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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2018

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is still playing coy about the idea of running for Senate; however, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is bashing him like the nominee. Behold the pre-reaction from spokesman David Bergstein. “Hardworking Floridians are paying the price for Rick Scott’s self-serving agenda: fewer good-paying jobs, higher health care costs, and funding stripped from public […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 9, 2018

“After 20 years, we don’t have any more time.” This is the stark message in a video prebuttal to Gov. Rick Scott‘s State of the State address from Democratic gubernatorial front-runner Gwen Graham. Graham rolled out the video in a news release Tuesday morning, noting that the Legislative Session beginning today is the twentieth straight iteration in […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 8, 2018

The proposed constitutional amendment to let Florida voters decide on future gambling expansion is about 41,000 signatures shy of making the November ballot three weeks ahead of the Feb. 1 deadline. As of Monday, Voter Control of Gambling in Florida had 725,942 valid signatures out of the 766,200 it needs to make the ballot. That […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 8, 2018

Lauren Bankert and Caylee Underwood are the newest members to join the woman-owned On 3 Public Relations firm. “Their experience both in the public and private sectors, with skill sets in design as well as communications, will strengthen the services we provide clients in public relations, grassroots advocacy, coalition building and crisis communications,” President Christina […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 8, 2018

Billionaire philanthropist Tom Steyer is nothing if not ambitious. Steyer, a Democratic mega-donor and environmental activist, announced Monday the launch of the most extensive youth-organizing program in American history, with a commitment to spend $30 million in at least ten states, including Florida, this fall ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. “Today, we’re putting Donald Trump and the entire GOP on […]

Scott PowersJanuary 8, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum‘s December provided his strongest campaign fundraising since last March, and it turns out the two months have something else in common: $100,000 checks from billionaire George Soros. The New York Democratic financier donated $100,000 to Gillum’s Forward Florida Political Committee on Dec. 29, according to the latest disclosures posted on the […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 8, 2018

Gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham on Monday wrote a $1,200 personal check to the governor’s Office of Open Government, saying it is a “small price to pay” for information on the 12 Hurricane Irma-related deaths at a Hollywood nursing home. “It’s disappointing that there are financial hurdles for the information that the people of Florida deserve […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 8, 2018

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Republican candidate for governor Adam Putnam has posted over $22.5 million in his quest to be the state’s next chief executive, according to a Monday morning email. Putnam’s campaign and political committee, Florida Grown, now have raised a combined $22.55 million to date, spokeswoman Amanda Bevis said. They’re left with $16.25 million in combined cash on hand at the […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 8, 2018

New Year’s is a time for reflection, and when Pensacola state Rep. Frank White looked back on 2017, he liked what he saw. The Republican attorney general candidate put out an infographic over the weekend touting his campaign’s 2017 successes in fundraising, endorsements and campaign stops. Topping the year in review was a declaration that […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 8, 2018

Thousands of Floridians enrolled in Florida’s Medicaid program are being notified that their medical records and personal information may have been compromised, the state’s Agency of Health Care Administration said. The data breach occurred after a state employee opened a malicious phishing email last November. The incident may have exposed the Social Security numbers, dates […]

Headlines

DSCC lambastes ‘pathological swamp creature’ Rick Scott ahead of State of the State

Gwen Graham: ‘After 20 years, we don’t have any more time’

Gambling amendment crosses 725K valid signatures

Personnel note: Lauren Bankert, Caylee Underwood join On3PR

Tom Steyer group to spend millions in Florida to bring out millennial voters

Andrew Gillum’s campaign draws another $100K from George Soros

Gwen Graham pays $1,200 to get Hollywood Hills records request

Adam Putnam has now raised $22M for gubernatorial bid

Frank White crosses $2 million mark in 2017

Up to 30,000 state Medicaid clients warned of potential data breach