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James CallJanuary 26, 2015

State Sen. Jeff Brandes is the first out of the gate with a medical marijuana bill for the 2015 legislative session. Brandes filed Monday the Florida Medical Marijuana, Act which authorizes physicians to use marijuana to treat patients afflicted with one of 14 specific illnesses. Brandes’ proposal creates two licensing processes, one for the cultivation […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 26, 2015

Conventional wisdom in Jacksonville for more than two years has been that Alvin Brown enjoys near invincible favorability. But a new survey from St. Pete Polls turns that notion upside down. The poll reveals the incumbent mayor is in deep trouble and is facing a political environment that is moving away from him as more voters see […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 26, 2015

Conventional wisdom in Jacksonville for more than two years has been that Alvin Brown enjoys near invincible favorability. But a new survey from St. Pete Polls turns that notion upside down. The poll reveals the incumbent mayor is in deep trouble and is facing a political environment that is moving away from him as more voters see […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 26, 2015

There were a lot of good things happening in St. Petersburg in 2013, yet city voters overwhelmingly rejected incumbent Mayor Bill Foster, instead choosing Rick Kriseman to lead the city for the next four years. The former City Councilman and state Representative was seen as someone more in synch with where the city was going […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 25, 2015

On Tuesday, voters in Northeast Florida will learn the Republican candidate who could replace former state Sen. John Thrasher in Senate District 6. The region – mostly St. Johns, Flagler and Putnam counties — leans heavily for the GOP, and since the Democrats offered only nominal opposition, the winner will likely be the person filling Thrasher’s […]

Rachel PientaJanuary 25, 2015

On Saturday, January 24, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham met with 30 area Democrats. While there was some representation from Wakulla, Jefferson, and Bay counties, the room was dominated by Leon residents. What had been billed as a listening session with opportunities to ask Graham about votes taken during her brief time on Capitol Hill turned into something resembling […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 23, 2015

Candidate Mike Davis took a major leap in his fundraising lead over fellow Republican Cyndi Stevenson during the first two weeks of January in the House District 17 race. From Jan. 1-22, Davis, a St. Augustine small business owner, took in another $51,030, far outpacing Stevenson, a St. Johns County commissioner who raised $10,710. Davis now […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 23, 2015

House District 24 hopeful Paul Renner continued collecting mounds of campaign cash, adding another $68,755 during the first three weeks in January, according to reports filed Friday with the state Division of Elections. Renner, a Palm Coast Republican, is entering this Tuesday’s GOP primary with an overall fundraising total of $207,130 as of Jan. 22. […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 23, 2015

Freshman U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, recently assigned to the House Armed Services Committee, visited North Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base on Friday. Graham toured the base with 325th Fighter Wing Commander Col. Derek France and the commander of the 1st Air Force, Lt. Gen. William Etter. Tyndall, in Bay County east of Panama City, employs more […]

Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 23, 2015

Four sports franchises vying for $7 million in tax incentives cleared an initial hurdle Friday afternoon as the state’s leading jobs office forwarded their applications for review by the Florida Legislature. However, the applicants — the City of Orlando, the City of Jacksonville, Daytona International Speedway, and South Florida Stadium LLC — have not been […]

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Jeff Brandes files to expand medicinal marijuana law; increases eligible patients, splits licensing

Shock poll in Jax: Alvin Brown’s re-election in serious doubt

Shock poll in Jax: Alvin Brown's re-election in serious doubt

Mitch Perry Report for 1.26.15 – Rick Kriseman strides forward into 2015

ICYMI: Campaign cash updates in NE Florida special elections

Rachel Pienta: Gwen Graham listening session turns into hour-long filibuster

Mike Davis jumps far ahead in HD 17 campaign cash race

Paul Renner continues fundraising haul for HD 24 special election

New Armed Services Committee member Gwen Graham visits Tyndall AFB

Who's No. 1? State passes on ranking sports-related tax incentives