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Scott PowersAugust 7, 2017

Chris King wants to convince Florida voters that the state really doesn’t have it so good, that the economy has stagnated for this entire century, and that it’s the Republicans’ fault since they’ve been in charge the whole time. King, the Winter Park developer who’s seeking the Democratic primary nomination to run for governor of […]

Peter SchorschAugust 7, 2017

Democrat Gwen Graham announced Sunday that she raised another $350,000 in July for her bid to be Florida’s next governor. Graham raised $220,000 of that money through her campaign account, with the other $130,000 coming in through her political committee, “Our Florida.” The former congresswoman ended June with $1.6 million in her committee account and […]

Drew WilsonAugust 6, 2017

Tallahassee’s Democratic Mayor Andrew Gillum has spent almost $25,000 so far on attorneys during his gubernatorial campaign, mostly due to his use of state-owned email software for campaign-related messages. Law firm Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler got about $2,100 of that money from the Gillum campaign, with the remaining money being paid out through his political committee, “Florida […]

Scott PowersAugust 3, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham announced Thursday she is being backed by four more women leaders from the party in Florida. She picked up the endorsements of former state Reps. Karen Castor Dentel and Kelly Skidmore, Democratic National Committee member Alma Gonzalez, and former Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan, Graham’s campaign announced in a news release […]

Scott PowersAugust 1, 2017

Miami Beach Mayor Phil Levine, a potential Democratic challenger for governor in the 2018 election, premiered his “real Florida” show “A Day in the Sun” on a SiriusXM satellite radio channel Tuesday night with interviews of innovative and offbeat Floridians. The question arises, was anybody listening to the internationally-broadcast show that’s on a high-up channel; […]

Peter SchorschJuly 28, 2017

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Agriculture Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam said Thursday that he wrote a letter in support of the Florida National Guard’s efforts to bring the F-35 Lightning II to Jacksonville. “For 70 years, the 125th Fighter Wing has served Florida and our country well. With Jacksonville’s unparalleled airspace and infrastructure, no other place in the […]

Staff ReportsJuly 25, 2017

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Democratic candidate for governor Gwen Graham now has snagged the endorsement of the U.S. House of Representatives’ second-highest ranking figure. Graham’s campaign Tuesday announced House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer‘s endorsement. Graham, of Tallahassee, was Florida’s 2nd Congressional District’s congresswoman in 2015-17. “After raising three children as a working mom, PTA president and public school official, […]

Peter SchorschJuly 21, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former Congresswoman Gwen Graham did one of her campaign “work days” at a Seminole County free clinic Wednesday and came away pledging to “help more Floridians receive care” if elected. Graham volunteered as a health care navigator for at Shepherd’s Hope and spent her shift helping patients determine if they were […]

Scott PowersJuly 20, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King declared Thursday that Florida can fight climate change and spur the economy, while he recounted forecasters’ worst fears for Florida if sea levels and temperatures rise as scientists project. In a lengthy statement placed as a blog post on his campaign website, King outlined his concerns for weather, sea level rise, […]

Scott PowersJuly 19, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham described a private meeting a patient asked to have with her while she was performing one of her “workday” events at an Orlando free clinic Wednesday night, and said it reminded her that state budget priorities need to be reworked to be more caring. The patient had been struggling to […]

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Chris King: ‘I want to be the economy candidate’

Gwen Graham has now raised $3 million for 2018 bid

Andrew Gillum campaign spends $25,000 on legal fees, mostly for email investigation

Gwen Graham grabs four Democratic women leaders’ endorsements

Phil Levine talks Florida places, characters in ‘non-political’ SiriusXM ‘real Florida’ show

Adam Putnam calls on Air Force to bring F-35 squadron to Jacksonville

Steny Hoyer endorses Gwen Graham

Gwen Graham vows to help more Floridians receive care after free clinic ‘workday’

Chris King issues bold, forward-thinking statement on climate change

Gwen Graham turns free clinic ‘workday’ into push for a budget that cares