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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 […]

Mitch PerryOctober 28, 2016

Emphasizing her centrist political persona while addressing a packed restaurant in South Tampa Friday morning, Gwen Graham said her potential candidacy for governor of Florida in 2018 would be a “transcending of the politics” that currently exists today. “I have heard from so many people who say ‘you’re exactly what the state of Florida needs,'” Graham said at […]

Associated PressOctober 28, 2016

A federal judge wants to know why nearly 25,000 people who’ve applied to vote haven’t been registered in Florida. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker has asked state election officials to tell him during a Friday hearing about their efforts to verify voter registration applications. Walker extended the voter registration deadline from Oct. 11 to Oct. […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 25, 2016

Passed at Tuesday’s Jacksonville City Council meeting: an emergency appropriations bill to get dune restoration moving forward from Beach Blvd. up to 16th Street … and potentially south of Beach Blvd. as well. $7.5 million will be moved from the debt management fund for the work, with oversight from the mayor’s office’s CFO and Chief Administrative […]

Mitch PerryOctober 25, 2016

The conventional wisdom in Florida is that the Hillary Clinton campaign has created a much more robust infrastructure in the state compared to the Donald Trump campaign. There are now 82 Hillary For America/Florida Democratic Party field offices in the state, dozens more than the Trump campaign. Clinton and her allies have spent more than $50 million […]

Tag: Rick Scott

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

Gwen Graham says she’s poised to run a 67-county strategy for governor

Federal judge to Florida: Why aren’t more people registered?

Jacksonville City Council OKs $7.5 M for dune restoration

Florida GOP Chair Blaise Ingoglia says ‘shadow’ Donald Trump vote in Florida is real