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Joe HendersonJanuary 9, 2019

It is heartening to hear Gov. Ron DeSantis often speak about his commitment to Florida’s environment. Those were some sweet-sounding words he spoke in his inauguration speech: “Our economic potential will be jeopardized if we do not solve the problems afflicting our environment and water resources.” True dat. But words without action is meaningless, and […]

Danny McAuliffeDecember 19, 2018

Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley will begin implementing Amendment 4 in January, apparently circumventing Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis‘ desire to wait until after the upcoming Legislative Session. The measure, approved by voters in November, gives voting rights back to certain felons who’ve completed their sentences. DeSantis told the Palm Beach Post last week that […]

Danny McAuliffeDecember 19, 2018

Vincent Evans, a former political director for Andrew Gillum and a member of U.S. Rep. Al Lawson’s senior staff, could try to replace suspended Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Maddox. If Evans commits, he’d be running against a deep bench of potentials. More than 30 candidates submitted applications to the city as of Tuesday evening. Evans, 30, […]

Peter SchorschDecember 18, 2018

I hope I am reading this wrong. But before I get into what exactly I am reading let me say this: We can argue whether or not a losing campaign ran the right ads … targeted the right markets … struck the right tone. We can agree to disagree over such items as whether an […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 16, 2018

Former Pinellas County Commissioner Norm Roche has applied to fill a vacant Tallahassee City Commission seat. Seat 1 was vacated after Gov. Rick Scott suspended Scott Maddox following a federal indictment against the longtime Tallahassee politician. Roche moved to Tallahassee after losing his re-election bid for the Pinellas County Commission to fellow Republican Ed Hooper […]

Peter SchorschDecember 12, 2018

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The breaking news out of the Capital City is that a federal grand jury has indicted city Commissioner Scott Maddox on public corruption charges, according to the Tallahassee Democrat. Also indicted was Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority Executive Director Paige Carter-Smith. Carter-Smith allegedly helped Maddox in an ongoing scheme to solicit bribes from companies seeking to […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 12, 2018

Former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum will bring his statewide “thank you” tour to 1904 Music Club in Jacksonville Wednesday evening. Gillum, who narrowly lost the 2018 race for Governor last month, has been floated already as a 2020 Presidential candidate, with reports of conversations with Barack Obama and Beto O’Rourke already circulating, as well as a closed-door talk […]

Drew WilsonDecember 10, 2018

The last few weeks of November saw Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum receive almost $1.25 million in contributions to his affiliated political committee, Forward Florida. According to a newly filed campaign finance report covering Nov. 2 through Nov. 30, the soft money account cashed nearly $1.5 million in checks, with the vast majority of those […]

Peter SchorschDecember 10, 2018

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It hasn’t gotten the credit, but the Tallahassee staff of the Jones Walker firm played a key role in the election and recount that led to Ron DeSantis’ winning the Governor’s race. Chief among them is lobbyist Jenn Ungru, better known as a health care policy guru. But in the election law world, she’s the […]

Jacob OglesDecember 9, 2018

The leader of the Brevard County Republican Executive Committee faces criticism over his own harsh remarks about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign. Rick Lacey, chairman of the Brevard County REC, spoke at a recent Federated Republican Women meeting in Palm Bay and questioned the messaging strategy for the Republican’s statewide efforts. “I’ve got to be honest,” […]

Tag: Andrew Gillum

Joe Henderson: Ron DeSantis will have to prove he’s serious about environment

Leon County will register ex-cons to vote before next Legislative Session

Vincent Evans could seek City Commission seat

Did Andrew Gillum leave millions of dollars in the bank on Election Day?

Former Pinellas Commissioner Norm Roche seeks vacant Tallahassee City Commission seat

Yep, the FBI did f*ck Andrew Gillum

Andrew Gillum to thank Jacksonville supporters Wednesday

Andrew Gillum’s committee still reeling in donations

‘Calm in the chaos‘: How Jones Walker navigated recount for Ron DeSantis

Brevard GOP Chair: Ron DeSantis ‘ran a very bad campaign’