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Drew WilsonApril 29, 2018

Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham will be in Sarasota this weekend to raise money for her gubernatorial campaign. The Sunday event will be held at the home of Protect Our Defenders founder Nancy Parrish and Frank Parrish, 3139 Bay Shore Road, starting at 4 pm. Those looking to turn out for the North Florida […]

Peter SchorschApril 20, 2018

If you were expecting to read SUNBURN as you usually do on a weekday morning, this isn’t it. Nor will Takeaways from Tallahassee, our weekend newsletter, appear in your inbox Saturday. Both of those products are “going dark,” as they say, today and tomorrow as a message to the four leading Democratic candidates for Florida […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 10, 2018

Gwen Graham brought her campaign to the western portion of the Panhandle on Tuesday to welcome home returning service members. It marked the Democratic gubernatorial candidate’s 55th ‘workday,’ a Graham-family tradition first set out by her father, former Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham. “Florida should welcome and support all those who are serving our […]

Peter SchorschMarch 28, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham said Tuesday that Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet need to bring back the voting rights restoration process implemented by Gov. Reubin Askew and used by her father, Gov. Bob Graham. Graham’s demand came after a federal judge blocked Florida’s “fatally flawed” process of restoring voting rights and gave Scott […]

Scott PowersMarch 19, 2018

Playing off her “workday” visit last week to a center for migrant-labor families around Immokalee, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham released a digital ad Monday pushing her commitment to early childhood education. The new digital buy features a near-two-minute long video showing Graham visiting the Redlands Christian Migrant Association early childhood education school in Immokalee. As […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 26, 2018

Trade officials from the Trump administration recently wrapped up the sixth of seven scheduled rounds of discussions with counterparts from Mexico and Canada to revise and renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. President Donald Trump stated that if the process doesn’t go to his liking, he’ll pull the plug on the deal altogether. That […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 13, 2018

Former U.S. Senator and Florida Gov. Bob Graham addressed a packed room Tuesday in Jacksonville at the North Florida Land Trust’s annual meeting. Graham, the keynote speaker at the event, discussed water issues and tenets of effective lobbying. Water, Graham said, would be a “continuing challenge” for Florida, due to anticipated population growth and development. Currently, […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 19, 2018

The Trump Tax Scam will put literally billions of dollars in the coffers of our richest corporations, money that would otherwise protect Social Security and Medicare, and pay for roads and bridges — just to name a few. But we can get that money back — and put it where it matters most. And it […]

Scott PowersDecember 18, 2017

As 2017 sets and the 2018 election year begins to dawn, Gwen Graham clearly is contemplating what it means to be a woman in the Florida governor’s race in an era of time when gender issues have been sparked aflame by the recent flurry of sexual harassment and assault cases and the #MeToo movement. Elections […]

Scott PowersNovember 30, 2017

Gwen Graham is moving to Orlando. At least her gubernatorial campaign is doing so. The campaign confirmed Thursday that it’s moving its headquarters from Tallahassee, her home for decades, to settle into the City Beautiful, taking advantage of its centralized location to better accommodate campaigning and putting focus on the I-4 corridor battle. The campaign […]

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Gwen Graham raising money in Sarasota Sunday

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Gwen Graham: Rick Scott and Cabinet should take a page from Reubin Askew

Gwen Graham digital ad commits to early childhood education

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Bob Graham: ‘The state needs to step its game up’ regarding water issues

Andrew Gillum: How to get the Trump corporate giveaway back — and put it to work for Florida’s families

Gwen Graham on being a woman candidate in today’s political environment

Gwen Graham moving campaign HQ to Orlando