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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 4, 2016

The tourism industry may suffer because of algae blooms that have plagued parts of South Florida. A joint study by Black Hills State University and the University of Florida’s Tourism Crisis Management Initiative shows more than half of potential visitors are concerned about the blue-green algae blooms in parts of South Florida. The study found more than 70 percent […]

Mitch PerryAugust 3, 2016

Ever since Augie Ribeiro entered the state Senate District 19 race in late June, Ed Narain has seemed to be personally offended by his campaign theme that he’s a Democrat “for all of us.” “Is he implying that the people that have held the seat before didn’t represent everybody in the district?” Narain asked on Monday night while attending the Greater […]

Mitch PerryAugust 3, 2016

With a presidential and U.S. Senate election to focus on, Florida Democrats don’t appear to be thinking too much about who might be their standard bearer for governor in 2018. Other than pure name recognition, how else to explain that in a statewide survey of Democrats conducted by St. Pete Polls earlier this week, former Republican […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 3, 2016

It’s never too early to think about the next election, and a new poll from St. Pete Polls has Floridians doing just that. According to the survey, 54 percent of likely Republican primary voters said Gov. Rick Scott would make a good U.S. Senator. The survey found 16 percent of respondents said they were unsure, […]

Gary FineoutAugust 3, 2016

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Top Florida Republicans are distancing themselves from GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump‘s comments about an American Muslim family whose son was killed in Iraq. But so far, none of the top elected Republicans in the state have dropped their support of Trump, or even criticized him as sharply as some other Republicans have in the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 2, 2016

Ben Carson rallied party faithful during a campaign stop in Southwest Florida, using the event as a chance to urge them to get out the vote for Republican candidates this election cycle. Carson was in Cape Coral on Tuesday to campaign with Francis Rooney, a Naples Republican vying to replace Curt Clawson in the U.S. […]

Mitch PerryAugust 1, 2016

Florida is one of only three states in the nation where felons and ex-felons permanently lose their right to vote, according to the National Conference on State Legislatures. So on the last day to register to vote in the Aug. 30 primary election, advocates throughout the Sunshine State called for a repeal of that law Monday. “The voting […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 1, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott thanked law enforcement officers Monday, and said his administration would continue to back legislation to help first responders and their families. “We have the ability to do more,” said Scott. Scott was on hand to kick off the Florida Police Chiefs Association annual summer training conference in Bonita Springs. During his speech, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 1, 2016

Ten more people are believed to have contracted the Zika virus through a mosquito bite, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a travel warning for the affected area. On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott announced the Department of Health identified 10 more people who contracted the virus locally. The governor said the […]

Associated PressAugust 1, 2016

As word spread that Miami’s hippest neighborhood was now considered ground zero for the first mosquito-transmitted infections of the Zika virus in the U.S. mainland, many residents vowed to take precautions, local officials urged tourists not to change travel plans and mosquito-control workers geared up for war against the pests. “Zika is now here,” Dr. […]

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Report: Algae blooms could start choking Florida’s tourism industry

War of words heats up between Ed Narain and Augie Ribeiro in SD 19 race

Charlie Crist leading statewide survey of 2018 Democratic gubernatorial candidates

37% of Florida GOP voters back Mike Huckabee for governor in 2018

Florida Republicans disagree with Donald Trump, but still back him

Ben Carson stumps for Francis Rooney in CD 19

Advocates call for repeal of Florida’s ban on automatic restoration of voting rights for ex-felons

Rick Scott to police chiefs: ‘What you do every day is important to every family’

Rick Scott: 10 more cases of locally transmitted Zika in Florida

More bug spray, less dining al fresco planned in Zika zone