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Ryan NicolMay 21, 2018

For some time now, Democrats have had high hopes for the upcoming midterms, buoyed by generic ballot numbers and results of several special elections since President Donald Trump took office. Now the party is seeing the same signs in a race for a Palm Beach County Commission seat that’s playing out much differently than expected. The […]

Ryan NicolMay 7, 2018

HD 81 candidate Tina Polsky has won the support of the lawmaker she’s running to succeed. Rep. Joe Abruzzo, who announced he would not run for re-election to his HD 81 seat, is officially endorsing Polsky in her Democratic primary matchup against Mindy Koch. “Over the past several months I have witnessed Tina’s tireless advocacy […]

Scott PowersApril 30, 2018

The still-up-and-functioning campaign fund of disgraced former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley sent a $2,000 check last month to the re-election campaign of U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, but Mast’s campaign refused to cash it. Friends of Mark Foley For Congress dates back to before Foley, of West Palm Beach, resigned in 2006 under allegations that he’d […]

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 […]

Scott PowersMarch 21, 2018

The election for the open seat in Florida House District 81 has become a contest with the entry of a new Democrat, Mindy Koch, and Democratic candidate Tina Polsky announced she has picked up a couple of potentially influential endorsements. Koch, of Boca Raton, is president of the Democratic Club of Boca Raton and Delray […]

Scott PowersMarch 1, 2018

Democratic candidate Tina Polsky of Boca Raton is switching districts to run for the House District 81 seat being vacated by Democratic state Rep. Joseph Abruzzo. Polsky is one of four Democrats and two Republicans who had filed to run in House District 89 in northern Palm Beach County, seeking to succeed term-limited Republican state […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 4, 2018

This week I asked to join litigation against the Palm Beach County School Board. As a working mother of two young sons, this is not a battle I wanted to fight. But I have little choice. The school board is mistreating charter school students, including my younger son. Board members have filed a lawsuit against […]

Ana CeballosNovember 28, 2017

With the endorsement of 33 voting members, Palm Beach County Democratic Chair Terrie Rizzo is inching toward gathering the 51 percent of the votes needed to secure the Florida Democratic Party chairmanship. “Each of the men and women who have publicly endorsed my candidacy does so because they share my vision for a 67-county strategy, […]

Staff ReportsOctober 2, 2017

Lauren Baer, a former senior official in the Obama administration, is launching a Democratic challenge to Republican Brian Mast in Florida’s 18th Congressional District. CD 18 covers St. Lucie and Martin counties, as well as the northeastern Palm Beach County. From 2011 and 2017, Baer served as senior adviser to Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and […]

Associated PressSeptember 25, 2017

Nearly 17,000 flood insurance claims connected with Hurricane Irma have been filed, and more are expected in the coming weeks. The Sun-Sentinel reports that of 16,786 flood claims filed through Thursday, 3,969 were filed in Monroe County. FEMA data shows that Miami-Dade residents have filed 1,870 claims, 829 have been filed in Broward County and 199 […]

Tag: Palm Beach County

Democrats see Palm Beach County race as predictor of ‘blue wave’

Joe Abruzzo endorses Tina Polsky as his successor in HD 81

Brian Mast says ‘no thanks’ to Mark Foley’s money

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

As HD 81 becomes Democratic contest, Tina Polsky announces new backer

Democratic candidate Tina Polsky switches House districts to run for Joe Abruzzo’s seat

Marleny Olivo: Palm Beach School Board should stop attacking charter school students

Terrie Rizzo keeps early Dem chair race lead with 33 endorsements

Ex-Obama official to challenge Brian Mast in CD 18

Floridians file nearly 17,000 flood insurance claims