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Jacob OglesOctober 8, 2018

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Republican Spencer Roach continues to out-raise Democrat Mark Lipton in race to succeed Matt Caldwell in the state House. Roach now leads in cash, but Lipton just spent thousands to broadcast his message. Roach, a North Fort Myers attorney, brought in $7,800 in the last half of September, most of that in a four-day period […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 7, 2018

Democratic Cabinet candidates Jeremy Ring and Nikki Fried held a town hall on the Caloosahatchee River and committed, if elected, to bring stakeholders together to combat the dual plagues of blue-green algae and red tide. At a joint North Fort Myers campaign stop, Ring, a candidate for Chief Financial Officer, stressed the need for all […]

Jacob OglesJuly 21, 2018

Updated: With comment from Rick Scott. Discussion of algal blooms on the Caloosahatchee River took a decidedly political turn at a roundtable hosted by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in North Fort Myers. Braced for a tight re-election fight where he faces a challenge from Republican Gov. Rick Scott, the three-term senator put the onus of the […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 16, 2015

On Wednesday night, the Republican Party of Duval County will hold its second Debate Watch party of the 2016 Presidential Primary cycle. The party, which will be held instead of the normal Republican Executive Committee meeting, will commence at 7:30 at the Players Grille on Hendricks Avenue on the Southside. On offer: “complimentary nachos and wings while they […]

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Spencer Roach retakes cash lead over Mark Lipton

Nikki Fried, Jeremy Ring campaign on algae solutions on Caloosahatchee River

Bill Nelson sharpens algae talks with partisan edge, Rick Scott responds

Duval GOP announces debate watch party, “insider briefing”