Nikki Fried Says Charlie Crist ‘Is Refusing to Debate’ in Primary
With less than four months away from the 2022 gubernatorial primary, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is pushing for a televised debate among Democratic candidates, claiming U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist...
View ArticleFlorida Teacher Union Declares Backing of Charlie Crist in Governor’s Race
Local educator unions across the state also showed support for Crist, a former Republican governor, Attorney General and, notably, the state’s former Education Commissioner in Florida. The post Florida...
View ArticleRon DeSantis Weaponizes School Board Races with Ideological Survey
Among the questions for survey respondents: Whether they support “workforce education,” the Governor’s “increases in teacher compensation,” or the concept of students being “locked out of school or...
View ArticleDeSantis Tells Boys State Participants Not to Indulge in ‘Phony Controversies’
Gov. Ron DeSantis let delegates to Florida’s Boys State convention in on what he sees as the secret of his success in office: He determined from the first to fully understand the extent and limits of...
View ArticleEx-Governor Candidate Andrew Gillum Arrested on Wire Fraud, Lying and...
A 21-count indictment, delivered by a grand jury this year and unsealed Wednesday, accused Gillum and a longtime adviser, Sharon Lettman-Hicks, of illegally soliciting and obtaining money from various...
View ArticleDeSantis Calls on ‘Moms for Liberty’ at National Summit to Fight ‘Leftist’...
Claiming that Florida schools are undergoing “leftist indoctrination,” a “leftist agenda,” and “sexualization of children,” Gov. Ron DeSantis called on hundreds of members of “Moms For Liberty,”...
View ArticleRenner Embraces Anti-‘Woke’ Rhetoric and DeSantis Sees Red at GOP’s Sunshine...
Renner, who highlighted continued work to expand school choice, also said more attention is needed to address corporate pushes toward what are known as environmental, social and governance principles,...
View ArticleFried Criticizes DeSantis Attack on Law Enforcement Following FBI Search of...
“It also pains me that Ron DeSantis — who still has not condemned Nazis, even after multiple requests to stand united with me," Fried said. "He won’t condemn January 6, but he has no problem attacking...
View ArticleMullins Doesn’t ‘Run the County’ Anymore as Pennington Crushes Him; Hunt...
It was not a good night for Flagler County's radical, white nationalist Republicans: Joe Mullins, Jill Woolbright and Janet McDonald will no longer be elected officials in the county come November as...
View ArticleBeleaguered Crist Begs National Democratic Party: Don’t Abandon Us
Democrats fear needed money won't come their way, what with concerns over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ massive campaign war chest, the GOP eclipse of Democrats in party registration, and shifts among the state’s...
View ArticleCrist Adds Teachers Union Leader Karla Hernandez to Gubernatorial Ticket
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist on Saturday formally announced Karla Hernandez, the teachers union president in Florida’s largest school district, as his running mate in the November...
View ArticleDeSantis Press Conference: Bash Biden. Praise Self. Bash Biden. Campaign...
Gov. Ron DeSantis' "news conferences" are heavy on campaigning and Biden-bashing and light on actual policy announcements. The governor packs these events with supporters who cheer him plus local...
View ArticleAnother DeSantis ‘Press’ Conference Basks in Applause and Takes No Questions
Gov. Ron DeSantis opened the floor for questions at the end of a Jacksonville news conference Monday and left after allowing a single person in the crowd to shout what sounded like, “We love you.” The...
View ArticleDeSantis Defends Martha’s Vineyard Migrant Flight But Details of ‘Repulsive’...
Saying undocumented immigrants were sent to “greener pastures,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday defended Florida’s participation in a pair of flights carrying about 50 migrants, including children, that...
View ArticleDeSantis Pledges More Migrant Flights Out of Florida at State’s Expense
The flights Wednesday mostly involved Venezuelan migrants and included about 10 children. Two planes went from San Antonio, Texas, to the Florida Panhandle community of Crestview before going north....
View ArticleIn DeSantis Talks of Damage to Flagler’s Shore During Visit, 2 Words Spell...
During a 60-minute stop in Flagler County this morning Gov. Ron DeSantis and Emergency management Director Kevin Guthrie took in the extent of damage to the pier and Flagler's nearly-erased dunes, and...
View ArticleCulture Wars, Abortion, Crime, Immigration and Spin Dominate Raucous...
Crist opened the evening as a clear underdog whom DeSantis has far outstripped in fundraising and polling. The governor’s sitting on more than $107 million in cash on hand. Crist has just $2.2 million...
View ArticleDeSantis Administration Violated Public Records Law With Snub of Migrant...
A Leon County circuit judge Tuesday ruled that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration did not comply with the state’s public-records law after an open-government group sought records about a controversial...
View ArticleLeann Pennington, Theresa Pontieri, Will Furry and Cathy Heighter Win,...
For Flagler County and Palm Coast, it is an election of new faces: four races, four newcomers to elected office: Leann Pennington won a seat on the County Commission, Theresa Pontieri and Cathy...
View ArticleFlagler County Democrats’ Only Way Forward: Become Republican
Contrary to media interpretations, Democrats underperformed woefully nationally, and in Flagler County they were again all but wiped out. To survive locally they have two choices: either run their...
View ArticleFlorida Is Turning Its Back on the New South, Embracing its Dixie-fied Past
Florida for decades was determined to leave Jim Crow behind and separate ourselves from the likes of Alabama, with leadership committed to equal justice, open government, and voting rights — however...
View ArticleRon DeSantis, ‘Injustice Denier’
DeSantis has explicitly denied that systemic racism exists – characterizing the notion as “a bunch of horse manure.” That makes him an “injustice denier.” Akin to climate change, there is no legitimate...
View ArticleAndrew Gillum Acquitted on Lying Charge, Mistrial Declared on Conspiracy and...
After five days of rocky deliberations, jurors on Thursday acquitted former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum on charges of lying to federal investigators but were unable to reach a...
View ArticleImagining life in DeSantistan
In Caseytown, Desantistan, it’s Jan. 6, 2028, a year since Ron DeSantis declared himself President for Life, making this country the freest America in America, if not the world. Let’s recap. The post...
View ArticleFederal Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Andrew Gillum Weeks After Mistrial
Less than two weeks after a mistrial, federal prosecutors on Monday filed a motion to dismiss conspiracy and fraud charges against former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum. The post...
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