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Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 11, 2015

Conservative strategist and GOP talking head Ana Navarro really doesn’t like Donald Trump. During a conversation with a room full of Republicans, Navarro said if Trump were the GOP presidential nominee she would be in a corner, curled into a ball and sucking her thumb after she dipped it in whiskey. Asked who she’d vote for […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 9, 2015

Challenges facing the global water supply and innovative technologies to confront those problems will be considered by Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam next month at the biennial WATEC conference in Israel. “Florida is one of the fastest-growing regions in North America, and we face unique water resource management issues,” Putnam said in a prepared statement. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 14, 2015

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has responded to State Sen. Jeff Brandes’ request to study the methods used to determine National Flood Insurance Program policy rates. The group agrees that with the limited information available to regulators, the rates may be “unfairly discriminatory.” According to a letter from OIR commissioner Kevin McCarty, his NFIP […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 12, 2015

Florida Senator Jeff Brandes wants FEMA to release data from flood insurance policies under the National Flood Insurance Program to determine whether or not the premiums assessed for policies are excessive or arbitrarily assigned. In a letter to Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation Commissioner Kevin McCarty Wednesday, Brandes argued there were 100,000 fewer flood insurance […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 9, 2015

Most women don’t try on underwear. For obvious reasons, it’s just icky. And stores who sell intimate apparel – stuff that touches your hoo-ha – have policies forbidding underwear try-ons and signage reminding women to leave their own undergarments on when trying on bathing suits or other nether-region covering garments. And there are those nifty […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 8, 2015

Donald Trump was last night’s biggest loser in the first official GOP presidential debate heading into election season. That’s according to USF St. Pete political scientist and professor emeritus Darryl Paulson. “People watch [debates] not to see who wins, but to see who crashes and to me the guy who hit the rail last night was […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 6, 2015

Members of Florida’s military, defense and veterans industries met Thursday at a Florida Chamber of Commerce summit to boost support for military-related industries. Attorney General Pam Bondi was expected to be present at the Military, Defense and Veterans Opportunities Summit. “Florida is home to more than 1.5 million veterans that have courageously risked their lives […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 22, 2015

Job growth in Florida leads the nation’s 10 most populous states. Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday the private-sector growth rate was 3.9 percent in June. The Scott administration said this is the fourth month in a row Florida has bested the other nine most populous states for the top job growth. “These positive economic trends […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 22, 2015

Jacksonville is getting 100 new jobs thanks to Johnson & Johnson Vision Care. The company is planning to expand its facility in the northeast Florida city from its current base of 2,000 employees. The company will also spend more than $300 million to make the expansion happen. “Since December 2010, more than 879,000 private-sector jobs […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 21, 2015

A group of four journalists from Uzbekistan traveled to the United States this past week for a series of seminars and meetings with local journalists. World Partnerships Inc., an organization based in downtown St. Petersburg, brought the journalists to the U.S. to further their educations in various media and to learn about U.S. journalism practices. […]

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Ashley Moody does a TV interview on "Varney and Co."

Ana Navarro prefers “deez nuts” to Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump

Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam to attend water conference in Israel

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation says flood rates in Florida may be unfair

Jeff Brandes wants transparency in National Flood Insurance Program rates

Panty police: Florida lawmaker wants to regulate intimate apparel try-ons

USF St. Pete political scientist Darryl Paulson says Donald Trump was GOP debate’s biggest loser

Florida Chamber Foundation hosts military, state leaders at Orlando summit

Florida leads big states in June job creation, Rick Scott says

Gov. Rick Scott touts 100 new jobs in Jacksonville

Janelle Irwin: What this American blogger learned from her Uzbek counterparts