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Jim RosicaSeptember 25, 2015

“Sure I eat what I advertise. Sure, I eat Wheaties for breakfast. A good bowl of Wheaties with bourbon can’t be beat.” – Hall of Fame pro-baseball pitcher Dizzy Dean. Supporters are hoping the third time’s the charm in repealing the state’s Prohibition-era law that requires retailers to sell hard liquor in a separate store from […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 25, 2015

One of three state government officials tapped to dole out licenses for low-THC marijuana in Florida has stepped down. Last month, the Florida Department of Health on Friday announced the members of the “substantive review panel” within the Office of Compassionate Use. Florida legalized low-THC, or “non-euphoric,” marijuana last year to help children with severe muscle […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 25, 2015

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) on Friday approved a plan for candidates running in the state’s presidential preference primary that doesn’t require them to pay homage to the party faithful. The state’s GOP executive committee voted 35-1 to adopt a rule that gives candidates options to get on the ballot, instead of making them show up to November’s […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 25, 2015

The former chair of the Republican Party of Florida is calling for a straw poll to be held November’s “Sunshine Summit,” a two-day event in Orlando in which the party faithful can ‘kick the tires,’ as it were, of invited GOP presidential candidates. Leslie Dougher, Clay County Republican Chair, said she will make the suggestion during an […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 24, 2015

A Republican lawmaker has filed a bill to regulate abortion clinics like ambulatory surgical centers, but one civil-liberties expert described it as another veiled effort to make it more difficult to get abortions in Florida. State Rep. Carlos Trujillo of Miami, who chairs the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee, filed the bill (HB 233) on Thursday. The legislation adds […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 24, 2015

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Papa John’s pizza chain founder, CEO and spokesman John Schnatter says he’s not moving his corporate headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky to Florida despite Gov. Rick Scott‘s sales pitch to Bluegrass State businesses this week. But Schnatter told a local television station that “Florida is much friendlier when it comes to business than Kentucky.” The Governor’s Office sent out a […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 24, 2015

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The newest TV ad from the Right to Rise USA super PAC, which supports Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush, portrays the former Florida governor as a “committed conservative.” The one-minute TV spot, now up on YouTube, features clips of the former Florida governor touting his experience and political credentials to a crowd at a campaign event. The […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 24, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday didn’t back away from calling Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton “shrill,” explaining “that the word shrill doesn’t apply to women exclusively.” He also defended his use of overseas workers at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Palm Beach instead of Floridians. Trump participated by telephone on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. The real […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 23, 2015

Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Allison Tant is calling on state Rep. Janet Adkins to apologize after a disclosure of her remarks about including as many prisons as possible in U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown‘s new district to help “get rid of” her. Adkins, a Fernandina Beach Republican, made the comments during a closed Republican Party of Florida meeting […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 23, 2015

Tallahassee International Airport begins modernization efforts Wednesday to “make flying in and out of TLH easier and more customer friendly,” according to a news release. But frequent flyers say the terminal’s not the problem when it comes to their air travel: It’s the airlines, specifically the customer service and cost of flights. That complaint, however, has been […]

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A sign that reads, Gaza Solidarity Encampment, is seen during the Pro-Palestinians protest at the Columbia University campus in New York, Monday April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Fight over “whiskey and Wheaties” returns to Capitol

State worker leaves pot panel, CPA license was ‘inactive’

RPOF adopts new ballot rule for presidential primary

Former RPOF chair Leslie Dougher wants straw poll

Bill would subject abortion clinics to higher regulation

Papa John’s HQ staying put, won’t move to Florida

Newest Right to Rise TV ad: Still “JEB,” not “Jeb!”

Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton is still shrill

FDP’s Allison Tant says GOP state Rep. Janet Adkins should apologize

Tallahassee airport upgrades but flight prices still soar