WILL FLORIDA, THE RECOUNT STATE, BE READY FOR THE ELECTION?

Most states have the occasional problems running their elections. Not Florida. Florida has debacles. ...
More than two decades of scandals and blunders have made Florida the nation’s elections punchline, the state that kept the world at the edge of its seat while votes for president were manually recounted. The shadows of Florida elections past seem to lurk everywhere. ..MORE

NEW YORK TIMES - 10/21-23/2020

Obama Hits Campaign Trail In South Florida, Criticizing Trump's Behavior As Worse Than Florida Man
Wlrn - 10/26/20
Obama to campaign in Orlando on Tuesday for Biden and Harris
Tampa Bay Times - 10/26/20
Florida Republicans surge ahead with in-person early voting
Tampa Bay Times - 10/23/20
Jeb and George Bush stay silent on Biden endorsement while speaking out against Trump
Newsweek - 10/23/20
Trump, Biden campaigns lawyer up to take the election to court in Florida, rest of U.S.
Orlando Sentinel - 10/23/20
Poll: Joe Biden builds 19-point lead over Donald Trump among Florida’s early voters
Florida Politics - 10/23/20
Bloomberg knocks Trump back on his heels in Florida
Politico - 10/21/20

BuzzFeed News

26 October 2020

Politics – FiveThirtyEight

26 October 2020

Politics & Elections

GOP slowly gaining as early vote total surpasses 2016
Associated Press - 10/26/20
Florida voting rights group faced threats from white supremacists after Republicans' call for investigation
Tampa Bay Times - 10/26/20
Florida’s Senate is safely GOP this year. Are Democrats blowing it again?
Tampa Bay Times - 10/26/20
Bob Graham and Jeb Bush say your vote will count
Tampa Bay Times - 10/26/20
How the Trump campaign used big data to deter Miami-Dade’s Black communities from voting
Miami Herald - 10/23/20
Duval County elections board: No can object to its rulings or photograph its meetings
Florida Times-Union - 10/23/20
Gaetz: Luxury Trump Hotel’s below-market room charges were clerical error. ‘I don’t believe I stayed there’
Florida Phoenix - 10/23/20
Experts Give Assurances As Election Day Looms In Florida
News Service of Florida - 10/23/20
Florida election problems? What election problems?
Florida Politics - 10/23/20
Thousands of mail-in ballots have been initially rejected in Florida. But there’s still time to fix them.
Orlando Sentinel - 10/23/20
Pinellas Sheriff investigating report of armed voter intimidation at St. Pete early voting location
Florida Politics - 10/23/20
Micah Kubic: Amendment 4 strips Floridians of our own power. Vote ‘no.’
Florida Politics - 10/23/20
Is a ballot selfie legal in Florida? Here are things you can and can’t do at the polls
Miami Herald - 10/22/20
Tampa Bay law enforcement agencies plan for subtle presence at polls to help combat voter intimidation
WFLA - 10/22/20
Emails threatening Democratic voters circulate in Collier, Lee counties
News-Press - 10/22/20
Canvassing in a Swing State During a Pandemic
Spectrum News - 10/22/20
Florida’s Pinellas County is one to watch on election night
Associated Press - 10/22/20
Tens of thousands of Florida voters are using drop boxes to deliver mail ballots
Miami Herald - 10/21/20
Law enforcement investigates 'Proud Boys' emails
Gainesville Sun - 10/21/20
Some mail ballots envelopes arriving already sealed; Leon elections supervisor says that’s ok
Tallahassee - 10/21/20
Disinformation targets Latino voters in South Florida
Sun-Sentinel - 10/21/20
ACLU Of Florida Says Amendment 1 Is Bad For The Elderly, People Of Color
WLRN - 10/21/20
Trump and Florida’s I-4 corridor: Can you trust polls with crowds like this?
Tampa Bay Times - 10/21/20
Hawkfish, Steve Schale say voter trends encouraging for Democrats
Florida Politics - 10/20/20
Final tally: Group says 67,000 felons registered in Florida after Amendment 4
Politico - 10/20/20
Here's Everything You Need To Know About Voting In The November General Election
WLRN - 10/19/20
ACLU of FL: Three proposed amendments on Nov. 3 ballot ‘endanger Floridians’ civil liberties’
Florida Phoenix - 10/19/20
Trump, Biden muster army of lawyers, poll-watchers for Florida election fight
Herald Tribune - 10/19/20
No, Florida is not purging felons from the voter rolls before Election Day
Tampa Bay Times - 10/19/20
Rejected mail ballots pile up in Florida
Tampa Bay Times - 10/19/20
Florida’s election may hinge on mail ballot signatures: ‘The hanging chad of 2020’
Tampa Bay Times - 10/19/20
Democrats cry foul after state tells elections supervisors to guard ballot drop off boxes
Orlando Sentinel - 10/19/20
Florida Elections Supervisors Warn Winners Likely Won't Be Known Election Night
WFSU - 10/14/20
List maintenance or voter purges: How the practice of maintaining voter lists became so polarized
Florida Phoenix - 10/09/20
Bay County Supervisor of Elections urges residents to sign mail-in ballots
My Panhandle - 10/09/20
The Plot Against America: The GOP’s Plan to Suppress the Vote and Sabotage the Election
Rolling Stone - 07/17/20

