LOCAL NEWS
It’s Election Day. Republicans, Democrats, and NPAs can all vote in the primary.
City Commission Seat 1 Issue Guide: Tallahassee City Commissioner Jack Porter is being challenged by Rudy Ferguson and Louis Dilbert during this election cycle.
Tallahassee City Commission Seat 2 Issue Guide: Tallahassee City Commissioner Curtis Richardson is being challenged by Dot Inman-Johnson, Donna Nyack and Bernard Stevens.
In the Arena: Jon Ausman writes about the impact of negative campaign tactics.
FLORIDA NEWS
Compared with the wild twists and turns of the Presidential Election, Florida’s Primary Tuesday will be relatively tame. The only statewide race on the ballot is for the Senate seat held by Republican Rick Scott, who will learn who he’ll face in November. Local races will be the main motivator to get people to the polls. Here’s a look at the Florida primary.
Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis proposed on Monday the creation of the ‘Sunshine Freedom Bank,’ a state-managed financial institution designed to manage the state’s funds internally.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, despite opposing public funds for private stadiums, allocated $8 million for infrastructure benefiting Miami Freedom Park, owned by political donors Jorge and Jose Mas, raising concerns about potential political favoritism.
NATIONAL NEWS
Democratic National Convention gets underway in Chicago; see updates from the first day (More).
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing to increase the corporate tax rate to 28% from 21% if she wins a November election against Republican rival Donald Trump, her campaign said on Monday.
Phil Donahue, nine-time Daytime Emmy-winning talk show host and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner, dies at 88 (More).
US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.0%, Dow +0.6%, Nasdaq +1.4%); S&P 500, Nasdaq extend winning streak to eighth consecutive session ahead of Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole Economic Symposium (More).
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I cannot understand all the Leon County people voting for that despicable character Daryl Parks. There must be something wrong with all of you.
Well, Porter won, and Dot got more votes than Curtis, sending their race to a runoff.
I’m thinking Goad will be in the unemployment line for Christmas.
Too bad this site isn’t making much of a difference.
Vote Republican!!
Great idea creating the Sunshine Freedom Bank! Take our money out of the Woke financial institutions and create a model for other states.
Vote Republican ALL the way. We cannot afford to continue on this Democratic downward spiral.
Voted Democrat…ALL the way
Vote early and often