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Jim RosicaAugust 20, 2018

I’ll drop mine if you drop yours, Ryan Torrens told Sean Shaw on Sunday night. Lawsuit, that is. Torrens, a Democratic candidate for Florida Attorney General, sprang a Sunday night surprise on Shaw, his primary opponent and a Tampa state representative. “Let’s both agree to drop our lawsuits – right now – and instead of meeting in a […]

Peter SchorschAugust 20, 2018

With eight days before Election Day in the race for the Democratic nomination for Florida governor, three candidates, including a surging Andrew Gillum, are separated by just six points. Leading the field is former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham at 27 percent. Right on her heels is former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine at 25 percent. […]

Jacob OglesAugust 19, 2018

As her opponent travel the state in campaign buses, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham spent most of her weekend in a yellow dog. Graham campaigned in South Florida Saturday via a school bus with an “Educators for Graham” banner on the side as she visited early voting locations in advance of the Aug. 28 Democratic […]

Jacob OglesAugust 18, 2018

A new statewide ad from Republic gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam says voters shouldn’t pick a leader the way a certain reality show chooses its winner. “Florida’s not picking an apprentice. We’re electing a Governor,” Putnam says in the ad, which started airing today. It’s an obvious ping against Republican opponent Ron DeSantis, who soared into […]

Staff ReportsAugust 18, 2018

Three South Florida Democrats are competing in the race for Agriculture Commissioner, an office dominated for decades by Republicans with ties to the state’s farming industry. And while attorney Nikki Fried is the clear favorite in the Aug. 28 primary; another Democratic candidate is deserving a closer look — but not in a good way. […]

Drew WilsonAugust 18, 2018

Gonzalez Republican Rebekah Bydlak has been the fundraising leader in the race for House District 1 for months, and newly filed campaign finance reports show she’s maintaining that lead in the twilight ahead of the primary race. Between Aug. 4 and Aug. 10, Bydlak added another $5,310 to her campaign account, bringing her overall fundraising […]

Danny McAuliffeAugust 18, 2018

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A Republican advantage fills the backdrop as voters head to the polls early across the state on Saturday. Of the nearly 790,000 mail-in ballots returned as of Friday afternoon, Republicans have the edge with 367,864 ballots cast. Democrats have returned 313,678, according to the Division of Elections. In the 18 counties that offered early voting […]

Jacob OglesAugust 18, 2018

With less than two weeks before a critical primary, candidates for governor travel Florida reaching out to as many voters as possible. Where might you bump into a gubernatorial hopeful? Democratic candidate Philip Levine, former Miami Beach mayor, today will hit early voting stations campaigning. He starts at the Joseph Caleb Center in Liberty City […]

Scott PowersAugust 17, 2018

National icon of progressive Democratic politics U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders called for a political and economic revolution in Florida led by Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum as Governor, rousing a crowd Friday at the University of Central Florida. “This state needs a political revolution,” Sanders declared. “You have a candidate in Andrew Gillum that is going […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 17, 2018

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In St. Augustine Friday, Gov. Rick Scott promoted the latest jobs numbers. “The private sector,” said Scott, “has created 26,000 new jobs. We have added 211,000 jobs in the last 12 months … almost 1.6 million private sector jobs” in the last 7½ years. Noting that unemployment is now 3.7 percent, Scott said Florida’s job growth rate […]

Headlines

Ryan Torrens calls for truce in Democratic race for Attorney General

Latest poll: Democratic race for Florida governor is as close as ever

Gwen Graham, FEA ride school bus toward primary finish line

New Adam Putnam ad says we don’t need a new — ahem — ‘Apprentice’ as governor

For Ag. Comm. hopeful Roy David Walker, questions abound on bio, finances

Rebekah Bydlak maintains cash lead in HD 1 Republican primary

GOP holds lead in returned ballots as statewide early voting begins

Gubernatorial candidates blitz Florida. Where can you find them today?

Bernie Sanders calls for ‘revolution’ in Florida led by Andrew Gillum

Rick Scott rejects claims that job growth is predominately in low-wage sectors