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Jim RosicaAugust 17, 2016

With two weeks before the primary election, the proxy war is in full swing in the strongly conservative-leaning 2nd Congressional District. Right Way Super PAC is out with a new advertisement blasting Mary Thomas’ connections to former Gov. Charlie Crist. She was a state government lawyer under Crist and now works in the Rick Scott […]

Jim RosicaAugust 17, 2016

Florida might put babies in boxes to prevent child deaths. And it’s not as wild as it first sounds. A Health Department official discussed “baby boxes” during a Wednesday conference call of the state’s Child Abuse Death Review Committee. “It’s not a current practice, at least in Florida,” said Mike Mason, director of the Office of […]

Jim RosicaAugust 16, 2016

Americans for Prosperity Florida, the government spending watchdog, says it “celebrates” Tuesday’s appellate court decision on the state’s school vouchers program. “On a day that many students across our state return back to school, the (court) ruled in favor of 70,000 low-income Florida students and their families, as well as ruling in favor of our state constitution,” […]

Jim RosicaAugust 16, 2016

Matt Gaetz will “host a medical marijuana delivery to a Northwest Florida family,” his legislative office announced Tuesday. And the Fort Walton Beach Republican invited reporters to join him as he tags along for the ride. Surterra Therapeutics will deliver the first shipment of medicinal pot Thursday morning to an as-yet-undisclosed location in the Panhandle. Gaetz, a candidate for the 1st Congressional […]

Jim RosicaAugust 16, 2016

State Sen. Jeremy Ring is lashing out against a government-efficiency task force report that again is recommending the state’s pension system be closed to new hires. Ring released a statement through the Florida Senate Democratic Office Tuesday. He is actually a member of the Task Force on Government Efficiency, having been appointed by outgoing Senate President Andy Gardiner. […]

Jim RosicaAugust 16, 2016

The Florida Elections Commission Tuesday ordered state Sen. Dwight Bullard to pay $2,000 in fines for filing faulty campaign finance reports. Bullard, a Cutler Bay Democrat, had been charged with failing to fix incomplete reports in 2013 and 2015 — even after being told how to do so, staff told commissioners. He was given “multiple […]

Jim RosicaAugust 15, 2016

A native of Belize has sued Florida A&M University for terminating her, partly because her accent was so thick “no one could understand what she was saying.” Glenda McDougall filed her suit in Leon County Circuit Civil court late Friday. McDougall, represented by Tallahassee attorney Marie Mattox, seeks more than $15,000 in damages and reinstatement of her employment. […]

Jim RosicaAugust 15, 2016

A transgender woman, currently held in a men’s prison, is suing the state Department of Corrections for denying her “hormone therapy and other medically necessary treatment.” The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, which is representing Reiyn (pronounced “rain”) Keohane, filed suit on her behalf Monday in federal court in Tallahassee. The complaint says the state is […]

Jim RosicaAugust 15, 2016

An appellate court has thrown out a lawsuit over this year’s student government election at Florida A&M University. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal unanimously agreed Monday to reverse a trial judge’s earlier injunction and dismiss the case. The reason: Under state law, Circuit Judge John Cooper “did not have jurisdiction” to […]

Jim RosicaAugust 15, 2016

Matt Gaetz released his latest ad, called “Veterans,” on Monday. He’s aiming to win Florida’s conservative-leaning 1st Congressional District in the Panhandle, home to Hurlburt Field, Eglin AFB and the Pensacola Naval Air Station, home of the Blue Angels. The district “is home to some of our nation’s most important military installations and thousands of brave men and women who […]

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Ad slams Mary Thomas for connections to Charlie Crist

In Florida, babies may one day come in boxes

AFP-FL ‘celebrates’ school vouchers ruling

Matt Gaetz goes out for pot

Jeremy Ring disowns task force’s pension reform move

Dwight Bullard ordered to pay fines in elections panel case

Thick accent results in discrimination suit against FAMU

Transgender woman sues state prisons agency

Court tosses out lawsuit over FAMU student election

Matt Gaetz releases latest TV ad