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Danny McAuliffeOctober 16, 2018

The statewide race for the open Attorney General post is attracting national involvement. Calling state Rep. Sean Shaw a “fighter with a proven track record of standing up for the little guy,” former Vice President Joe Biden is throwing his political weight behind Florida’s Democratic option for Attorney General. In an endorsement announced on Tuesday, the […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 15, 2018

A steep staircase leads to Dana Young’s quaint Hyde Park campaign office. The space isn’t striking, but it doesn’t need to be. She points out that call station cubicles had been installed by the previous tenant, an added bonus for the temporary investment. Young, a Republican state Senator seeking re-election in 2018, says she wasn’t […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 13, 2018

More than 200,000 Floridians have cast their ballots via mail, according to the state Division of Elections website. And with less than a month until Election Day, Republican voters hold an early returned-ballot lead. Of the number of total votes cast so far, 92,224 came from registered GOP voters, with 71,506 coming from Democrats. That […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 13, 2018

Tri-Eagle Sales, a leading beverage wholesaler in North and North-Central Florida, will offer cans of water from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The beer distributor intends to help community members who’ve been affected by Hurricane Michael. In Gadsden County, where Tri-Eagle is located, the storm killed at least four, and mandatory curfews remain in effect, according […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 9, 2018

Democratic candidate for Governor Andrew Gillum raised more than $3.3 million through his political committee last week, receiving hefty support from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the Democratic Governors Association and wealthy Democratic donors. Bloomberg, who visited the Sunshine State over the weekend while reportedly exploring a 2020 presidential bid, cut a $250,000 […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 9, 2018

Emergency officials in Leon County are predicting Hurricane Michael will be the “strongest” and “most extreme” storm in decades to hit Florida’s capital city. Speaking to reporters Tuesday in Tallahassee, county Emergency Management Director Kevin Peters said Hurricane Michael is nearly a Category 3 storm. He anticipates it will make landfall at that strength on Wednesday […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 9, 2018

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It took less than a day for Hurricane Michael to make partisan sparks fly. Democratic candidate for Governor Andrew Gillum took to Twitter Monday evening to respond to vague criticisms offered by President Donald Trump earlier in the day at a stop in Orlando. “Don’t come to my state and talk trash about my city while we […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 8, 2018

Florida’s Democrat U.A. Sen. Bill Nelson made his rounds across the Panhandle and Big Bend regions as a potentially catastrophic storm approaches the areas, expressing optimism in federal relief and shying away from politics, just like his Republican challenger, Gov. Rick Scott. Speaking with reporters on Monday in Tallahassee after being briefed by emergency officials, Nelson said […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 8, 2018

With just weeks out from the election, every candidate is doing something over the weekend. For some, the crowds are growing, and the number of doors knocked is increasing. Here’s what some pols are doing on Saturdays and Sundays ahead of Nov. 6. Democratic candidate for Governor Andrew Gillum drew a large number of attendees in Stuart […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 5, 2018

The polls are close, and so is the money chase between the top two candidates running for Florida Governor. Democrat Andrew Gillum has raised $16.4 million between his campaign and committee accounts since the week of his upset primary victory in August. That sum includes the $3 million investment into his campaign from the Democratic […]

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TALLAHASSEE, FLA. 1/5/23-Rep. Vicki L. Lopez, R-Miami, during the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee, Thursday at the Capitol in Tallahassee. COLIN HACKLEY PHOTO

Former Vice President Joe Biden endorses Sean Shaw

Dana Young bets on personal touch to keep swing seat

Florida GOP takes early lead in returned vote-by-mail ballots

North Florida Anheuser-Busch distributor to offer cans of water Saturday

Michael Bloomberg, DGA boost Andrew Gillum’s fundraising

Tallahassee braces for strongest storm ‘since 1894’

‘Don’t come to my state and talk trash about my city’: Andrew Gillum pushes back against Donald Trump

Impending hurricane brings Bill Nelson to Tallahassee

#FlaPol in Review: A weekend roundup

Andrew Gillum, Ron DeSantis have each hauled in more than $16M following primary