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Staff ReportsAugust 10, 2018

Seniors and the push for higher-wage jobs are the subjects of a pair of new ads from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Greene. The first 30-second spot, “Fighting for Seniors,” highlights the Palm Beach billionaire’s commitment to protecting seniors from Republican efforts — specifically President Donald Trump — to privatize Social Security and Medicare, prevent insurers […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 10, 2018

Thursday night’s town hall forum in Jacksonville between the Democratic field of gubernatorial candidates lacked fireworks. The media availability afterwards? A different story, as two top-tier candidates slugged it out. Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, who was leading in polls up until Palm Beach billionaire Jeff Greene got in the race, was upbeat when asked the state […]

Scott PowersAugust 2, 2018

Anyone hoping Florida’s five Democratic candidates for Governor would break new ground in the final debate Thursday night may have left disappointed. On stage, each candidate mainly stuck to the standards, with only a couple of questions eliciting any form of surprise. Andrew Gillum, Jeff Greene, Chris King, Philip Levine, and Gwen Graham all pulled more […]

Scott PowersJune 19, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Greene is airing his first television commercials to Florida this week, starting with a 30-second spot showing him being tough with his Palm Beach neighbor President Donald Trump. He is also launching a 60-second spot that highlights his father’s economic struggles and what they mean to him now. Greene is going […]

Scott PowersApril 3, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham goes hard against President Donald Trump in her first digital video ad of the 2018 election, calling him an embarrassment, a divider, and a bully, and vowing that as Governor she would stand up against him. As graphics play out her words, Graham begins the video by saying that she […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 5, 2018

President Donald Trump will swing by through Palm Beach March 3 for a fundraiser benefiting his 2020 re-election campaign, according to an invitation first obtained by Florida Politics. The fundraiser is set to be held at Mar-a-Lago, a resort owned by Trump that has become known as his “winter White House.” Attending alongside the president […]

Associated PressMay 22, 2017

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A small sinkhole has opened on the road just outside President Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The Palm Beach Post reports that the 4-foot-by-4-foot hole was discovered Monday in Palm Beach County just west of one the resort’s entrances. It is near a new water main and isn’t a threat to the president’s property in […]

Associated PressApril 25, 2017

Sure enough, the big trans-Pacific trade deal is toast, climate change action is on the ropes and various regulations from the Obama era have been scrapped. It’s also a safe bet President Donald Trump hasn’t raced a bicycle since Jan. 20, keeping that vow. Add a Supreme Court justice — no small feat — and […]

Associated PressApril 25, 2017

The State Department has removed its promotional posting about President Donald Trump‘s Florida resort, after a storm of ethics criticism. In an April 4 blog post that was republished by several U.S. embassies abroad, Mar-a-Lago was described as “Trump’s Florida estate,” where he has hosted foreign leaders. “By visiting this ‘winter White House,’ Trump is […]

Associated PressApril 10, 2017

Commissioners in a Florida county are so tired of spending money on President Donald Trump‘s frequent visits to his Mar-a-Lago resort that some are suggesting a special tax be levied against the property if the federal government doesn’t reimburse its costs. Palm Beach County spends more than $60,000 a day when the president visits, mostly […]

Tag: Mar-A-Lago

Jeff Greene launches new ads on wages, seniors

Philip Levine calls out Jeff Greene for ‘passing the Grey Poupon’ at Mar-a-Lago

Democrats ease into standard responses in final governor’s race debate

Jeff Greene launches two TV commercials, blasting Trump, remembering Dad

Gwen Graham’s first digital ad vows she’ll stand up against Donald Trump

Donald Trump headlining Mar-a-Lago fundraiser in March

Small sinkhole opens outside Donald Trump’s Florida getaway club

Donald Trump’s 100-days promises: Fewer than half carried out

Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago loses State Department promotion posting

County considers special tax for Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago visits