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Scott PowersJuly 3, 2018

Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis became the seventh and final major gubernatorial candidate to say he supports a ban on oil and gas fracking in Florida when the activist group Food & Water Action pinned him down at a campaign event Monday. Following DeSantis’ rally in Tampa Monday he shook hands with members of the crowd, […]

Staff ReportsJuly 3, 2018

Consumer confidence among Floridians declined to its lowest point in nearly two years, according to University of Florida researchers, despite the fact job growth continues to chug along in the Sunshine State. “The drop in June’s confidence came primarily from consumers’ expectations about the national economic conditions over the next year,” says Hector H. Sandoval, […]

Staff ReportsJuly 3, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott has ordered flags at half-staff to honor the victims of the June 28 shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland. The order was effective immediately on Tuesday till sunset. The U.S. and state flags will “be flown at half-staff at all local and state buildings, installations, and grounds throughout the State of […]

Scott PowersJuly 3, 2018

With a combined haul of more than $633,000 for her campaign and independent political committee, and with all of it coming from outside donors – sort of – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham is declaring her early June fundraising swamped her four Aug. 28 primary opponents. Graham’s campaign is reporting it raised $152,291 and her […]

Ryan NicolJuly 3, 2018

Updated Tuesday — The Governor’s Office has released today’s itinerary of Gov. Scott’s trip to Kuwait. All times are local; Kuwait is 7 hours ahead of Eastern time: 7 a.m. – Briefing with Florida National Guard Army Reserve soldiers 9 a.m. – Breakfast briefing with command officers 11 a.m. – Cookout with Florida National Guard Army Reserve soldiers 2 […]

Jim RosicaJuly 3, 2018

An appellate court delivered the equivalent of a judicial smackdown Tuesday following its decision last month to reinstate a delay on the effect of a lower court’s ruling that medical marijuana can be smoked in Florida. A unanimous three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal (DCA) issued a 5-page order calling Circuit Judge Karen Gievers‘ ruling to allow patients […]

Scott PowersJuly 3, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine added the backing of eight more local leaders to his list of South Florida endorsements. Levine, the former mayor of Miami Beach, announced the endorsements Tuesday of Lake Worth Vice-Mayor Andy Amoroso, Miami Beach commissioners Ricky Arriola and Micky Steinberg, Boynton Beach Commissioner Justin Katz, former Broward County Mayor Ken […]

Scott PowersJuly 2, 2018

By the numbers, the Republican gubernatorial primary may be scoring the themes of who knows Florida, and who Florida wants. The campaigns for Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis have been throwing around numbers Monday. Putnam’s campaign went first, putting out a graphic noting that their candidate mentioned Florida 75 times […]

Staff ReportsJuly 2, 2018

A Jacksonville man is suing Florida State University and FSU Police Officer Christopher Blair for a traumatic brain injury he says he suffered after being zapped by a stun gun. William Wilcox filed his suit Friday in Leon County Circuit Civil court. Wilcox was one of about 40 people who ran from Blair in July 2014 […]

Peter SchorschJuly 2, 2018

Bob Graham, Florida’s former Governor and U.S. Senator, on Monday endorsed state Rep. Sean Shaw to be the next Attorney General. The two Democrats appeared at a news conference in Miami. Graham mentioned Shaw’s father, the late Florida Supreme Court justice Leander J. Shaw Jr., as a “pillar of the legal profession in Florida.” He appointed Shaw, […]

Headlines

Fracking appears to be out: group gets Ron DeSantis to voice support for ban

Consumer confidence dips in Florida, research shows

Flags at half-staff to honor victims of Maryland newspaper shooting

Gwen Graham tops Democratic rivals in outside contributions, but not June fundraising

Independence Day overseas: Rick Scott now in Kuwait

Appellate court calls out ‘abuse of discretion’ in medical marijuana case

Philip Levine adds to his South Florida endorsements list

Adam Putnam, Ron DeSantis going after each other by the numbers

Tasered teen sues FSU, campus cop

Bob Graham endorses Sean Shaw for Attorney General