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Ryan NicolNovember 10, 2018

The Rick Scott for U.S. Senate campaign is accusing Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher of refusing to comply with a court order issued earlier Friday. But Bucher says she just won’t be able to meet that deadline, according to WPBF’s Terri Parker. The ballots were to be provided to the county canvassing board. […]

Scott PowersNovember 9, 2018

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio came to the aid of his fellow Republican Gov. Rick Scott Friday declaring that the vote-counting and transparancy problems at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections office is putting the integrity of Florida’s U.S. Senate election on the line. Rubio insisted that his concerns were “not about an effort to prevent […]

Ryan NicolNovember 9, 2018

Supervisors of elections in Broward and Palm Beach counties have been ordered to turn over records regarding the number of ballots cast in their respective areas following a pair of lawsuits by the Rick Scott for Senate campaign. Brenda Snipes’ office in Broward has until 7 p.m. Friday evening to turn over those records. The Scott […]

Scott PowersNovember 9, 2018

Although Gov. Rick Scott said Thursday evening both in a news conference and on Fox News that he has asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate voter fraud in Broward County, no such investigation is underway. A spokesman for the department said Friday it is working with the Florida Department of State, standing […]

Scott PowersNovember 9, 2018

“Don’t just listen to me, listen to Republican Gov. Rick Scott“ That’s what Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson‘s attorney said Friday morning when asked why he appeared so confident Nelson would eventually win Florida’s contested U.S. Senate election if it goes to a recount. “I do think that his, the tone and tenor of his behavior last […]

Ryan NicolNovember 9, 2018

Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy jumped into the fray surrounding multiple potential recounts in the state, saying he was informed his absentee ballot was not counted by Palm Beach County. Murphy said on Twitter he was given a notice from the county that there was an “invalid signature match,” and that they were therefore unable […]

Scott PowersNovember 9, 2018

In a Fox News interview Thursday night, Gov. Rick Scott doubled-down on his claim that Broward and Palm Beach counties’ supervisors of elections are mysteriously finding votes in a conspiratorial effort to re-elect his opponent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. “They found 78,000 new votes since Election Day, two days ago in Broward County, and […]

Scott PowersNovember 8, 2018

As Florida’s U.S. Senate election heads toward likely recount the legal counsel hired by Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson‘s campaign is predicting it will be a hand recount and says several trends convince him that Nelson will ultimately defeat Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who leads. “Looking at historical data, Democrats tend to gain recounts, tend to gain […]

Drew WilsonNovember 6, 2018

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Those who want to watch the ballots trickle in minute-to-minute on Election Day can do so with a little knowhow, but that real-time data is lacking numbers from more than a dozen counties, including some of the most reliably Democratic ones in the state. The thirteen counties lagging: DeSoto, Hamilton, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lake, Miami-Dade, Nassau, […]

Ryan NicolOctober 30, 2018

West Palm Beach is getting a second Trulieve location, the company has announced in a press release. The grand opening for the area’s new marijuana dispensary will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday at 1322 North Military Trail. It’s the fifth dispensary operated by Trulieve in South Florida and the 21st overall. The company aims to […]

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Gabrielle Russon

Recount chaos: Rick Scott says Palm Beach official flouting court order

Marco Rubio says Broward County put election integrity on line

Recount ready: Courts side with Rick Scott on South Florida vote counts

No FDLE investigations into voter fraud, yet

Will Bill Nelson win? His attorney says that’s what Rick Scott must think

Recount of one needed? Patrick Murphy says ballot wasn’t counted

Rick Scott on Sean Hannity show: ‘They’re going to find as many votes as it takes’

Bill Nelson’s lawyer, citing hand-recount trends, predicts Democrat’s victory

Whodunit? Election Day numbers a mystery in blue strongholds

Medical marijuana provider Trulieve to open second West Palm Beach location