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Associated PressFebruary 24, 2016

In their efforts to derail Donald Trump from the Republican presidential nomination, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Ohio Gov. John Kasich are all facing enormous pressure in their home state primaries, which account for about a fourth of the delegates up for grabs in the next three weeks. Failure to defend […]

Melissa RossFebruary 23, 2016

The Hillary Clinton campaign, already aggressively running phone banks across Florida, will kick off its first door-to-door canvassing effort in Jacksonville on Saturday morning. “We’ve got a huge focus on field, making phone calls and knocking on doors, really to have those conversations with as many people as possible to let them know the primary […]

Melissa RossFebruary 19, 2016

Just as lobbyists for the ride-sharing service Uber made their case for uniform regulations in Tallahassee this week, one of the company’s whiz kids was sharing the secrets of the uber-popular app back in his Florida hometown. “We’ve gone from 3 million trips a month to 3 million trips a day,” Ed Baker, the company’s […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 18, 2016

It’s no secret that Florida has a high population of seniors. The quintessential Florida lifestyle has long been a favorite of retirees. But as we age, we encounter new expenses ranging from medical bills to unexpected home repairs, leaving many who are on fixed incomes at risk of losing their home or in search of […]

Melissa RossFebruary 18, 2016

This week in Jacksonville, former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham rallied people upset with the Legislature over Amendment 1 funding by telling them to get vocal and train to become citizen-activists. “We have an organization called the Florida Conservation Coalition, and its purpose is to try to get citizens involved,” Graham said during an […]

Scott PowersFebruary 18, 2016

In an unusual occurrence, four of the state’s best-known university-based political scientists have been brought together to express opposition to House Bill 7059, which aims to unify Florida’s election dates for national, state and local elections. The Florida League of Cities gathered opposition statements from Aubrey Jewett of the University of Central Florida, Susan MacManus from […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 17, 2016

The Florida GOP is using Hillary Clinton’s own words — or in this case barks — as a way of fact checking her. In a new Republican Party of Florida video, Clinton is shown barking after clips of her making statements in the past. The video, according to a Florida GOP release, is meant to highlight […]

Melissa RossFebruary 16, 2016

She was appointed in the fall of 2008 to lead former Mayor John Peyton‘s ambitious attempt to dethrone Jacksonville as Florida’s murder capital. She left the job during the tenure of former Mayor Alvin Brown, when the Jacksonville Journey changed focus, and lost funding (the recession also played a role in that, it’s been pointed […]

Melissa RossFebruary 14, 2016

The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) of Florida State University aren’t letting up in their opposition to Donald Trump. The SDS chapter of FSU will hold a “Dump Trump” rally on the Tallahassee campus Tuesday (as with past events, the proceedings will take place at the school’s “free speech zone.”) “The purpose of this […]

Melissa RossFebruary 12, 2016

The Hillary Clinton campaign is calling for quick action in Florida to prepare for the likelihood that the travel-related Zika virus will spread. As recent reports indicate cases of the virus have been found in U.S. metropolitan areas in Florida and Texas, Clinton, in an email urges public health officials in the Sunshine State to […]

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Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and John Kasich all face must-wins in home states

Hillary Clinton campaign to kick off first Jacksonville canvassing on Saturday morning

Uber VP: “We now reach 95% of Florida’s population”

Steve Bahmer: Legislature must provide sufficient money for housing for seniors

Bob Graham rallies Amendment 1 supporters to become “citizen-activists”

Top Florida political scientists come out against unified elections

RPOF uses Hillary Clinton’s own words — OK, barks — to fact check her

Jax Journey 2.0 to look at jobs for at-risk kids: “our teenagers haven’t had enough focus”

FSU students to hold “Dump Trump” rally

Hillary Clinton calls for quick action to fight Zika virus in Florida