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Jacob OglesSeptember 15, 2018

Campaign season stops for no weekend. Candidates for the state’s biggest offices continue to greet voters around Florida. Will one be near you today? Gov. Rick Scott, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, will ride his statewide “Make Washington Work” bus tour into Hialeah today and will hold a rally at Gus Machado Ford Dealership […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 14, 2018

The committee backing Amendment 6, which would add a “crime victim bill of rights” to the Florida Constitution, released a new ad Friday featuring Plantation Democratic Sen. Lauren Book. In the 30-second ad, Book describes the court system from her perspective as a sexual assault survivor and asks viewers to vote for the measure, also […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 14, 2018

Per Rasmussen Reports, Democrat Andrew Gillum has a six point lead over Republican Ron DeSantis in the gubernatorial race. The Rasmussen poll of 800 likely voters was conducted Monday and Tuesday. Gillum was buoyed by female and NPA voters, and held his own with men and white voters, while DeSantis continues to show difficulty reaching out beyond his base. […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 14, 2018

The Florida Bar now is seeking to disbar a former judge who accepted baseball tickets from a law firm representing a woman whose personal injury case he was presiding over. Circuit Judge John F. Lakin, elected in 2012, quit the bench in March 2016. He served on the 12th Judicial Circuit, which serves DeSoto, Manatee […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 14, 2018

Another day, another ad buy from the Rick Scott Senate campaign. Friday’s iteration drove home a message that is increasingly familiar; namely, that Sen. Bill Nelson has done “nothing” for “for Lake O in Washington.” The Scott spot throws back to a 1990 Nelson ad, in which the Senator vowed to “fight to stop the poisoning of […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2018

The Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, chaired by Koch Industries VP Mark Holden, said Thursday that it was behind a 2018 ballot amendment that would restore voting rights to non-violent felons who have completed their sentences. “We believe that when individuals have served their sentences and paid their debts as ordered by a judge, they […]

Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2018

The Republican Party of Florida is launching English and Spanish commercials essentially introducing Republican gubernatorial nominee, telling of his participation in the 1991 Little League World Series team from Dunedin to his basic platform on Florida issues. The 30-second spots, “Go To Bat” and “Ir Al Bate”, feature U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis discussing what he […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 13, 2018

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is pledging $5 million to help elect candidates throughout Florida this November. In a statement obtained by Florida Politics, the group says the money will go toward “advertising, communications and get-out-the-vote efforts in Florida to support candidates dedicated to lifting up the middle class.” “Having to work two full-time […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 13, 2018

Liberal activist group American Bridge slammed Republican Gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis Thursday with a provocative new video. The title: “You might be a racist … if your name is Ron DeSantis.” DeSantis, whose campaign began with a warning that electing Democrat Andrew Gillum would “monkey this up,” has struggled to deflect Democratic criticism on the grounds of […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 13, 2018

Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is out with his first TV ad of the general election titled, “My Grandmother’s Voice.” Gillum begins the minute-long ad recounting advice given to him by his grandmother. Gillum then explains how those messages motivate his run to be the state’s next Governor. “I can still hear […]

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Three people were killed in an accident on the Florida Turnpike in St. Lucie County on Aug. 12. Image via Treasure Coast Newspapers.

Candidates campaign, canvass across Sunshine State

Lauren Book says ‘it’s time for equal rights’ in new Marsy’s Law ad

Independent voters push Andrew Gillum up six points over Ron DeSantis, says new Rasmussen poll

Rays tickets could lead to disbarment of former Bradenton judge

Deja vu all over again: Rick Scott says Bill Nelson has done ‘nothing’ for ‘Lake O’

Koch-backed Freedom Partners endorses voting restoration amendment

Florida GOP launches pro-Ron DeSantis ads

SEIU to put $5 million toward Florida elections

‘You might be a racist if your name is Ron DeSantis,’ asserts American Bridge

Andrew Gillum releases first TV ad recalling ‘grandmother’s voice’