Shocker! Gov. Rick Scott rejects Dem chair’s plea on special election date
One of these Democrats — state Rep. Lori Berman, former state Rep. Irving Slosberg or state Rep. David Silvers — could be the next state senator in District 31, but probably not in time for the 2018...
View ArticleHow Obama, Trump, Jefferson figure in Florida candidate’s new radio ad
Presidents Barack Obama, Donald Trump (with lapel pins) and Thomas Jefferson. Miami Beach Mayor and Democratic governor candidate Philip Levine quoted Martin Luther King and Gloria Estefan in his...
View ArticleRepublican Jetta slams Democrat Frankel on opioid response
In a new digital ad, Republican congressional candidate Kurt Jetta accuses Rep. Lois Frankel, D-West Palm Beach, of failing to lead on the opioid crisis. UPDATED with response from Frankel’s campaign...
View ArticleOne way Donald Trump hopes to be like George W. Bush in 2018
Presidents Donald Trump and George W. Bush waving from limousines in Palm Beach County. (Trump photo by Allen Eyestone/The Palm Beach Post; Bush photo by Bob Shanley/The Palm Beach Post) Democrats...
View ArticleJohn Morgan rules out Democratic bid for Florida governor; is indie run...
John Morgan at a 2014 event supporting medical marijuana (Erica Brough/The Gainesville Sun) Trial lawyer John Morgan — who has topped at least one poll for the Democratic nomination for Florida...
View ArticleNew Gillum campaign manager has Hillary Clinton past, Bernie Sanders flavor
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum at the Florida Democratic Party’s Leadership Blue gathering in Hollywood in June. (George Bennett/The Palm Beach Post) After nearly five months without a campaign...
View Article‘Compassionate capitalist’ John Morgan has ‘no clue’ on indie run for governor
Trial lawyer John Morgan talks about his distaste for the Democratic and Republican parties in a new video. Trial lawyer John Morgan, until last week the target of much speculation as a potential...
View ArticlePalm Beach County commissioner’s brother opens campaign for judge
Attorney Scott Kerner, left, joins former Palm Beach County State Attorney Michael McAuliffe in the race for an open Circuit Court judgeship. Attorney Scott Kerner, the older brother of Palm Beach...
View ArticleVideo: Democrat Lauren Baer focuses on health care in bid for Brian Mast...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbc-Snk9kQ4&w=640&h=390] Democrat Lauren Baer, a former Obama administration foreign policy adviser who hopes to unseat freshman Rep. Brian Mast, R-Palm...
View ArticleLooks like Ron DeSantis will go Full Trump in Florida governor bid
U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis introducing President Donald Trump in Pensacola on Friday night. U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, who’s expected to launch a Republican bid for Florida governor in 2018, is leaving little...
View ArticleToday: Past clues to watch in Rick Scott’s final State of the State speech
Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay (left) and Assistant County Administrator Todd Bonlarron talk with Florida Gov. Rick Scott during an Associated Industries of Florida reception on Monday...
View ArticleBoca brouhaha? Weinroth eyes same county commission race as ally Haynie
Boca Raton City Councilman Bob Weinroth (left) chats with Palm Beach County Commissioner Dave Kerner in Tallahassee on Tuesday night. (George Bennett/The Palm Beach Post) TALLAHASSEE — Boca Raton City...
View ArticleWho was the only candidate for governor at Everglades Coalition conference?
Democratic governor candidate Chris King at a Palm Beach County Democratic meeting last year. Chris King, the Winter Park businessman seeking the 2018 Democratic nomination for Florida governor, scored...
View ArticleBaer pictured on Time cover with other female office-seekers
Lauren Baer Attorney Lauren Baer, challenging U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Palm City, in Florida’s District 18 congressional race, is pictured on this month’s issue of Time magazine with other women running...
View ArticleShutdown: Some Senate Dems from Trump states vote with GOP; Florida’s Bill...
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio (left) supported a short-term spending measure to avert a federal government shutdown; Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson was opposed. (George Bennett/The Palm Beach Post) Five...
View ArticleEric Trump says dad would be ‘hugely impeded’ if Dems take Congress
Eric Trump and wife Lara speaking to Republican activists at the West Palm Beach Marriott today. (Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post) WEST PALM BEACH — Eric Trump thanked local Republican activists for...
View ArticleShutdown vote reveals 2018 vs. 2020 Democratic divide
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio (left) and Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson were back on the same side in today’s vote to end a government shutdown. (George Bennett/The Palm Beach Post) Less than 72 hours after...
View ArticleCostly affair: $1 million for special election to replace Clemens
Florida Senate President Joe Negron, R-Stuart, addresses the chamber at the start of the 2018 session this month. (George Bennett/The Palm Beach Post) The special election process to replace Democrat...
View ArticleRep. Brian Mast among top Republicans for co-sponsoring Democratic bills
Rep. Brian Mast, R-Palm City.. (George Bennett/The Palm Beach Post) Freshman U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Palm City, crosses the aisle to co-sponsor Democratic legislation at a higher rate than all but...
View ArticleFlorida poll: High undecideds in GOP, Dem governor primaries
Florida governor candidates, from left: Republicans Adam Putnam, Ron DeSantis, Richard Corcoran; Democrats Gwen Graham, Andrew Gillum, Philip Levine, Chris King. Republican governor candidate Adam...
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