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Scott PowersOctober 23, 2018

New players have entered the gathering of outside groups seeking to sway Florida voters in the U.S. Senate race, with two national environmental committees launching a TV commercial Tuesday battering Republican Gov. Rick Scott over Florida’s red tide plague. The League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund and the Environmental Defense Action Fund announced Tuesday they […]

Scott PowersSeptember 27, 2018

A statewide-televised U.S. Senate debate proposed for U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican Gov. Rick Scott is being scrapped because neither would commit, two statewide groups announced Thursday. Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association, who have traditionally teamed up to sponsor major statewide election debates, and who also announced details for the gubernatorial debate […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 21, 2018

Commuter passes will be available for high-speed rail travel between Tampa and Orlando if the route comes to fruition. Brightline Vice President of Government Affairs Bob O’Malley said the private company would consider monthly packages similar to what it offers in South Florida, which cost $300 a month for unlimited rides. Such a transit amenity […]

Scott PowersAugust 29, 2018

All Aboard Florida received state approval Wednesday to sell $1.75 billion in federal private equity bonds to extend its private, high-speed, Brightline passenger train system from South Florida to Orlando. Meeting in Orlando, the Florida Development Finance Corp. board voted unanimously to grant state permission for the financing after more than three hours of public […]

Ryan NicolAugust 28, 2018

U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel had two messages for voters Tuesday at a West Palm Beach event for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham: Make sure you remember to vote before the polls close and when you do, make sure it’s for Graham. Frankel, who represents Florida’s 21st Congressional District, formally endorsed Graham at Tuesday’s get-out-the-vote event […]

Scott PowersAugust 15, 2018

As promised last week when his campaign first unveiled the spot as an internet digital ad, Andrew Gillum is launching his “Chance” commercial — citing progressive causes from gun control to abolishing and replacing ICE, ending “Stand Your Ground” to impeaching Donald Trump — on television. The TV buy will be limited, as is Gillum’s […]

Scott PowersAugust 2, 2018

Anyone hoping Florida’s five Democratic candidates for Governor would break new ground in the final debate Thursday night may have left disappointed. On stage, each candidate mainly stuck to the standards, with only a couple of questions eliciting any form of surprise. Andrew Gillum, Jeff Greene, Chris King, Philip Levine, and Gwen Graham all pulled more […]

Scott PowersJuly 25, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is challenging thinking about what’s impossible in his first television commercial, being launched today with a modest buy that will ramp up next week. Gillum’s 30-second spot, “What’s impossible?”, seeks to define him as someone who already has a record of succeeding against long odds, as the son of the […]

Scott PowersJuly 19, 2018

Martin and Indian River counties and Citizens Against Rail Expansion Florida are asking a federal judge to vacate the federal approval that would allow All Aboard Florida to sell $1.15 billion in private activity bonds to finance the railway expansion to send higher-speed Brightline passenger trains between Souh Florida and Orlando. In a federal case […]

Ryan NicolJuly 10, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Greene is out with two new TV ads as he continues his push to make up ground in the 2018 primary. Fresh off an interview Monday with Florida Politics in which he questioned his opponents’ ability to challenge the eventual Republican nominee, Greene’s new ads focus on his planned actions as […]

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From service days to dinners, Florida universities are marking MLK Day with diverse events across their campuses.

Environmental groups’ ad batters Rick Scott on red tide

U.S. Senate debate off, say Leadership Florida, Florida Press Association

On the right track? Brightline could create Tampa/Orlando super region

Brightline gets state approval to sell construction bonds

Lois Frankel endorses Gwen Graham in West Palm Beach

Andrew Gillum puts progressive ‘Chance’ ad on TV

Democrats ease into standard responses in final governor’s race debate

Andrew Gillum challenges ‘What’s impossible?’ in first TV ad

Martin, Indian River counties ask federal judge to stop Brightline’s bonds

New Jeff Greene ads target Donald Trump, promote education reform