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Peter SchorschJanuary 23, 2018

CFO candidate and former state Sen. Jeremy Ring’s book, “We Were Yahoo!” detailing the rise and fall of one-time dot com juggernaut hits shelves tomorrow and promises to be both an entertaining romp and a cautionary tale for entrepreneurs about the pitfalls that come with quick success. In 1996, more than a decade before he […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 22, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial nominees Philip Levine and Chris King spoke before their largest audiences to date in the Tampa Bay region on Sunday at the Women’s March in downtown St. Petersburg. Several thousand people crammed into Williams Park for the rally, which, in an unusual twist, Levine co-sponsored. “The opportunity came up and we believe in women’s […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 22, 2018

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Against the backdrop of a sea of people marching for women’s rights in Miami, the lone female gubernatorial candidate said Sunday the state needs “a woman to clean up the mess in Tallahassee” after 173 years of men being at the helm. “Today we march for the same causes that women have marched for 100 […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 21, 2018

Rep. Ron DeSantis, a Congressman representing St. Johns, Flagler, and Volusia Counties, will kick off his gubernatorial campaign next week. And it won’t be anywhere near his district. The campaign will launch at the Boca Raton Embassy Suites on Jan. 29 at 11 a.m. According to an email to supporters: “The excitement and momentum is squarely […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 20, 2018

The private information of nearly 1,000 individuals was mishandled by the state’s Division of Elections as it responded to a public records request last year, making it the second time in four months that a state agency has compromised the private information of Floridians. State officials said Friday that the last four digits of the […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 20, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott made a trip this week to Louisiana, where business development meetings populated his official schedule. However, the most prominent Democrat in the Pelican State — Gov. John Bel Edwards — thought that there was more to the trip than just pitching Florida relocation to local companies. “Gov. Scott should call this what it is […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott scored a political victory earlier this year, when Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke told him Florida would not be subject to offshore oil drilling. Scott asserted that he’d been “clear forever” in his opposition — a point disputed by Democrats, who have painted him as an “election-year environmentalist” who has flip-flopped on the drilling question. Friday […]

Scott PowersJanuary 19, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine has launched another television commercial – his fourth overall and second this week – with a Spanish-language ad decrying the administration of President Donald Trump‘s policies toward so-called DREAMers, the young, undocumented immigrants who essentially grew up in the United States. The 30-second spot “Injusticia” shows images of DREAMers and […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 19, 2018

Miami made the cut when Amazon announced its top-20 shortlist for its second headquarters Thursday, but Americans for Prosperity Florida says the retail giant shouldn’t get any state incentives if it chooses to set up shop in South Florida. “Miami would be a fantastic choice for Amazon’s HQ2, but not if it means having taxpayers […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott was in Ponte Vedra Friday as the PGA Tour unveiled plans for a new global headquarters — and 300 jobs to go with that build out. Yet one of the topics we broached with the Governor in the gaggle had to do with a potentially bigger future job announcement … if Amazon locates […]

Headlines

Jeremy Ring’s book on Yahoo! years debuts today

Phil Levine says his business background ‘scares’ GOP

Gwen Graham at women’s march: ‘We need a woman’ in governor’s mansion

‘#1 Conservative’ Ron DeSantis to kick off gubernatorial campaign next week

Rick Scott administration again mishandles individuals’ personal information

‘Not a candidate’: Rick Scott coy on Louisiana fundraising question

Rick Scott: Offshore drilling still ‘off the table’

Philip Levine launches Spanish commercial on DACA

AFP-FL says ‘no way’ to Amazon HQ2 incentives

Incentives for Amazon? Richard Corcoran, Rick Scott see it differently