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Drew WilsonJuly 19, 2018

In 2018, youth could possibly rock the vote. According to a new analysis of voter registration data from Target Smart, there has been a significant surge in 18- to 29-year-olds registering to vote in the months since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Nationwide, the under-30 slice of the electorate has increased by more […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 19, 2018

Where did the money come from? That’s the question being asked about a Republican Attorney General candidate and his campaign finances. A complaint filed with the Florida Elections Commission this week casts doubt on the legality of the self-financing of candidate Frank White. The White campaign asserts there’s nothing to the complaint, which they deem a […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 19, 2018

The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday unanimously approved a rule to help move forward with a controversial new program that will let bullied students transfer to private schools. With some 2.8 million students returning to their classrooms next month, “Hope” scholarships will allow students who are victims of bullying or other violence to receive […]

Jacob OglesJuly 18, 2018

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As the five dominant Democrats running for Governor shared a debate stage in Fort Myers, discharges from Lake Okeechobee rose to the top of a list of progressive causes discussed. The debate participants universally promised to fight Big Sugar and find solutions to the closely watched environmental issue. “If you don’t have the political courage […]

Drew WilsonJuly 18, 2018

Lehigh Acres Rep. Matt Caldwell let loose another torrent of endorsements for his Agriculture Commissioner bid Wednesday, this time from county constitutional officers in all corners of the state. Backing him in the four-way Republican primary to succeed Adam Putnam are Monroe Sheriff Rick Ramsay, Lee Sherriff Mike Scott, former Pasco Sheriff Bob White, Walton […]

Drew WilsonJuly 18, 2018

Another major pro-life group announced Wednesday that it was backing Pensacola state Rep. Frank White for Attorney General. The new endorsement came in from the political arm of the staunchly-Christian-conservative Family Research Council, which takes hard-line stances against abortion and LGBTQ rights and in favor of increasing the role of Christianity in public life. “During […]

Scott PowersJuly 18, 2018

Rising rapidly in the Republican gubernatorial primary polls under President Donald Trump‘s balloon, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis brought a little of the president’s family mojo to Orlando Tuesday, as Donald Trump Jr. reminded an appreciative crowd that DeSantis had been with his father from the start. “Ron DeSantis was there from Day 1. He got […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 18, 2018

Liberal activist group American Bridge is contending that Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam may be sunk by his “summer of scandal.” “If you look at Putnam’s news coverage this summer, it isn’t hard to understand why this happened. While DeSantis has seen his support among likely Republican primary voters surge following President Trump’s ‘re-endorsement’ of his primary campaign, […]

Jim RosicaJuly 18, 2018

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Simone Marstiller, a retired appellate judge, has been appointed to the Florida Supreme Court’s Judicial Management Council. Marstiller now is with the Gunster law firm’s appellate and government affairs teams, based in the Tallahassee and Tampa offices. The council “serves as high-level management consultants to the Supreme Court and (is) responsible for assisting the chief justice in proactively identifying trends, potential crisis situations, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 18, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King has yet to capture the imagination of surveyed likely voters, but he hopes recent forays into television advertising reverse that trend. His latest spot, “Mary Grace,” introduces a special guest star into the sunny and upbeat narrative of the Central Florida businessman’s campaign. The spot will air in Jacksonville (where King […]

Headlines

Since Parkland shooting, youth voter registration has soared

Complaint asks how AG candidate Frank White got $2.75 million

Education board signs off on ‘Hope’ scholarships rule

Democrats talk algae, quality of life issues in Fort Myers Governor debate

Matt Caldwell piles on 16 endorsements for Ag. Commish bid

Frank White’s pro-life cred earns him Family Research Council backing

Donald Trump Jr.: Ron DeSantis was with us from the start

American Bridge spotlights Adam Putnam’s ‘summer of scandal’; Putnam World claims ‘fake news’

Personnel note: Simone Marstiller appointed to Judicial Management Council

Chris King’s daughter takes star turn in new TV ad