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A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2018

The Florida Democratic Party filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to extend the Oct. 9 voter registration deadline by one week in areas to be affected by Hurricane Michael. While Secretary of State Ken Detzner has already extended the deadline by a day via Directive 2018-03, that’s not enough for the FDP. “Although the Secretary has proposed a […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2018

With four weeks before the primary, Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis brought on yet another seasoned hand for his campaign’s stretch run. Florida Politics learned Monday evening that operative Tim Baker joined the campaign last week in a senior leadership role, offering strategic and political guidance. Baker, one of a series of recent staff moves in DeSantis […]

Jacob OglesOctober 9, 2018

Republican Will Robinson continues to hold a massive fundraising lead over Democrat Tracy Pratt in the open seat race for state House District 71. Robinson, a Bradenton attorney, raked in $23,050 in the last half of September alone. In total, he’s pulled in $295,350 in monetary contributions since launching his campaign in February 2017. In […]

Jim RosicaOctober 9, 2018

Hurricane Michael, now a category 2 storm, is going to be “devastating” for north Florida, Gov. Rick Scott said Tuesday at the state’s Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee. “It’s going to be historic,” he said at an 8 a.m. press briefing, mentioning that the first effects will begin in about 12 hours. The “massive storm … […]

Scott PowersOctober 9, 2018

The vacation rental-home marketing company Airbnb is opening its ‘Open Homes’ program Tuesday, encouraging its property hosts in Jacksonville, Gainesville, and Central Florida to take in Panhandle evacuees from Hurricane Michael at no charge. The program, which Airbnb has run in past hurricanes including Harvey, Irma, and Maria last year, provides the vacation rental homes […]

Scott PowersOctober 9, 2018

Potential voters will get an extra day to register to vote in any counties forced to close their Supervisor of Elections offices today due to Hurricane Michael. Late Monday night Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner issued an order extending Tuesday’s deadline for written voter registrations if county supervisor of elections decide to close down […]

Jim RosicaOctober 9, 2018

Despite a looming legal challenge, nearly 60 people have applied for three upcoming vacancies on the Florida Supreme Court, including Attorney General Pam Bondi‘s former chief of staff. Carlos Muniz, now the general counsel to the U.S. Department of Education, was on a list of names provided to Florida Politics by Gov. Rick Scott‘s office […]

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 […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2018

Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis isn’t leaving the campaign trail despite Hurricane Michael approaching the Panhandle. However, he will be using his upcoming events on the peninsula to marshal supplies from supporters for the storm-impacted, as the barometer drops and the October Surprise of this campaign becomes ever more imminent. At events in Tampa on Tuesday, as […]

Staff ReportsOctober 8, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott has ordered state offices closed in the 35 counties covered by his emergency declaration for Hurricane Michael. The office closure was to run from Tuesday through Thursday. Scott announced the move Monday, via his Twitter feed. Also on Monday, Scott asked President Donald Trump to declare a federal pre-landfall state of emergency. That […]

Headlines

One more week: Democrats sue to extend voter registration as hurricane looms

Ron DeSantis campaign brings in operative Tim Baker for final stretch

Will Robinson maintains hefty fundraising advantage in HD 71

Rick Scott on Hurricane Michael: ‘Devastating storm…going to be historic’

Airbnb activates ‘open homes’ program to assist hurricane evacuees

Counties closing elections offices for hurricane get voter registration extension

Florida Supreme Court openings get dozens of applications

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

Bring hurricane relief items to campaign stops, Ron DeSantis asks

Rick Scott closes state offices in 35 counties as Hurricane Michael draws near