“Actually, I asked for the job,” Mackay said Friday after they finished up at Pebble Beach Golf Links in a pairing that included world No. 3 Rory McIlroy. “I asked, and he said OK. I called him up and ...

Buddy MacKay was my political father and trusted ... MacKay’s family, friends, the faith community and Florida politics will miss him dearly. But his spirit will live within me and the others ...

Bill Cotterell is a retired Capitol reporter for United Press International and the Tallahassee Democrat. He can be reached at wrcott43@aol.com.

If it’s not too late for New Year’s resolutions, maybe the Florida Democratic Party could formally decide ... In that latter year, the late Buddy MacKay lost a U.S. Senate race to Connie Mack, whose ...

Columnist Steve Bousquet attended the large outpouring of affection on Wednesday in Ocala for former Gov. Buddy MacKay, who recently died at the age of 91.

Mackay served as Florida’s governor for less than a month in 1998 after Lawton Chiles’s sudden death. However, his passion for environmentalism and politics was not short-lived.

Bill Cotterell [ News Service of Florida ] Democrats have gone backward ... In that latter year, the late Buddy MacKay lost a U.S. Senate race to Connie Mack, whose campaign slogan was “Hey ...

The governor also directed flags to half-staff in Florida to honor the late Gov. Buddy MacKay, though that lasts only through this Wednesday. But on Jan. 3, Trump complained on his Truth Social ...