Dem front-runner in Florida governor race pushes for data center moratorium:
With less than a month before Florida’s primary elections, data centers are taking ...
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Paid articlePaywall ‘They utterly hate them’: Florida candidates, counties face data center debate: Complaints range from how much water and electricity they consume to the constant ...
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Florida polls show Republicans lead Democrats in governor and Senate races, but contests remain close
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OpinionHerald endorsement for Florida governor | Opinion: The Herald Editorial Board releases its endorsements in the Nov. 3 election.
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OpinionHerald endorsement for Florida governor | Opinion: The Herald Editorial Board releases its endorsements in the Nov. 3 election.
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David Jolly accuses Byron Donalds of 'bad faith,' declines debates: Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly says he won't debate Republican Byron Donalds ...
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Fact Check: Where candidates Donalds and Jolly stand on data centers: Byron Donalds is proposing regulations on data centers in Florida, while David Jolly wants ...
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Key FactsDonalds takes Florida Republican governor primary
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- The Associated Press called Donalds the winner once polling stations closed, after he decisively outpaced the other contenders.
- Backing from Donald Trump and Rick Scott, together with more than $10 million raised in the latest quarter, gave him a financial lead; that amount was 10 times each rival’s total.
- Donalds has held Florida’s southwestern 19th District since 2021 and advances conservative positions, but Ron DeSantis did not endorse his campaign.
- Democrat David Jolly won his party’s primary and is set to oppose Donalds in November along with seven other named candidates and five contenders permitted to receive write-in votes.
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