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Staff ReportsAugust 14, 2018

The Adam Putnam campaign for Governor on Tuesday announced a “statewide tour of Florida with at least one stop planned in every major region of the state.” The tour comes as Putnam is hurting in the polls and in recent fundraising against President Donald Trump-endorsed GOP candidate Ron DeSantis. The state’s primary election is two […]

Drew WilsonAugust 14, 2018

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Venice state Rep. Julio Gonzalez has been pushing an online ad backing up his campaign for Florida’s 17th Congressional District that features Gov. Rick Scott praising the Republican lawmaker and insinuating Gonzalez is his pick in the primary race to fill the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney. According to an article […]

Jim RosicaAugust 14, 2018

Retired Florida Supreme Court Justice Harry Lee Anstead is challenging six proposed constitutional amendments on grounds they violate voters’ First Amendment rights. Anstead, who served on the Supreme Court 1994-2009, on Tuesday filed a petition with the court for a writ of ‘quo warranto,’ a court action against government officials to demand they prove their authority […]

Jacob OglesAugust 14, 2018

As Republican Frank White’s campaign for Attorney General heads into the final two weeks of the primary, questions arise on how the longtime auto executive will handle oversight of his own industry. Since the Attorney General’s office received more than a dozen complaints against auto magnate Sandy Sansing‘s chain of auto dealerships, where White is general […]

Drew WilsonAugust 14, 2018

Former Congresswoman Gwen Graham keeps picking up steam in the final stretch of the Democratic primary for Governor. Fresh off a nod from Jimmy Buffett, the campaign followed up with an endorsement that’s more traditional, though no less impressive: former Senate Democratic Leader Arthenia Joyner. “For too long, too many Floridians have been left behind […]

Staff ReportsAugust 13, 2018

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State debt has been paid down by more than $10 billion since December 2010, Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday. His office said that’s the largest reduction of state debt during one administration in Florida’s history. “In Florida, we’ve shown that you can have a balanced budget, reduce debt and create jobs all while cutting taxes,” […]

Drew WilsonAugust 13, 2018

From “rapid response director” on Gov. Rick Scott’s 2014 campaign, to Enterprise Florida, to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, to VISIT FLORIDA, Stephen Lawson has worked in several positions over the last four years. On Monday, he made another jump: Communications Director for the Ron DeSantis for Governor campaign. DeSantis campaign manager Brad Herold made the […]

Danny McAuliffeAugust 13, 2018

Florida is now in a state of emergency over the impacts of red tide, a colloquialism used to describe the harmful algal blooms plaguing Florida’s Gulf Coast. Gov. Rick Scott issued the executive order declaring the state of emergency on Monday. “As Southwest Florida and the Tampa Bay area continues to feel the devastating impacts of […]

Scott PowersAugust 13, 2018

Seminole, Osceola and Orange counties led the state in increasing presence for Democratic voters over the past two years, while Republicans were consolidating voters in most of the state’s rural and many medium-sized counties. According to the latest voter registration data released by the Florida Division of Elections, Democrats made their biggest gains in those three […]

Ryan NicolAugust 13, 2018

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is out with a new TV spot, pushing his “Florida First” message as the GOP primary race for Governor nears a close. The 30-second ad, titled “God’s Country,” features several iconic images of the state as Putnam narrates what he views as the strengths of the state. “In Florida, anything is possible,” […]

Headlines

Adam Putnam to head out on “Florida First” campaign tour

Greg Steube hits Julio Gonzalez for touting non-existent Rick Scott endorsement

Former Supreme Court justice challenges constitutional amendments

Conflicts of interest cloud Frank White’s Attorney General bid

Arthenia Joyner backs Gwen Graham for Governor

Rick Scott: State debt reduced by more than $10B

Personnel note: Veteran communications pro Stephen Lawson joins Ron DeSantis campaign

Red tide prompts state of emergency

Democrats make big gains in Central Florida; Republicans sweeping rural county voters

Adam Putnam pushes ‘Florida First’ message in new ad