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Scott PowersJanuary 5, 2018

Philip Levine is gassing up a bus again for another tour of Florida, this time as an official candidate for governor. Levine, the Democratic former mayor of Miami Beach, announced Friday that he plans to take a bus campaign tour that will start in Orlando next Tuesday morning and end in Key Largo on the […]

Scott PowersJanuary 4, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott‘s office wants $1,200 from Gwen Graham before it will deliver anything to respond to her public records request, contending that’s how much staff time cost to research her inquiry into whether he spoke with nursing home administrators during the September 2017 tragedy at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills. The governor’s office […]

Scott PowersJanuary 4, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum‘s campaign is reporting that he raised a quarter million dollars in December between his official campaign and his independent committee, marking his first $200,000 month since early last spring. Spokesman Geoff Burgan characterized December as a month of momentum. Gillum hadn’t seen much momentum since before his campaign team was […]

Scott PowersJanuary 4, 2018

As his introductory television commercials continue to play throughout Florida, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is announcing that money has continued to pour in, another $1 million in December, with about half of that coming from his own pocket. Levine, the former Miami Beach mayor, saw a combined total of $1 million come into his […]

Scott PowersDecember 28, 2017

A new poll from Gravis Marketing finds that if Orlando lawyer John Morgan gets into the Florida Governor’s race as an independent candidate, he could spoil the chances of Democrats, and might present the strongest independent challenge in memory. The poll finds that, in head-to-head matchups, leading Republican candidate Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam runs […]

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 PowersDecember 15, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King on Friday decried an item in the GOP tax bill that would hit Puerto Rico with a new excise tax on goods shipped from the island to the states. The proposed 20 percent tax on shipped goods is meant to discourage and punish American companies that export their jobs overseas […]

Peter SchorschDecember 15, 2017

In the year-end edition of Bold, we look at the stories that shaped 2017. A pension problem — with a solution that seemed impossible at the end of 2015. A legendary politician sentenced to prison. Northeast Florida politicians are moving toward leadership in the state Legislature. Rights for the local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender […]

Ana CeballosDecember 11, 2017

Former Congresswoman Gwen Graham is improving her standing in the early stages of the 2018 gubernatorial race, leading the three other Democratic candidates, according to a new poll out Monday. She holds a seven-point lead over second place over Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. The poll, released by Associated Industries of Florida, a GOP-leaning business lobby, shows […]

Ana CeballosDecember 11, 2017

If Chris King becomes governor, he wants committee weeks to be held throughout the state — and not exclusively at the Capitol. The Democratic gubernatorial candidate says he will champion legislation that would mandate committee weeks be held in “as many regions as possible” across the state to give constituents better access to state government. […]

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Philip Levine planning another bus tour of Florida

Governor’s office seeks $1,200 to respond to Gwen Graham’s Hollywood Hills query

Andrew Gillum reports raising $250K

Philip Levine reporting another $1 million month in governor’s contest

Poll finds an independent John Morgan as spoiler, even contender, in Governor’s race

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

Chris King decries Republican tax bill’s excise tax hitting Puerto Rico

Jacksonville Bold for 12.15.17 — #Duuuuval: The year that was

Poll: Gwen Graham leads Democratic gubernatorial primary

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King wants to reform committee week meetings