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Ryan NicolNovember 6, 2018

North Miami Beach Commissioner Anthony “Tony” DeFillipo will be moving to the mayor’s desk after a win Tuesday night. DeFillipo won 54 percent of the vote. Ray Marin was in second with 25 percent, followed by Robert Dempster at 21 percent. The city has dealt with a series of corruption problems in recent years. Former […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 29, 2018

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Republican President Donald Trump is continuing his political assault on Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee in Florida’s race for Governor. The latest attack: Calling Gillum, the mayor of Tallahassee, a thief. In a tweet fired off Monday, the President praised Ron DeSantis, the Republican gubernatorial nominee (and Trump-backed candidate), while repeating his continued claim that Florida’s capital city […]

Daniel DeanOctober 10, 2018

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Scott PowersJuly 25, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is challenging thinking about what’s impossible in his first television commercial, being launched today with a modest buy that will ramp up next week. Gillum’s 30-second spot, “What’s impossible?”, seeks to define him as someone who already has a record of succeeding against long odds, as the son of the […]

Ryan NicolJune 8, 2018

Jeff Porter, the three-term mayor of Homestead, is stepping down from his post effective early next year after submitting a resignation letter last night. That’s according to a report from the Miami Herald. Porter declared his intention to run for Florida Agriculture Commissioner back in January. State law requires candidates to resign before running for […]

Ryan NicolMay 31, 2018

A seventh South Florida mayor is endorsing Manny Diaz in his bid for Senate District 36. Virginia Gardens Mayor Spencer Deno IV became the latest to throw support behind the Diaz campaign. Diaz is looking to make a move to the Senate after representing House District 103 since 2012. Deno says he’s the right man for […]

Peter SchorschMarch 26, 2018

State Sen. Montford, a Tallahassee Democrat, had said he would announce a decision on running for mayor of Tallahassee this past weekend, but a spokesman said the longtime elected official has not yet made up his mind. Montford did not respond to calls and messages left Sunday. Montford, 70, was a popular school principal, Leon […]

Staff ReportsOctober 13, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott ordered the U.S. and state flags at half-staff for the late James Ford, Tallahassee’s first African-American mayor. Flags will be lowered at the Tallahassee City Hall and at the Capitol in Tallahassee, from sunrise to sunset on Monday. Ford died Wednesday. He was 91. Ford became Tallahassee’s first black mayor in 1972, serving […]

Jim RosicaMay 9, 2017

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A day after the end of the 2017 Legislative Session, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum on Monday called on state lawmakers to pass a bill “strengthening insurance protections for those with pre-existing conditions.” Gillum, the sitting mayor of Tallahassee, appeared at the Florida Press Center with two local women who told of their family members’ […]

Scott PowersApril 7, 2017

Former Osceola County chairman, Florida state representative, and Kissimmee Mayor Frank Attkisson was killed Thursday night when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Attkisson, 61, was riding on Kissimmee Park Road near St. Cloud around 6:30 p.m. Thursday when his bike was struck from behind […]

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Sen Rick Scott in Sarasota. Photo by Jacob Ogles.

Anthony DeFillipo to serve as next North Miami Beach Mayor

Donald Trump: Andrew Gillum ‘is a thief’

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on how cities can fight climate change

Andrew Gillum challenges ‘What’s impossible?’ in first TV ad

Homestead mayor resigns ahead of Ag. Commissioner race

Virginia Gardens mayor latest to back Manny Diaz Senate bid

Bill Montford still on the fence on TLH mayoral run

Flags at half-staff for late Tallahassee mayor

Andrew Gillum calls for ‘strengthening’ Obamacare in Florida

Frank Attkisson killed in bicycle-car crash