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Scott PowersJuly 25, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine sent a letter Wednesday to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi essentially asking her to decriminalize marijuana for the time by instructing state attorneys to not prosecute small-amount possession cases until at least after the elections. Levine, who joined his fellow Democratic gubernatorial candidates Chris King and Andrew Gillum in June in […]

Scott PowersJune 5, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham pledged Tuesday to do whatever is possible to expand Medicaid in Florida including getting behind a Constitutional amendment drive if she, as governor, cannot convince the Florida Legislature to accept the federal program. Graham met Tuesday with a roundtable of health care leaders at the Florida Hospital Association offices in […]

Scott PowersJune 4, 2018

Philip Levine continues to set the fundraising pace for Democrats running for governor, raising $1.3 million in May and matching that with another $1.3 million of his own money, his campaign announced Monday. With that $2.6 million haul, Levine’s official campaign and his independent political committee All About Florida combined now have brought in more […]

Drew WilsonDecember 7, 2017

Gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine maintained his huge fundraising lead in the Democratic Primary with another $1 million raised last month between his campaign and committee accounts. “In a big state like Florida, with over 20 million residents and ten media markets, resources are a key benchmark for running a successful statewide campaign. In his first […]

Peter SchorschDecember 5, 2017

A new poll from St. Leo University found Gov. Rick Scott has surpassed U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in for Nelson’s seat in 2018. The poll, conducted online between Nov. 19 and Nov. 24, showed Scott with a double-digit lead over Nelson in the matchup, 42-32, with 8 percent preferring another […]

Peter SchorschNovember 16, 2017

Gubernatorial candidates raised big bucks last month, none more so than Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam who added $1.2 million between his campaign and committee accounts. Putnam raised $571,932 of that sum through his campaign account and another $616,235 through his political committee, Florida Grown. The former congressman and state lawmaker spent a combined $466,801 from […]

Peter SchorschNovember 7, 2017

Florida Democrats are more fired up than ever. A little more than a month ago, Florida Democrats scored a historic victory in the special election for Senate District 40. In a low turnout election, Democrat Annette Taddeo flipped a competitive state Senate seat from red to blue, defeating the well-funded Republican, Jose Felix Diaz. Re-electing Mayor Rick […]

Scott PowersNovember 1, 2017

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Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine‘s showy entry Wednesday morning into the Florida governor’s race showed the Democrat is ready to take on the legacies of Republicans Gov. Rick Scott and President Donald Trump yet he rarely strayed from the policies and promises of the first three Democratic candidates running, Gwen Graham, Andrew Gillum, or Chris […]

Mitch PerryOctober 25, 2017

If Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine does indeed enter Florida’s gubernatorial sweepstakes (as is predicted), he’ll have one award none of his opponents can touch. The French Legion of Honor, to be precise. During a Tuesday night ceremony at the residence of Gérard Araud, the French Ambassador to the U.S., the 55-year-old Levine was presented with the insignia […]

Peter SchorschAugust 9, 2017

On Tuesday, the left-leaning Daily Kos trashed Phil Levine, calling the Miami Beach mayor a “Trump-praising Democrat” who could “hurt the party’s chance” to win the Florida Governor race. This is not only misleading, but it is also inaccurate. Apart from the unlikelihood that any Democrat would actually praise Trump, the accompanying article limited its […]

Tag: Phil Levine

Philip Levine calls on Pam Bondi to delay marijuana prosecutions

Gwen Graham would seek Constitutional amendment if needed to expand Medicaid

Philip Levine raises $1.3 million in May, matches it with his own money

Philip Levine tops $1 million in November for campaign and political committee

Hmmm … poll shows Rick Scott with 10-point lead over Bill Nelson for U.S. Senate seat

Adam Putnam widened fundraising lead in October, while Phil Levine made a splash

Democrats across Florida congratulate Rick Kriseman on his re-election

Philip Levine makes it four Democrats in governor’s race, echoing other three

Philip Levine receives French Legion of Honor for climate change work

Daily Kos wildly off the mark trashing Phil Levine as ‘Trump-praising Democrat’