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Scott PowersJune 5, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham pledged Tuesday to do whatever is possible to expand Medicaid in Florida including getting behind a Constitutional amendment drive if she, as governor, cannot convince the Florida Legislature to accept the federal program. Graham met Tuesday with a roundtable of health care leaders at the Florida Hospital Association offices in […]

Scott PowersJune 4, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum announced Monday he has received the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, a Democrat with a reputation as a strong progressive from the Silicon Valley area of California. Khanna came out with the endorsement in a tweet posted Monday morning on Twitter. “Proud to endorse @AndrewGillum for Governor of Florida. […]

Scott PowersJune 4, 2018

Palm Beach billionaire real estate investor Jeff Greene has made it official, filing to enter the Florida governor’s race as a Democrat. As first reported in Sunburn, Greene, 63, filed his paperwork to open a campaign account late Friday, and the Florida Division of Elections posted it Monday morning. He has not yet made a […]

Scott PowersJune 4, 2018

Gwen Graham plans to go up with her first TV commercials Wednesday in the Orlando and Tampa markets. Her campaign announced Monday morning it is spending more than $1 million on its initial TV buy in the two I-4 corridor markets. Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine has been blanketing television statewide since January. Winter […]

Scott PowersJune 4, 2018

Philip Levine continues to set the fundraising pace for Democrats running for governor, raising $1.3 million in May and matching that with another $1.3 million of his own money, his campaign announced Monday. With that $2.6 million haul, Levine’s official campaign and his independent political committee All About Florida combined now have brought in more […]

Peter SchorschMay 30, 2018

Jeff Greene is looking for a comeback. Thinking there isn’t a clear Democratic front-runner in the Florida Governor’s race — as well as a large number of undecided voters — the Palm Beach billionaire is once more mulling a bid for public office. If so, it may not be his wisest move. Considering Greene’s past […]

Peter SchorschMay 29, 2018

Summer is here — well, unofficially at least. And with it comes cookouts, summer vacations, and the final six months of the 2018 campaign. With the busiest election cycle in Florida’s modern history, the answers to these 14 questions (plus a fill-in-the-blank) could shape the future of the state. — Will Marco Rubio fully embrace his […]

Peter SchorschMarch 27, 2018

It’s a great time to be Philip Levine, the former mayor of Miami Beach who is now the for-sure front-runner for the Democratic nomination in Florida’s wide-open gubernatorial race. The latest poll — the second in a week — shows Levine leading former congresswoman Gwen Graham and way ahead of Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. Entrepreneur […]

Scott PowersJanuary 10, 2018

There’s that Sept. 30, 2009, check to the U.S. Senate campaign of former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio: It’s the $2,400 contribution to a Republican who then was seen as the darling of Florida’s Tea Party movement, an upstart whose explosive popularity on the right chased Charlie Crist from the Grand Old Party and made Democratic […]

Jim RosicaMay 17, 2016

Jeff Greene‘s lawyer is berating the Tampa Bay Times over a story on its settlement of Greene’s libel suit against the newspaper. Greene, a Palm Beach billionaire, also is “demand(ing) that the Tampa Bay Times now disclose the amount publicly.” He sued the Times and the Miami Herald in 2010 but settled confidentially with both papers in […]

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Gwen Graham would seek Constitutional amendment if needed to expand Medicaid

Andrew Gillum touts endorsement from California Congressman Ro Khanna

Jeff Greene enters Governor’s race

Gwen Graham set to hit TV in Orlando, Tampa Wednesday

Philip Levine raises $1.3 million in May, matches it with his own money

Jeff Greene should really think twice before running for Governor

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Phil Levine comes to the ‘burg; here are a few first impressions

Philip Levine: Check to Marco Rubio ‘tiny’ compared with long, deep Democratic support

Jeff Greene’s lawyer calls out Tampa Bay Times