by Jim Heath | Sep 26, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Headlines
Early voting is already underway in Florida, the biggest swing state in the nation, as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and President Trump fight over its 29 electoral votes. The Florida Department of State reported today that over 6,600 mail-in ballots have...
by Jim Heath | Sep 22, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, Bloomberg, Headlines
Former Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has raised over $16 million to help felons pay outstanding fines and fees to regain their voting rights in Florida. A 2018 state constitutional amendment in Florida allows for felons who have completed their...
by Jim Heath | Sep 20, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, GOP, Headlines, Supreme Court, Trump
Leading Florida Republican politicians may have convinced President Trump to nominate federal Judge Barbara Lagoa to the U.S. Supreme Court — a move they say would boost his reelection chances in the must-win swing state. The biggest names in the Florida GOP are...
by Jim Heath | Aug 29, 2020 | Headlines, Race
A counter-protester has pulled a gun on a Black Lives Matter demonstrator during a clash outside the Florida Capitol Building in Tallahassee. The dramatic moment occurred at the end of a BLM rally tonight, during which supporters called for an end to systemic racism...
by Jim Heath | Aug 4, 2020 | 2020, Battlegrounds, GOP, Headlines, Joe Biden, Trump
Donald Trump came out for vote-by-mail efforts in his home state of Florida today – after spending months calling mail voting nationwide as rife with fraud. Trump, who himself casts an absentee ballot by mail in Florida, made the surprising turnaround on Twitter,...
