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Danny McAuliffeSeptember 23, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum secured support from a South Florida teachers’ union on Sunday. The endorsement from the United Teachers of Dade, which boasts more than 30,000 teachers and related professionals, is the latest public education interest group to throw its weight behind Gillum, who made an early campaign promise to increase public education spending […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 20, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott may have acted beyond his constitutional authority last week when he jump-started the Judicial Nominating Commission’s process of vetting potential justices to fill three soon-to-be vacancies on the state Supreme Court, new legal action contends. In a writ of quo warranto filed with the Supreme Court on Thursday, Common Cause and the League […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 20, 2018

Only a few Florida names were included in the latest endorsement rollout from the longstanding, national Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum and his running mate Chris King, however, made the cut. So did Congressional District 27 hopeful Donna Shalala, who’s engaged in a hard-fought battle to turn the South […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 19, 2018

Andrew Gillum, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, announced on Wednesday a second series of hires for his general election campaign. Eleven more Gillum staffers and consultants are officially on board, the campaign announced Wednesday. The campaign earlier this week unveiled a 19-person leadership team. Familiar names — like staffers from unsuccessful primary campaigns and from other […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 19, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott will travel to Puerto Rico on Thursday, the anniversary of Hurricane Maria’s 2017 island landfall. Scott will join Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló along with other senior island officials to pay tribute to the lives lost and devastation left behind. This is Scott’s eighth trip to the island in a year. And […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 17, 2018

The gubernatorial nominees have agreed to two debates ahead of Election Day. Republican nominee Ron DeSantis accepted a Leadership Florida debate and CNN town hall on Monday, a few days after Democrat Andrew Gillum said he also would attend the forums. The Leadership Florida debate, according to the Gillum campaign, will take place Oct. 24 […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 17, 2018

The semi-annual largest fundraising event for Florida Republicans will happen in Orlando this year. On Saturday, Sept. 29, Republicans from across the state will come together at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa for the 2018 Victory Dinner, the Republican Party of Florida announced Monday. “Donors and influential grassroots operatives” are expected to attend, according to […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 17, 2018

Correction: An earlier version of this article mischaracterized the intention of the Florida Association of District School Superintendents. The group is wholly supportive of eventually transferring unused school security funding. School superintendents backing the transfer of unused security money concurred with legislative leaders this week that numbers should be finalized before the Legislature amends any funding set […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 13, 2018

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson‘s reelection campaign released two television ads Wednesday evening. One, titled “Amigo,” is a Spanish-language spot that claims President Donald Trump and Nelson’s Republican challenger, Gov. Rick Scott, are just that: amigos. Translated from Spanish, the opening lines of the 30-second ad: “Tell me who you hang out with, and I will […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 11, 2018

The Panhandle Republican Liberty Caucus is requesting the Florida GOP publicly denounce the actions of state House District 1 Republican nominee Mike Hill. The news follows a weekend report from Florida Politics of the racially charged, sexist and deceitful campaign waged by Hill in the Republican primary for the seat, which saw Hill prevail over […]

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More educators get behind Andrew Gillum

Rick Scott’s coordination with justice nominating panel unconstitutional, groups argue

Andrew Gillum among list of candidates backed by Brady Campaign

Andrew Gillum continues filling out campaign staff

Rick Scott to attend one-year Hurricane Maria tribute in Puerto Rico

Two debates planned between Ron DeSantis, Andrew Gillum

Republican ‘Victory Dinner’ to take place in Orlando

Florida school superintendents: School security transfer a must

In new ad, Bill Nelson depicts Rick Scott as Donald Trump’s ‘amigo’

Republican Liberty chapter requests Florida GOP denounce Mike Hill’s campaign tactics