Dan Gelber

Florida Democrats are a titillated bunch these days. They have far more registered voters than Republicans. The GOP governor is weak. What they don't have is a candidate. Actually, that's not true. They have one; a respected former state senator....

Despite a barrage of scrutiny questioning the $52 million agreement to shift some 60,000 policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to a private company, the state-backed insurer's top executives are standing behind the deal announced last week....

Florida's largest political party has a problem. Although registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in Florida by 500,000, and President Barack Obama has carried the Sunshine State in the past two presidential elections, the party has no obvious...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida could raise an extra $70 million a year in revenue by preventing multistate and multinational companies from using payments to themselves to avoid the state's corporate-income tax, according to a new study by state economists....

TALLAHASSEE — Former Dan Gelber campaign manager Christian Ulvert is the new political director for the Florida Democratic Party, We are excited to bring someone of Christian’s talent on board,” said Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman...

The League of Women Voters is joining the chorus of otherwise-Democratic voices asking Gov. Rick Scott to extend early voting hours through Sunday. Like Florida Democratic Party chair Rod Smith and former state Sen. Dan Gelber, D-Miami Beach, league...

TALLAHASSEE — A procession of Democratic and left-affiliated groups today have publicly called on Gov. Rick Scott to extend voting hours in the wake of long lines reported around the state. The alignment bears a striking resemblance to the fault-...

It began like a hailstorm and hasn't let up. First, spirited sniping over Israel between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney during their Boca Raton debate. Then came the Democratic and Republican surrogates, intensifying protracted efforts...

Hollywood Mayor Peter Bober is the brother of Broward Circuit Judge Bernie Bober.   Broward’s Property Appraiser Lori Parrish is married to Geoffrey Cohen, Broward circuit judge.    Broward County Commissoner Stacy Ritter is the...

Florida is not the only state that is offering tax credit scholarships to kids whose parents want them to go to private schools at taxpayers' expense,  a lengthy recent article in the New York Times points out. The investigative piece looks at eight...

      The destination casino battle is over in Tallahassee for the year, but those speaking out against them are still rolling along.   Hence, a "Make Art, Not Casinos" event at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wynwood Walls, 2520 NW Second Ave., Miami.   ...