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Mitch PerrySeptember 18, 2017

Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum believes Rick Scott did a relatively good job leading Florida through the impact of Hurricane Irma, but he didn’t think much of the Governor’s verbal shot at him last week. “Up until the time when he took a swipe at me, he was doing well,” Gillum said Saturday […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 18, 2017

A couple more lawmakers came out in support of Sarasota Republican James Buchanan in the special election for House District 72, which was vacated by Alex Miller Sept. 1. Future Senate President Bill Galvano endorsed Buchanan, saying that he knows the real estate agent and business owner “will be ready to hit the ground running” […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 17, 2017

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham believes Florida should have been better prepared to handle the impact of Hurricane Irma. “The state of Florida was not ready for this storm,” Graham declared Saturday night. The 54-year-old attorney and former Tallahassee-area congresswoman made the comments while delivering the keynote address before a record crowd at the Hillsborough […]

Associated PressSeptember 17, 2017

Standing tall in a NAVY cap, Florida Gov. Rick Scott will be an enduring image from Hurricane Irma. Seemingly everywhere but the eye of the storm, he was there on social media urging millions to evacuate, calmly taking charge at emergency briefings, even delivering early word of devastation in the Keys after a much-publicized flyover. […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 15, 2017

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Key West didn’t suffer the same devastation from Hurricane Irma compared to Cudjoe Key and Big Pine Key, but the Category 3 storm did knock power out completely in the city last weekend when it hit the region. While power is now back in most of the city, the Keys still faces a water problem. The […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 15, 2017

As Northeast Florida continues the recovery phase after Hurricane Irma’s storm surge inundated large swathes of the city, the DEO offered good news on the jobs front Friday. Unemployment in the six-county Northeast Florida region stands at 4.2 percent, down from 5.1 percent last August, and in line with state numbers. And there are 2.5 […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 12, 2017

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott toured impacts of Hurricane Irma in Lee County with City of Bonita Springs Mayor Peter Simmons and Lee County Undersheriff Carmine Marceno.

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 12, 2017

Hurricane Irma’s impact stopped being felt in Jacksonville Monday afternoon, and it was soon thereafter that Gov. Rick Scott was in town. Scott, who added Duval County to his ask for a major disaster declaration post-Irma on Monday evening, visited a local hurricane shelter with New York Mets’ minor league prospect Tim Tebow, a legend in these […]

Phil AmmannSeptember 12, 2017

Ahead of the 2018 midterms, the Republican National Committee has brought on a new political director for Florida. Andrew Brey, who previously served on U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio‘s presidential campaign, has been in the post since July. Brey has also worked for the Republican Party of Florida as field director in support of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny […]

Associated PressSeptember 12, 2017

Residents were allowed to return Tuesday to some islands in the hurricane-hit Florida Keys as officials pieced together the scope of Irma’s destruction and aid rushed into the drenched and debris-strewn state. It has been difficult to get detailed information on the condition of island chain where Irma first came ashore over the weekend because […]

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Andrew Gillum didn’t appreciate Rick Scott’s taking a ‘swipe’ at him last week

Bill Galvano, Jim Boyd backing James Buchanan in HD 72

Gwen Graham: Hurricane Irma showed Florida isn’t as prepared as it should be

Rick Scott could get political boost for leadership in Irma

Rick Scott still assessing damage done to Conch Republic

Northeast Florida jobs numbers strong again in August

Rick Scott tours impacts of Hurricane Irma in Lee County

After Irma, state politicians descend on Jacksonville

National Republicans hire new Florida state director

Access restored to displaced residents of Upper Florida Keys