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Lloyd DunkelbergerJanuary 8, 2019

Floridians can expect a quick start to the Ron DeSantis administration, with the new governor ready to make key appointments to the state Supreme Court, announce a major environmental initiative and try to improve the medical-marijuana system. “Within the next week, I think you guys are going to have a lot to write about,” DeSantis […]

Guest AuthorNovember 20, 2018

As you probably know, Florida law required a machine recount in the races for Governor, Senate and Agriculture Commissioner, because there was less than a 0.5 percent difference in the statewide vote tallies for each of those races. After the machine recount, there was a manual recount for both the Senate and Commissioner of Agriculture, […]

Peter SchorschMay 31, 2017

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum received some possibly unsettling news this week. The Democratic candidate for governor, who has led Tallahassee since November 2014, learned that his city is the most dangerous in Florida. That dubious distinction came by way of a survey from the blog 24/7 Wall St, which reviewed data from the FBI Uniform Crime Report […]

Brendan FarringtonDecember 16, 2016

Democratic U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham says she wants to run for governor, and she plans to run for governor. But there’s one very important factor that’s weighing on her decision: her husband has cancer. “Every part of me wants to run for governor, that’s what I feel passionate about, that’s what I know I need […]

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Kamala Harris is winning the popularity contest, by a hair.

Ron DeSantis to move quickly on court, environment

Tina Willis: Why Florida’s manual recount was important, regardless of outcome

Bad news for Andrew Gillum? Tallahassee named most dangerous city in Florida

Husband’s cancer is a factor in Gwen Graham’s decision to run for governor