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Mitch PerryFebruary 14, 2015

It hasn’t been a great February for Rand Paul, but the GOP presidential candidate bypassed any mention of vaccines or his (lack of) college degrees in a speech in Sarasota on Saturday afternoon, and instead went after Hillary Clinton. Speaking inside an airplane hanger at Dolphin Aviation, the Kentucky Senator spent a solid chunk of his 20-minute address blasting the former […]

Associated PressFebruary 14, 2015

The chancellor of Florida’s university system says an agreement has been reached over the engineering college run by Florida A&M University and Florida State University. The Florida Board of Governors is scheduled to vote on the agreement at its meeting next week. The deal calls for keeping the college run by the two schools located […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 14, 2015

Two weeks ago, we reported on a Lenny Curry ad that WJXT TV refused to run, on the grounds that it used quotes from its news personalities to support its claims about the Alvin Brown Campaign. With longtime anchor Tom Wills describing the station as “caught in the crossfire” of the “first attack ad from the Mayor’s race,” WJXT ran […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 14, 2015

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The clock is ticking today, and not just for guys who have yet to buy anything for their better halfs for Valentine’s Day. “If you were to ask me what would be the best Valentine that you could give to your loved one, I would tell you today to get them signed up, ” said Tampa […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 14, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott finished the week with ten reappointments to a variety of state University and college system Boards of Trustees. All appointments are subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate. Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees Scott started with two reappointments: Dr. Jeffrey Feingold and Robert Rubin to the Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees. Each […]

Bruce RitchieFebruary 14, 2015

The Senate on Friday filed its version of a water bill that also deals with Amendment 1, the water and land conservation funding initiative approved by voters last November. Senate President Andy Gardiner and House Speaker Steve Crisafulli both have said they expect water to be a major issue in the legislative session, which begins […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 13, 2015

With complications from the Liberty Street collapse in Jacksonville still a major news story, the Lenny Curry campaign issued a statement regarding its take on what it perceives to be a “failure to lead” by the Alvin Brown Administration. “The lack of urgency displayed by the mayor’s office after the Liberty Street collapse is irresponsible,” Curry claimed. “Brown’s absence of a plan […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 13, 2015

With complications from the Liberty Street collapse in Jacksonville still a major news story, the Lenny Curry campaign issued a statement regarding its take on what it perceives to be a “failure to lead” by the Alvin Brown Administration. “The lack of urgency displayed by the mayor’s office after the Liberty Street collapse is irresponsible,” Curry claimed. “Brown’s absence of a plan […]

Adam WeinsteinFebruary 13, 2015

What an awful week for journalism, all around. The worst was undoubtedly the loss Thursday night of New York Times media reporter par excellence David Carr, who died at 58. Beyond his reputation for endless warmth, sincerity, and mentorship for generations of journos, Carr was singularly fearless in reporting, re-reporting, turning every stone over, and […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 13, 2015

Rick Swearingen, newly appointed commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, is taking a stand against a recent article criticizing his trips he took as part of Gov. Rick Scott‘s security detail. “State’s new FDLE Commissioner has Earned Governor’s Favor,” which ran Feb. 9, has Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald reporter Mary Ellen Klas claiming Swearingen took several “inappropriate trips” at […]

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Rand Paul savages Hillary Clinton in speech in Sarasota

Deal reached to keep joint FAMU and FSU engineering college

WJXT anchor Jennifer Waugh recoils against Lenny Curry ad

Bob Buckhorn and Kathy Castor make last hour call for the uninsured to sign up for ACA

Governor caps off week with ten university board of trustee reappointments

Compared to House, Florida Senate offers wider-ranging water bill

Lenny Curry charges Alvin Brown with "failure to lead" in "Liberty Street crisis"

Lenny Curry charges Alvin Brown with “failure to lead” in “Liberty Street crisis”

Adam Weinstein: The worst of the week in journalism

New FDLE chief blasts Herald article on "inappropriate" trips as Rick Scott security detail