Politics Jan 25 Florida’s ethics commission says Gillum may have broken the law The state's ethics commission voted in a closed-door meeting Friday that there is enough evidence to show that Gillum accepted gifts from lobbyists during his time as Tallahassee's mayor. By Gary Fineout, Associated Press
Nation Jan 24 Florida secretary of state resigns after photos of him in blackface emerge Florida's top elections official abruptly resigned Thursday after a newspaper obtained pictures of him in blackface dressed as a Hurricane Katrina victim at a 2005 party. By Associated Press
Episode Nov 18 Watch 25:00 November 18, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, November 18, the Florida recount comes to a close but questions about the procedure remain, and meet Troy Williams, a formerly incarcerated man who picked up storytelling as his rehab and restitution. Also, how Hungary… By PBS NewsHour
Politics Nov 18 Watch 3:15 All eyes on Florida as GOP clinches election marathon Ballot recounts of the Senate and Governor races in Florida ended this weekend with Republicans winning both seats, though questions remain about counting procedures and why the state was once again among the last to declare results. POLITICO’s Marc Caputo… By PBS NewsHour
Nov 17 As Florida recount wraps up, Democrat Gillum concedes By Gary Fineout, Associated Press Democrat Andrew Gillum ended his hard-fought campaign for Florida governor on Saturday, just hours before counties must turn in their official results following days of recounting ballots. Continue reading
Nov 15 Inside Florida’s ‘infuriating and disheartening’ recount By Daniel Bush The process has not been flawless. But 66 of Florida’s 67 counties met a Thursday afternoon deadline to complete a machine recount of the results in the U.S. Senate, governor and agriculture commissioner’s races, all of which were too close… Continue reading
Nov 09 Florida is again at the center of an election controversy By Terry Spencer, Associated Press The deeply purple state will learn Saturday whether there will be recounts in a bitter and tight U.S. Senate race and the governor's race. Continue reading
Nov 06 Florida voters to choose Trump ally or first African-American governor By Jonathan Lemire, Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Former Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis is hoping to ride President Donald Trump's backing to victory in the governor's race Tuesday, while Democratic Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum has sought to energize his party's voters as an unabashed liberal. Continue reading
Oct 30 The view from inside Florida’s biggest swing county By Daniel Bush “The candidate that wins Pinellas is probably the candidate that wins Florida.”… Continue reading