Listed below is a concise assessment of each proposed amendment to the Florida constitution. For more detail, visit Ballotpedia. Amendment 1 Vote yes for amendment 1 if you support raising the homestead property tax exemption by $25,000 for homes worth more than $100,000. This would exempt the value between $100,000 and $125,000 of a home that serves […]
Within one week, the greatness of America has included pipe bombs mailed from Florida, talk of blackface, the mass execution of people going to pray, and racist robocalls to influence our state elections. What is it in ourselves that we sense the need to separate to experience wholeness, or is it this: when we don’t […]
By Scott Carswell Jr. On Saturday at noon the Seminoles will take on the Clemson Tigers on ABC. Clemson is number two in the AP poll and are leading the ACC Atlantic. They are undefeated at 7-0 with victories over Furman, Texas A&M, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Wake Forest and North Carolina State. Clemson […]
Emails show that Adam Corey, while lobbying before the city of Tallahassee, offered a football ticket to Andrew Gillum’s chief of staff at the time, Dustin Daniels. Daniels is now a candidate for mayor of Tallahassee. It appears the ticket was paid for by Mike Miller, the undercover FBI agent who was in Tallahassee posing […]
Newly released emails reveal that Mike Miller – an undercover FBI agent posing as a developer with business interests before the city of Tallahassee – covered a $4,386 expense for a fundraiser honoring Andrew Gillum which benefited the Gilllum affiliated PAC, Forward Florida. However, a review of Forward Florida campaign reports show no expenditure or […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Construction of a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee that state lawmakers envision as a way to help a region beset by toxic algae blooms was part of a wide-ranging water bill signed Tuesday by President Donald Trump. The $6 billion America’s Water Infrastructure Act of […]
During the CNN Florida gubernatorial debate, Ron DeSantis asked Andrew Gillum whether he paid for the lodging associated with a Costa Rica trip that included lobbyist Adam Corey. Previously, Gillum said that he and his wife paid cash for the May 2016 Costa Rica accommodations. However, POLITICO is reporting that newly released information from Adam […]
The Tampa Bay Times (TBT) is reporting that Andrew Gillum knew that developers -who were undercover FBI agents – provided tickets for him to attend the Broadway musical Hamilton when he was in New York city with Adam Corey. Gillum has previously said his brother gave him the tickets. The information was contained in records […]
During the CNN Florida gubernatorial debate between Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum, the issue of Gillum signing on to an anti-police Dream Defender pledge was addressed. Gillum’s response when DeSantis mentioned the pledge was, “I have no idea what pledge he is talking about.” However, FloridaPolitics.com is reporting that Gillum did sign the […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TAMPA — Likening the November election to “reclaiming America’s soul, for real,” former Vice President Joe Biden held a crowd of supporters spellbound Monday as he shared a stage with Florida’s top two Democratic candidates as early voting started in many parts of the state. “I think […]