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Jim RosicaAugust 8, 2017

A Leon County grand jury cleared Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum after an investigation into his use of a city-funded email program used to send private and political messages. But its report, released Tuesday, also found the “governmentally leased software was used for personal and political purposes outside the scope of […]

Peter SchorschAugust 7, 2017

Winter Park businessman Chris King will report $154,000 in contributions to his gubernatorial run in July, the campaign tells FloridaPolitics.com King’s haul makes for nearly $2.4 million raised since he entered the race in April, and his operation said he has $1.7 million of that total on hand between his campaign account and his political […]

Scott PowersAugust 7, 2017

Chris King wants to convince Florida voters that the state really doesn’t have it so good, that the economy has stagnated for this entire century, and that it’s the Republicans’ fault since they’ve been in charge the whole time. King, the Winter Park developer who’s seeking the Democratic primary nomination to run for governor of […]

Peter SchorschAugust 7, 2017

Democrat Gwen Graham announced Sunday that she raised another $350,000 in July for her bid to be Florida’s next governor. Graham raised $220,000 of that money through her campaign account, with the other $130,000 coming in through her political committee, “Our Florida.” The former congresswoman ended June with $1.6 million in her committee account and […]

Drew WilsonAugust 6, 2017

Tallahassee’s Democratic Mayor Andrew Gillum has spent almost $25,000 so far on attorneys during his gubernatorial campaign, mostly due to his use of state-owned email software for campaign-related messages. Law firm Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler got about $2,100 of that money from the Gillum campaign, with the remaining money being paid out through his political committee, “Florida […]

Scott PowersAugust 3, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham announced Thursday she is being backed by four more women leaders from the party in Florida. She picked up the endorsements of former state Reps. Karen Castor Dentel and Kelly Skidmore, Democratic National Committee member Alma Gonzalez, and former Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan, Graham’s campaign announced in a news release […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2017

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum rolled out his most significant Jacksonville endorsement of his campaign for the Democratic nomination for Governor Wednesday, in the form of former State Rep. Mia Jones. Jones called Gillum a “tireless public servant willing to take on the tough fights … just the kind of leader Floridians need now.” “He will rebuild our […]

Scott PowersAugust 1, 2017

Miami Beach Mayor Phil Levine, a potential Democratic challenger for governor in the 2018 election, premiered his “real Florida” show “A Day in the Sun” on a SiriusXM satellite radio channel Tuesday night with interviews of innovative and offbeat Floridians. The question arises, was anybody listening to the internationally-broadcast show that’s on a high-up channel; […]

Scott PowersAugust 1, 2017

Following the Tampa Bay Times story questioning Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam‘s past visibility on gun rights issues, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is calling him “a recent convert” and questioning his commitments on details. “Now that people have started to catch on that Commissioner Adam Putnam’s a recent convert to the gun rights movement, […]

Guest AuthorJuly 27, 2017

As national controversies continue to swirl, most Floridians I meet are focused on the issues that matter most to their family’s well-being: health care, the economy and public education. They’re concerned about whether they will still have access to health care as they struggle to make ends meet. They keep asking me: Why isn’t health […]

Tag: Andrew Gillum

Despite ‘questions,’ grand jury clears Andrew Gillum in email controversy

Chris King political committee brings in $154K in July

Chris King: ‘I want to be the economy candidate’

Gwen Graham has now raised $3 million for 2018 bid

Andrew Gillum campaign spends $25,000 on legal fees, mostly for email investigation

Gwen Graham grabs four Democratic women leaders’ endorsements

Mia Jones backs Andrew Gillum for Governor

Phil Levine talks Florida places, characters in ‘non-political’ SiriusXM ‘real Florida’ show

Andrew Gillum calls Adam Putnam ‘recent convert’ to gun rights movement

Andrew Gillum: Florida must take reins on health care, opioid crises