Jacob OglesJanuary 15, 2020
5min685
Southern Poverty Law Center filed suit on behalf of M4OL and other plaintiffs.
Tag: Dream Defenders
Jacob OglesJanuary 15, 2020
Scott PowersJanuary 13, 2020
3min248
Criminal justice reform, affordable housing, driver's license issues
Staff ReportsOctober 31, 2018
3min1465
If Republican Ron DeSantis doesn’t win the election for Governor next week, it won’t be for lack of police support. Halloween (Wednesday) brought the latest love from law enforcement, courtesy of the Florida Police Chiefs Association. In marked contrast to previous law enforcement endorsements that condemned Democrat Andrew Gillum, the police chiefs eschewed excoriation of the Tallahassee […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 30, 2018
6min333
Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren is condemning what he describes as a misleading and inaccurate attack ad against gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum. The television ad in question features several county sheriffs accusing Gillum, a Democrat, of siding with “radicals” and supporting plans to gut law enforcement and prisons. “The [Ron] DeSantis campaign is playing dirty […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 29, 2018
2min360
Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis and his running mate Jeanette Núñez plan a Tuesday morning press conference in Jacksonville. The presser is held under the auspices of a “Women for Ron DeSantis & Jeanette Nuñez Event” and will kick off at 8:30 a.m. at the local Republican Party of Florida headquarters on San Jose Boulevard. Also on hand: Potential first […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 29, 2018
5min391
The polls say that the race for Governor between Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum is too close to call. However, the battle for the hearts and minds of law enforcement is no contest: On Monday, DeSantis rolled out yet another endorsement from a police union. The International Union of Police Associations, citing the “extreme positions” taken by Gillum […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 28, 2018
4min518
Over the last week, Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels has increasingly taken the regional lead in excoriating Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum. Sunday saw Gillum come to Clay County and plead for civility and dialing down violence in political rhetoric, again establishing contrast between his campaign and that of his opponent. The Ron DeSantis campaign has messaged heavily […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2018
10min736
For the final time in the campaign for Florida governor, Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum faced off on a debate stage in Davie Wednesday. From the opening statements, it was a war, a reflection of two campaigns feeling the pressure of the closing stretch. The two first debated on Sunday, a CNN clash seen by […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2018
8min369
The Jacksonville market has been a particular strength for Republican gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis. A former Mayport-stationed Navy man, DeSantis went on to marry a local newscaster. The candidate has performed strongly against Democrat Andrew Gillum in the region in polls. And what’s clear is that DeSantis sees the region as key to victory. DeSantis: "We have to […]
Jacob OglesOctober 23, 2018
10min1521
It shocked no one when Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis at Sunday night’s CNN debate raised the issue of a Dream Defenders pledge signed by Democratic opponent Andrew Gillum in June. “The fact is, Andrew signed a pledge with the Dream Defenders pledging his support, this radical manifesto.” DeSantis said. Gillum’s response, though, surprised plenty. “I […]