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Staff ReportsJuly 24, 2017

July could be shaping up to be another slow month for Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. Forward Florida, the political committee backing the Democrat’s 2018 gubernatorial bid, has raised just $10,000 so far this month. The committee received the sole contribution on July 14, according to rolling donation data posted to the committee’s website. During the […]

Scott PowersJuly 20, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King declared Thursday that Florida can fight climate change and spur the economy, while he recounted forecasters’ worst fears for Florida if sea levels and temperatures rise as scientists project. In a lengthy statement placed as a blog post on his campaign website, King outlined his concerns for weather, sea level rise, […]

Scott PowersJuly 19, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham described a private meeting a patient asked to have with her while she was performing one of her “workday” events at an Orlando free clinic Wednesday night, and said it reminded her that state budget priorities need to be reworked to be more caring. The patient had been struggling to […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2017

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum told Orange County Democrats Monday night that the party needs a Democrat with courage to espouse Democratic values if it wants a chance to win the governor’s office next year. Gillum, speaking before perhaps 200 people gathered at the Orange County Democratic executive committee meeting, charged that Democrats have not been […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 17, 2017

Former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham was in Jacksonville Monday, and while she was in town she snagged a couple of pivotal endorsements. One of those endorsements: from the most powerful Democrat on the Jacksonville City Council, Finance Chair Garrett Dennis. And the second endorsement: from the most popular Democratic Mayor in Jacksonville history, Jake Godbold. Dennis, on hand […]

Scott PowersJuly 13, 2017

Saying that Gov. Rick Scott has done little to address Florida’s opioid crisis compared with how counties and other states are responding, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum pledged Thursday to make it a major effort. Gillum, mayor of Tallahassee, released a statement that offers several initiatives he said he will undertake if elected to take […]

Peter SchorschJuly 13, 2017

Russia issue not yet hurting GOP fundraising or giving Dems advantage The saga regarding Donald Trump – Senior and Junior – and Russia continues with no end in sight. It began in January and now, following the latest “bombshell,” the 2016 Democratic nominee for vice-president, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, is throwing out the word […]

Jim RosicaJuly 12, 2017

Update: The cancelled CRA meeting mentioned below, originally set for this Thursday, was rescheduled for next Wednesday (July 19) at 9:30 a.m. in City Hall’s commission chambers. The meeting agenda is here. A spokeswoman Wednesday said the city of Tallahassee and its Community Redevelopment Agency has turned over thousands of pages’ worth of material regarding the FBI’s investigation of the […]

Scott PowersJuly 11, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King‘s campaign announced he raised $202,000 in June, while rival Andrew Gillum‘s campaign reported $122,000, as both slipped behind Gwen Graham in the early stages of the money chase for the 2018 governor’s race. The Chris King for Florida campaign announced the Winter Park developer had attracted a combined total of $202,249 […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 11, 2017

If the Andrew Gillum campaign for Florida Governor were a ship, by now it would have taken in so much water that one could cue up the Celine Dion theme and the closing credits. Gillum’s fundraising, described as “anemic,” is no match for the resources of the other Democrats vying for the nomination: Philip Levine and Chris King have […]

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Andrew Gillum committee upside down $88K through first two weeks of July

Chris King issues bold, forward-thinking statement on climate change

Gwen Graham turns free clinic ‘workday’ into push for a budget that cares

Andrew Gillum tells Orange Democrats its time for leaders to take on difficult conversations

Gwen Graham lights up Legislature over MMJ, grabs Jax endorsements

Andrew Gillum pledges major response on heroin/opioid crisis

The Delegation for 7.13.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State

Tallahassee hands over 90,000 pages to feds over CRA deals

Chris King, Andrew Gillum slip against Gwen Graham in Democratic governor’s money race

Former Corrine Brown consultant to host Jacksonville Andrew Gillum fundraiser