijuana bill he sponsored Friday.
  19. Florida Senate set to roll back hospital cuts, but don't expect the House to go along
    Jun. 9, 2017• Health
    Sens. Anitere Flores, R-Miami, and Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, share a laugh on the Senate floor.
  20. Jeff Brandes doesn't like the medical pot deal
    Jun. 8, 2017• Florida Politics
    Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, (right), and Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island.
  21. Lawmakers to vote (finally) this week on medical marijuana deal
    Jun. 8, 2017• Florida Politics
    A medical marijuana oil pill. [MONICA HERNDON | Tampa Bay Times]
  22. Lawmakers reach agreement on medical marijuana for special session
    Jun. 7, 2017• Florida Politics
    Senate President Joe Negron and Sen. Rob Bradley
  23. Uh oh: Florida lawmakers' special session in jeopardy before it even begins
    Jun. 7, 2017• Florida Politics
    House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O’Lakes, shakes the hand of Florida Gov. Rick Scott, right, as Senate President Joe Negron, R-Stuart, turns toward the podium before Scott’s speech to the Florida Legislature in March.
  24. Will the Florida Legislature's special session end with compromise or more confusion?
    Jun. 6, 2017• News
    Senate Appropriations Chairman Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater