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Peter SchorschOctober 12, 2017

A proposed ballot initiative that would automatically restore some felons’ voting rights after they complete their sentences now has more than 210,000 confirmed petition signatures, according to the Florida Division of Elections. And while that’s just the number of confirmed petition, Desmond Meade, president of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, says 600,000 signed petitions have been […]

Scott PowersOctober 11, 2017

Florida U.S. Reps. Bill Posey, Charlie Crist, and Alcee Hastings are joining a newly-formed, bipartisan Congressional NASA Caucus to promote the space agency’s agenda, research and budgetary needs. The caucus, announced Wednesday, is distinctly different from the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and its Subcommittee on Space, as Crist, a Democrat from St. Petersburg, […]

Peter SchorschOctober 10, 2017

Mail ballots have started to hit the streets in St. Pete cend incumbent Mayor Rick Kriseman has started to pound the pavement again ahead of the second round of his re-election battle against former two-term Mayor Rick Baker. Kriseman and his wife, Kerry, joined their corps of volunteers and staffers kicking off their get-out-the-vote efforts […]

Mitch PerryOctober 9, 2017

No African-American has ever won statewide office in the Sunshine State. In fact, one of the last candidates attempting to do so had to contend with a former president asking him late in the campaign to drop out of the race. Kendrick Meek was a U.S. Representative from Miami-Dade who in 2010 became the Democratic nominee for […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 29, 2017

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Over the past century Florida has never elected a Republican in back-to-back U.S. Senate elections, making the Sunshine State somewhat of a rare bird. Despite having a veritable stranglehold on the state legislature, and the fact that it will have held the Governor’s Mansion for 20 years by the time Rick Scott leaves office, the […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 27, 2017

With the votes tallied, Democrat Annette Taddeo beat out Republican Jose Felix Diaz 51-47 in the Tuesday special election for Senate District 40, despite all signs pointing toward a low-turnout Election Day and early voting numbers strongly favoring Diaz.

Brendan FarringtonSeptember 26, 2017

Florida Democrats are facing a test to see whether anti-President Donald Trump politics will give them a boost ahead of a critical election year and perhaps signal a turnaround after two decades of Republican dominance in the Legislature. They’ve made Trump a focal point in a special election set for Tuesday to replace a Miami-area Republican state senator who […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 18, 2017

Charlie Crist was already well aware of how unhappy National Weather Service (NWS) employees were about budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration. But the St. Petersburg Democrat learned a whole lot more Monday about the concerns of career agency staffers over personnel reductions — specifically in Alaska. They say such cuts could damage the accuracy […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 7, 2017

Congressman Charlie Crist says he’s heard complaints from constituents about price gouging from United Airlines, and he’s written a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao asking her to investigate. “While I understand the fundamental economic principle of supply and demand, no company engaged in interstate commerce should exploit an emergency to take advantage of the people,” […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 7, 2017

Despite getting rave reviews for his handling of pre-landfall Hurricane Irma, some in the Capitol Press Corps remain unsatisfied with Gov. Rick Scott, accusing him of being less forthcoming than his predecessors during the worst weather threat in a generation. As South Florida awaits the arrival of a potentially deadly Category 5 storm — and the bedlam […]

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Voting restoration amendment clears 200,000 signatures

New Congressional NASA Caucus to include Bill Posey, Charlie Crist, Alcee Hastings

Rick Kriseman pounds the pavement as ballots hit the streets

In Tampa, Andrew Gillum speaks frankly about race

Report: Can Florida Republicans finally win back-to-back U.S. Senate races?

Winners and losers emerging from Annette Taddeo’s win SD 40

SD 40 race could be Donald Trump test for Democrats

National Weather Service employees ask Charlie Crist to help stop personnel cuts

Charlie Crist calls for an investigation into United Airlines pricing

Hurricane raises temperatures within Florida Capitol Press Corps