Ron's Inbox

Gov. DeSantis says state is on the lookout for overseas meddling in FL’s elections; singles out Iran
Florida Phoenix - 10/23/20
Gov. DeSantis committee rakes in $235,000
News Service of Florida - 10/23/20
Dan Gelber argues Ron DeSantis is adopting stealth ‘herd immunity’ strategy
Florida Politics - 10/21/20
Governor’s Office mulls reducing COVID-19 reporting, but decision isn’t imminent
Florida Politics - 10/20/20

Energy, Enviro & Ag Action

Florida delegation highlights new climate change report touting benefits of Paris pact
Florida Politics - 10/21/20
Florida Wants To Control Wetlands Permitting. Critics Say The State Isn't Equipped To Do The Job
WLRN - 10/20/20
EPA approves use of radioactive phosphogypsum in roads, reversing long-held policy
Tampa Bay Times - 10/19/20

Economy, Budget & Labor's Latest

Florida's coronavirus map now shows cases by ZIP code
Orlando Weekly
What face mask requirements are in place in Florida?
Florida Politics
Republicans Broke Florida’s Unemployment System. Could It Cost Trump the Election?
Mother Jones - 10/23/20
None of Florida’s top CEO’s make the list of top Trump or Biden donors
The Capitolist - 10/20/20
People of color face disproportionate pandemic-related financial stress
NBC News - 10/20/20
New Eviction Moratorium Guidelines Grant Landlords More Power
Spectrum News - 10/15/20
Renting in Florida? Here’s how to avoid eviction under CDC order
Tampa Bay Times - 10/06/20

Legislative Updates

Insurance, water issues on the table for 2021 legislative session
News Service of Florida - 10/26/20
Florida Lawmakers Excited, Wary About Capitol Return In A Pandemic
WLRN - 10/20/20
Wilton Simpson announces Tampa General contract for Session COVID-19 plan
Florida Politics - 10/07/20
Incoming Senate President looks at COVID-19 options
News Service if Florida - 07/10/20

Mary Jane, M.D.

New cannabis dispensary in Panama City explains hurdles of managing revenue
My Panhandle - 10/19/20

Health, Safety & Social Justice

The Black Patients' Guide to COVID-19
Color or Change
Florida reports 2,385 coronavirus infections on Sunday, 12 deaths
Tampa Bay Times - 10/26/20
For transgender activists, election stokes hopes and fears
Tampa Bay Times - 10/26/20
Universal Mask Wearing Could Save Some 130,000 Lives In The U.S., Study Suggest
NPR - 10/26/20
Florida's pandemic response is beginning to unmask the deplorable lack of state health funding
News Service of Florida - 10/26/20
Lauren Book demands details from state officials after report uncovers abuse in foster homes
Florida Politics - 10/20/20
What Happens if Roe v. Wade Is Overturned?
New York Times - 10/20/20
Florida took thousands of kids from families, then failed to keep them safe.
Tallahassee Democrat - 10/19/20
Equality Florida, Step Up for Students team up to provide LGBTQ awareness training
Florida Politics - 10/07/20

Quality Education

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Morgan Stanley to cover tuition for 60 HBCU students
The Grio - 10/26/20
High school seniors get more time to apply to the University of Florida
Tampa Bay Times - 10/26/20
More than 10,000 cases of COVID-19 related to FL schools, with university data included
Florida Phoenix - 10/23/20
Some FL school districts wary about relaxing COVID safety rules; others are considering changes
Florida Phoenix - 10/21/20
Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies
Associated Press - 10/21/20
Gov. DeSantis says schools shouldn’t close, unaware two Duval campuses shut down
Florida Times-Union - 10/21/20
FSU PC’s new scholarship program allows eligible students to go to college for free
My Panhandle - 10/20/20
Who will teach the teachers? Budget cuts claim a major university education program.
Tampa Bay Times - 10/19/20
Florida universities won’t waive SAT/ACT requirement despite pandemic
Tampa Bay Times - 10/19/20
Step Up For Students awards 1 millionth school choice scholarship
Florida Politics - 10/16/20

Legal Briefs

With eight years experience, she’s set to be Tampa’s next federal judge
Tampa Bay times - 10/26/20
Florida appeals court throws out $16 million in punitive damages awarded in smoker's death
News Service of florida - 10/26/20
Florida inmates can get stimulus checks following court ruling, corrections officials say
Tampa Bay Times - 10/26/20
Antonacci, Van Laningham Seek Chief Florida Judge Post
News Service of Florida - 10/23/20
Courts seek money to dig out of pandemic ‘hole’
News Service of Florida - 10/21/20
‘A culture of Black reticence and Black hypersensitivity’: Race and police reforms take center stage in election
Florida Phoenix - 10/20/20
Florida state prisons 2nd in nation for inmate COVID deaths
Florida Phoenix - 10/20/20
Court packing? Florida Republicans wrote that playbook
Tampa Bay Times - 10/16/20
This Florida Supreme Court justice is up for retention. So who is he?
Tampa Bay Times - 10/13/20
What the public should know about police use of force
Tampa Bay Times - 09/04/20

National News

The Democratic debate will take place at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

R.I.P., G.O.P.
New York Times - 10/26/20
Pence to keep up travel despite contact with infected aides
Associated Press - 10/26/20
Economist Finds Cost of Racial Bias to Be $16 Trillion in Losses
Color Lines - 10/26/20
Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, tests positive for the coronavirus
Washington Post - 10/26/20
LeBron James on Black Voter Participation, Misinformation and Trump
New York Times - 10/26/20
Obama goes full throttle for Biden
Politico - 10/22/20
The Election That Could Break America
The Atlantic - 09/24/20