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Phil AmmannMarch 9, 2015

Two major pro-business groups, the Florida Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association are calling for renewal of the gambling agreement between state lawmakers and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. In a television ad released Monday, Mark Wilson, president and CEO of the Chamber and Carol Dover, president and CEO of the restaurant […]

Peter SchorschMarch 9, 2015

Today’s installment of the “4th Floor Files” talks with Joshua Aubuchon of the Tallahassee office Holland & Knight. Josh’s specialties include advocacy for alcoholic beverages, property and automobile insurance, tort reform, and healthcare. Clients include Florida Chamber of Commerce, State Farm Florida, Shands HealthCare and the Florida Brewers Guild, which puts Josh in the thick […]

Phil AmmannMarch 9, 2015

Florida’s largest electric utility is asking the state for permission to cut energy bills for most of its 4.7 million customers. Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today filed updated fuel cost projections for 2015 with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC), requesting to reduce customer rates beginning May 1, thanks primarily to projected savings on natural […]

Phil AmmannMarch 9, 2015

Florida’s largest electric utility is asking the state for permission to cut energy bills for most of its 4.7 million customers. Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today filed updated fuel cost projections for 2015 with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC), requesting to reduce customer rates beginning May 1, thanks primarily to projected savings on natural […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 9, 2015

The war on designer drugs no longer is limited to synthetic substances. Kratom — an herb derived from the leaf of a tropical tree indigenous to areas of Southeast Asia — has been gaining popularity in kava bars and smoke shops as the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency labeled it as substance of growing concern. It […]

Mitch PerryMarch 9, 2015

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Guido Maniscalco was out on the campaign trail Sunday morning – just not that early. The change in Daylight Saving Time meant that the 30-year-old Democrat was making sure he didn’t alienate any potential voters by knocking on their doors before noon. But he was out and about, with more volunteers than ever to assist him […]

Mitch PerryMarch 9, 2015

Guido Maniscalco was out on the campaign trail Sunday morning – just not that early. The change in Daylight Saving Time meant that the 30-year-old Democrat was making sure he didn’t alienate any potential voters by knocking on their doors before noon. But he was out and about, with more volunteers than ever to assist him […]

Phil AmmannMarch 9, 2015

One of the truthful boasts in Gov. Rick Scott‘s curiously brief speech to the Legislature this past Tuesday may not have been good news to all who heard it. “We are at a 43-year low in our crime rate,” he said. In fact, by 2013 crime in Florida had fallen 60 percent from its high […]

Phil AmmannMarch 9, 2015

One of the truthful boasts in Gov. Rick Scott‘s curiously brief speech to the Legislature this past Tuesday may not have been good news to all who heard it. “We are at a 43-year low in our crime rate,” he said. In fact, by 2013 crime in Florida had fallen 60 percent from its high […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2015

Even as Lenny Curry and Sheriff John Rutherford message to the contrary, Mayor Alvin Brown‘s reelection campaign has issued a television ad in recent days touting the Mayor’s commitment to fighting crime and keeping Jacksonville’s streets safe. This ad, entitled “Safe,” will blunt at least some of the impact of Rutherford’s consistent messaging that the Mayor hasn’t been a […]

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New TV ad aims to extend Seminole Gaming Compact

4th Floor Files talks to Joshua Aubuchon about “the game,” Makers’ Mark and freeing growlers

Florida Power & Light asks PSC to lower consumer energy bills

Florida Power & Light asks PSC to lower consumer energy bills

Senate committee schedules kratom legislation

Guido Maniscalco & Jackie Toledo fight for momentum in Tampa District 6 race

Guido Maniscalco & Jackie Toledo fight for momentum in Tampa District 6 race

Martin Dyckman: Florida's private prison biz suffers as crime drops

Martin Dyckman: Florida’s private prison biz suffers as crime drops

Alvin Brown releases "Safe", a TV ad touting his crime fighting approach