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Jacob OglesOctober 22, 2018

Florida Police Benevolent Association President John Kazanjian is telling voters Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis “has our back” in a new robocall going out statewide. The bulk of the call, though, slams Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum for a sometimes contentious relationship with police leaders. “Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum has failed us,” Kazanjian says in […]

Blake DowlingOctober 22, 2018

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This time last week, power returned to our house in Tallahassee. A lot of communities in North Florida weren’t so lucky after Hurricane Michael. Normally, I crank out a column pretty fast about the news of the day, but I had no desire whatsoever to write about what went down last week. As I sat […]

Ryan NicolOctober 18, 2018

The Republican Governors Association (RGA) continues to capitalize on the ongoing FBI probe in Tallahassee, asking in a new ad if Mayor Andrew Gillum is “caught up in corruption.” The ad hits Gillum, the Democratic candidate for Governor, for his alleged proximity to the investigation, though it’s not clear whether Gillum is actually a target […]

Guest AuthorOctober 17, 2018

America’s men and women in law enforcement have fallen under attack by a fringe movement that seems focused on radically reinventing our way of life. However, the threat of that new reality is no longer just a faraway possibility, it’s a choice facing voters in the state of Florida right now — a choice that, […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 16, 2018

Andrew Gillum is confronting Florida voters with mixed messages as he approaches the home stretch of his Democratic bid for Governor. Gillum’s campaign debuted two new ads on Tuesday, the three-week mark ahead of the Nov. 6 Election Day. One, a negative attack on his Republican opponent Ron DeSantis, criticizes the former congressman’s voting record on Medicare […]

Jacob OglesOctober 14, 2018

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Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee for Florida Governor, will remain off the campaign trail until at least Wednesday while his community recovers from Hurricane Michael. That means the first gubernatorial debate will likely be canceled. “I’m as eager to get back out there talking to folks,” Gillum said in a Facebook message to […]

Jacob OglesOctober 14, 2018

Citizens Property Insurance announced the opening of several catastrophe response centers in Panama City. A new mobile claim center will open at noon today in the parking lot for a Sam’s Club on West 23rd Street. That’s in addition to an already-open center in the parking lot for the Walmart Supercenter in Fallschase Village Center […]

Scott PowersOctober 11, 2018

A second lawsuit has been filed seeking to force Florida authorities to extend the voter registration deadline further in counties being hit by Hurricane Michael, this time brought by a coalition of groups. Common Cause Florida, New Florida Majority Education Fund and Mi Familia Vota Education Fund filed suit in U.S. District Court in Tallahassee […]

Jacob OglesOctober 10, 2018

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Florida Democrats chided Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis for running negative ads against opponent Andrew Gillum as Florida faces Hurricane Michael. Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber expressed shock that DeSantis would run attack ads as Panhandle residents glue themselves to TV sets for live storm updates. “This was a knowing decision to exploit one of […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 9, 2018

Emergency officials in Leon County are predicting Hurricane Michael will be the “strongest” and “most extreme” storm in decades to hit Florida’s capital city. Speaking to reporters Tuesday in Tallahassee, county Emergency Management Director Kevin Peters said Hurricane Michael is nearly a Category 3 storm. He anticipates it will make landfall at that strength on Wednesday […]

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Florida PBA leader records robocall attacking Andrew Gillum on crime

Blake Dowling: Reflections on the storm

New ad from Republican governors asks, ‘Is Andrew Gillum caught up in corruption?’

Dan Bongino: Andrew Gillum’s radical manifesto doesn’t belong in Florida — or America

Andrew Gillum goes high — and low — in two new ads

Andrew Gillum off campaign trail through Wednesday, debate likely canceled

Citizens Insurance opens claims centers in Panama City

Second lawsuit filed seeking to extend voter registration

Miami Mayors Dan Gelber, Alex Penelas blast Ron DeSantis for ‘hurricane politics’

Tallahassee braces for strongest storm ‘since 1894’