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Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 29, 2018

A Halloween-themed anti-Amendment 3 flier hit mailboxes this weekend warning voters to not be tricked by the ballot measure giving voters the exclusive right to vote on gambling expansion in Florida. “Amendment 3’s tricks are no treat,” the front of “Choose Me Not 3“ ’s mailer reads, next to a stock photo of a carved pumpkin. […]

Michael MolineOctober 29, 2018

A state appeals court has overruled a Tallahassee trial judge who ordered Gov. Rick Scott to disclose details of his official and campaign schedules, ordering that judge to first review the material privately. State law clearly requires such “in camera” scrutiny of the disputed material, a unanimous three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal […]

Jacob OglesOctober 29, 2018

A new CBS News/YouGov poll finds Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican challenger Rick Scott in a dead heat. The survey also shows Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum leading Republican Ron DeSantis by just 1 percentage point. The poll found the two major Senate candidates winning 46 percent of the vote each among likely […]

Scott PowersOctober 29, 2018

After railing against his opponent’s potential role in a scandal in Tallahassee, Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis vowed Sunday that, if elected Governor, he’ll impanel a statewide grand jury to investigate local corruption. But that’s something he can’t do without the concurrence of the state’s highest court. Moreover, investigating “local” crimes isn’t the scope of […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 29, 2018

The polls say that the race for Governor between Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum is too close to call. However, the battle for the hearts and minds of law enforcement is no contest: On Monday, DeSantis rolled out yet another endorsement from a police union. The International Union of Police Associations, citing the “extreme positions” taken by Gillum […]

Drew WilsonOctober 29, 2018

A new statewide poll found Florida voters are in favor of the constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to felons who have done their time but aren’t so keen on adding a “crime victim bill of rights” to the state’s governing document. The St. Pete Polls survey found 60 percent of likely voters support Amendment 4, […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 29, 2018

There will be ample opportunities Monday for voters in South and Central Florida to engage with the Democratic ticket for Florida governor. Two potential Democratic presidential candidates will be on the trail Monday with gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum, in the latest intersection of Florida’s midterm election with 2020 hopes. U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, a first-term Democrat from […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 28, 2018

A NYTimes/Siena poll released Sunday had good news for Democrat Andrew Gillum and bad news for Republican Ron DeSantis. Gillum had a five point lead (48-43 percent), and he led in every turnout scenario except for one: an electorate that looked like 2014. In that instance, DeSantis was up by one point. Otherwise, if voter pools reflected […]

Drew WilsonOctober 28, 2018

Republican Tommy Wright beat out Democrat Melissa “Mel” Martin in his inaugural campaign finance report, though neither candidate reeled in a large haul for the week ending Oct. 19. Wright and Martin are competing for Senate District 14, which turned into an open seat following the death longtime Republican lawmaker Dorothy Hukill. Wright, a New […]

Jacob OglesOctober 28, 2018

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis says his opponent, Andrew Gillum, called him a “dog” on the debate stage but doesn’t get called on that because of a media double standard. Fox 13 News reporter Jennifer Holton on Saturday asked DeSantis during a press gaggle why in debates he referred to the Democratic gubernatorial candidate as […]

Headlines

Direct mail round-up: Gambling amendment all ‘Tricks, no treat’

Appeals court orders judge to review Rick Scott records

CBS poll: Bill Nelson-Rick Scott race a dead heat; Andrew Gillum up just 1 point on Ron DeSantis

Ron DeSantis vows grand jury to investigate Tallahassee corruption, Andrew Gillum

Yet another police union blasts Andrew Gillum, backs Ron DeSantis

St. Pete Polls: Voting rights restoration amendment primed to pass

Kamala Harris, Eric Holder to stump with Andrew Gillum Monday

NY Times poll shows Andrew Gillum lead, narrow path for Ron DeSantis

Light fundraising week for SD 14 hopefuls

Ron DeSantis cites media double-standard over ‘hit dog’ comment