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Scott PowersJune 2, 2016

Sean Ashby, a teacher and Democrat running in the House District 50 race, is asking Orange County school officials if student safety protocols were sufficient in a recent investigation of an alleged student abduction attempt. Ashby is raising questions about an April 29 incident which did not become public until almost two weeks later. Hours after […]

Scott PowersJune 2, 2016

The upcoming launch of a Delta IV Heavy rocket with a spy satellite is back on. United Launch Alliance announced Thursday the launch originally scheduled for this Saturday, then delayed, has been reset for June 9 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket will carry a satellite into orbit for the U.S. National Reconnaissance […]

Scott PowersJune 2, 2016

Democrat Carlos Guillermo Smith‘s campaign raised more than $15,000 in May for his run in Orlando-based House District 49, making him one of the first House candidates to top the $100,000 campaign finance mark. A year after Smith formally entered the race — Republican incumbent state Rep. Rene Plasencia decided to switch to House District 50 — […]

Gary FineoutJune 2, 2016

The shooting of a Florida State University law professor in his upscale neighborhood two years ago was part of a murder-for-hire scheme that may have been set in motion by a bitter divorce between Daniel Markel and his ex-wife, according to court records released Thursday. Sigfredo Garcia was arrested last week in South Florida in […]

Melissa RossJune 2, 2016

Despite a somewhat stalled process over vehicle inspections and background checks, the man heading up the regulatory argument in Jacksonville over Uber and Lyft says progress is hopefully imminent. I think where we’re going is a good place,” says City Councilman Matt Schellenberg. Schellenberg chairs the council’s Vehicles for Hire committee. “We hope to get […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2016

The race for the GOP nomination in Florida’s 4th Congressional District is going strong, and candidate Hans Tanzler wants to establish ground rules. Tanzler wants three debates and a “clean campaign pledge.” The debates, writes Tanzler, would happen in each of the three counties in the district. “Northeast Florida voters deserve a substantive and thorough exchange on the […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2016

The cold war between the executive branch and the police and fire pension fund in Jacksonville keeps heating up on the legal front. At the heart of it all: questions about the city charter, the function of independent authorities, and whether the pension fund is co-equal, in legal terms, with the government of the city […]

Phil AmmannJune 2, 2016

A group of Tampa Bay-area Republican incumbents invite supporters to a joint golf-themed fundraiser later this month at TopGolf, an interactive sports and entertainment venue in east Tampa. Scheduled for Thursday, June 23 at 1 p.m., the event will support the re-election efforts of Reps. Larry Ahern of House District 66; Kathleen Peters of HD 69, […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 2, 2016

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Rep. Charles McBurney has been the target of a concerted email campaign from National Rifle Association members, who seek to ensure that the termed-out Jacksonville Republican doesn’t become a judge in the 4th Judicial Circuit, encompassing Duval, Clay, and Nassau Counties McBurney is firing back, asking supporters to contact Gov. Rick Scott, to advocate for his ascension to a judgeship. […]

Mitch PerryJune 2, 2016

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is weighing on a race dividing Democrats in Pinellas County, backing St. Petersburg attorney Ben Diamond in the House District 68 contest. “Ben Diamond is an asset to Tampa Bay,” Buckhorn said in a statement released Thursday. “His commitment to fairness and his experience in Tallahassee make him the best candidate to help move […]

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HD 50 candidate Sean Ashby seeks inquiry of April 29 abduction attempt

Delta IV Heavy rocket launch reset for June 9

Carlos Guillermo Smith announces $15K haul in May for HD 49 race

Police: Killing of FSU professor linked to bitter divorce

Matt Schellenberg: taxis should ditch medallions, introduce their own apps like Uber

Hans Tanzler wants three debates, ‘clean campaign pledge’ in CD 4 GOP race

Jax General Counsel slams JPFPF subversion of his legal authority, city charter

GOP House incumbents to hold golf fundraiser in Tampa June 23

As NRA, Jax businessmen squabble over Charles McBurney judgeship, Rick Scott is unaffected

Bob Buckhorn endorses Ben Diamond in the HD 68 race