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Tamara LushNovember 8, 2016

It’s a sunny fall day at Williams Park in downtown St. Petersburg, and Charlie Crist is in his element. “What’s your name?,” he purrs to a woman in a wheelchair, taking her hand. He beams a white smile that matches his snow-white hair, contrasting with his tan face. “May I get a picture?” he asks, […]

Mitch PerryNovember 4, 2016

Six weeks after first requesting public records pertaining to the leak of contaminated water that occurred at a massive sinkhole at Mosaic’s New Wales Facility at the Hillsborough/Polk county line in August, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham says she wants to know why Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection are “stalling” to release emails related to the controversy. “Public records are […]

Mitch PerryNovember 4, 2016

(UPDATED) A political mailer being distributed in Florida’s 18th state Senate District has brought Dana Young and Joe Redner and Bob Buesing together — to criticize it. For all intents and purposes, it looks like a mailer from the Redner campaign, referring to him as a “Bernie Sanders progressive” and criticizing Young as “just another Republican” and Democrat Bob Buesing as […]

Peter SchorschNovember 3, 2016

The Tampa Bay Times posted a timely story yesterday by Steve Bousquet about election-time misinformation. In the piece, “Rumors, myths, and half-truths cloud Florida’s election,” Bousquet muses, “Whatever it is, people in Florida seem more suspicious than ever about the election.” The irony is that reporting by the Times, or at least some of its brethren, aren’t helping […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 3, 2016

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On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott was in Jacksonville to kick off the Interstate 95/Interstate 295 interchange project. The hub will help connect JAXPORT with I-95, as well as offering another route from downtown Jacksonville to the airport. Gov. Scott said, “We are proud to be welcoming so many families and job creators to Florida, and we must […]

Brendan FarringtonNovember 1, 2016

A lawyer representing an abortion clinic told the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday that the state’s 24-hour waiting period would significantly restrict a woman’s right to abortion and asked justices to continue blocking the law until a lower court can decide whether it’s constitutional. The delays could lead to victims of domestic abuse being forced […]

Scott PowersNovember 1, 2016

Democratic House District 30 candidate Ryan Yadav is calling for the state to take “all steps necessary to address” missing ballots in Seminole County, suggesting there may be voter fraud at work. Yadav, who’s taking on Republican state Rep. Bob Cortes, is responding to news reports in the Orlando Sentinel Tuesday that the Seminole County […]

Joe HendersonOctober 31, 2016

Thanks to the always-working, never-sleeping Mitch Perry, readers of this site are aware of the controversy about a mailer from the Republican Party of Florida supporting Ross Spano in the House District 59 campaign. After the mailer labeled Democratic opponent Rena Frazier’s experience as “INSUFFICIENT” — in all caps, big red letters — the House […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 31, 2016

With about a week until Election Day, Gov. Rick Scott remains confident Donald Trump come out on top. “I think Trump is going to win, and I think the reason he’s going to win is that there’s a clear choice,” he said following a stop in Fort Myers. “Even though we’ve added 1.2 million jobs […]

Staff ReportsOctober 28, 2016

Mike Fernandez is backing Democrat Patrick Murphy in his race against Republican Marco Rubio for the U.S. Senate. Fernandez, the Miami billionaire who is one of the nation’s largest GOP funders, announced his support of Murphy to the Miami Herald Friday morning. He told reporters the main reason he’s voting for Murphy is the Jupiter […]

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Ex-Gov. Charlie Crist aims for political comeback in House

Gwen Graham blasts Rick Scott and DEP for delay in public records request on sinkhole spill

Anonymous mailer in SD 18 race gets everyone outraged

Even after bungled math mea culpa, Times/Herald still offering inaccurate information about solar amendment

Rick Scott kicks off I-95/I-295 interchange in Jacksonville

ACLU asks court to continue to block abortion waiting period

Ryan Yadav calls for state response to missing ballots in Seminole County

Joe Henderson: Ross Spano mailer in HD 59: Tacky? Yes. Sexist? No.

Rick Scott says ‘there’s a clear choice’ in 2016 election

Miami GOP rainmaker Mike Fernandez endorses Patrick Murphy, gives $100K