By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With seven election-related lawsuits pending, a federal judge clashed Wednesday with lawyers for state officials, national Republicans and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s campaign in a case about whether voters whose ballot signatures don’t match those on file should be able to “cure” the ballots. “I’m […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott intends to recuse himself from a state panel that is scheduled next week to certify the results of Florida’s 2018 elections, the governor’s lawyer told a federal judge Wednesday. Scott’s decision to step aside from the Elections Canvassing Commission came as he […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In an unusual move, Attorney General Pam Bondi on Sunday publicly criticized Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Rick Swearingen for not pursuing an investigation into alleged irregularities in the handling of election ballots in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Bondi’s office released a two-page […]
Update as of 10:00 am: DeSantis up by 36,199, Scott up by 15,069, & Fried up by 2,923 By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Potential recounts in Florida grew Thursday, with the governor’s race entering the range for an automatic recount two days after Democrat Andrew Gillum conceded to Republican opponent […]
At least five races in Florida are headed to a recount. Theses include the U.S. Senate race, a state cabinet race, a state Senate race and two state House races. Also, the latest information indicates that the governor’s race could also end up in with a recount. As of 8:30 am on Thursday, DeSantis had […]
By Lloyd Dunkelberger, Dara Kam The News Service of Florida ORLANDO — In another razor-thin election, Florida voters on Tuesday continued a two-decade streak of Republican dominance by electing former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis as governor. With more than 8 million votes counted, the state Division of Elections showed DeSantis leading Democrat Andrew Gillum by […]
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 […]
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 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 […]