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Scott PowersJuly 26, 2018

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gov. Rick Scott picked up another Florida business group’s endorsement with the announcement in Marco Island Thursday that the Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida is backing his campaign. Scott picked up the endorsement at the annual conference of the group, which represnts 2,500 general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, and professional […]

Drew WilsonJuly 26, 2018

A Washington-based ethics group says there’s something rotten with a political committee supporting Gov. Rick Scott’s bid for U.S. Senate. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, or FACT, said a “scam PAC” known as Keeping America in Republican Control has touted raising more than $1.5 million to influence elections but it hasn’t filed the […]

Ryan NicolJuly 26, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott has earned the endorsement of Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) as he continues his campaign to oust incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. Scott, running for U.S. Senate after two terms as Florida’s governor, thanked the group for its endorsement. “Over the past seven and a half years, we’ve worked hard to improve the […]

Peter SchorschJuly 26, 2018

If today were Election Day, state Rep. Kathleen Peters would cruise to a 10-point win in the Republican primary for the District 6 seat on the Pinellas County Commission. According to a new survey from St. Pete Polls, Peters is the pick for 35.6 percent of likely Republican voters in the district. Fellow state Rep. […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 26, 2018

The Attorney General campaign of Republican Ashley Moody got another in a long series of endorsements Thursday, with Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera backing the retired Hillsborough judge. Lopez-Cantera is a potentially significant endorsement. Since taking over the LG office, he has been Gov. Scott’s pointman in South Florida. “Ashley Moody is the conservative choice for Attorney General […]

Ryan NicolJuly 25, 2018

President Donald Trump‘s approval rating has dipped from its previous high among Florida voters, according to the newest results from the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI). The July survey has Trump with a 41 percent approval rating and a 47 percent disapproval rating. That’s down from May, when the poll had Trump […]

Ryan NicolJuly 25, 2018

A new survey out shows Gov. Rick Scott leading incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson by four percentage points in the race for U.S. Senate. Scott earns 44 percent of the vote compared to Nelson’s 40 percent, according to the most recent results by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative. Those numbers are nearly […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 25, 2018

Whether it’s 2012 or 2018, Gov. Rick Scott hews to the same script when it comes to talking to media about Stand Your Ground cases. The recent killing in Pinellas County of Markeis McGlockton, who was shot by Michael Drejka after a dispute over a parking space at a convenience store got physical, seemingly denoted the paradox at […]

Ryan NicolJuly 25, 2018

A new ad from Frank White‘s political committee is hitting Ashley Moody over alleged “fearmongering” in a recent ad. The group, United Conservatives, says Moody was misleading voters in a recent ad for her campaign in the Attorney General’s race. In Moody’s 30-second spot, the narrator beings by saying, “Our streets aren’t safe.” Moody then […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 25, 2018

Jacksonville and Orlando have been the scenes of murders of transgender African-American women this year, and Equality Florida wants action. Representatives from the group were in Jacksonville Tuesday, petitioning the Jacksonville City Council for redress during the public comment period. At the end of that period, a representative from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office vowed that […]

Tag: Rick Scott

Builders backing Rick Scott

Ethics group files complaint against pro-Rick Scott PAC

AIF backs Rick Scott for Senate

Kathleen Peters up by double digits in Pinellas Commission primary

Another key endorsement: Carlos Lopez-Cantera endorses Ashley Moody for AG

Donald Trump approval rating drops after hitting high among Floridians

FAU poll sees U.S. Senate race steady since May

Despite six years between Stand Your Ground controversies, Rick Scott’s talking points stay the same

New ad hits Ashley Moody for ‘fearmongering’ over crime stats

Equality Florida wants action from Rick Scott on Jacksonville, Orlando trans murders