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Phil AmmannJanuary 23, 2015

Freshman U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, recently assigned to the House Armed Services Committee, visited North Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base on Friday. Graham toured the base with 325th Fighter Wing Commander Col. Derek France and the commander of the 1st Air Force, Lt. Gen. William Etter. Tyndall, in Bay County east of Panama City, employs more […]

Christine Jordan SextonJanuary 23, 2015

Four sports franchises vying for $7 million in tax incentives cleared an initial hurdle Friday afternoon as the state’s leading jobs office forwarded their applications for review by the Florida Legislature. However, the applicants — the City of Orlando, the City of Jacksonville, Daytona International Speedway, and South Florida Stadium LLC — have not been […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 23, 2015

The 114th Congress elected last November includes 246 Republicans in the House of Representatives, the most since 1947. But with such a large tent, it’s evident that there will be disagreements between moderates and conservatives — and between the GOP-controlled House and Senate, and such tensions are evident just three weeks into the new session. […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 23, 2015

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Unlike four years ago, there isn’t that much buzz about the upcoming Tampa City Council elections scheduled to take place in March. The lack of a competitive mayoral contest is the main culprit for the lack of interest, which trickled down to two City Council contests last week, where incumbents Frank Reddick (in District 5) […]

Melissa RossJanuary 23, 2015

The Jacksonville’s mayor’s race may be getting most of the ink in Northeast Florida right now, but another local contest heading into the March unitary election looks to be a lively one. As outgoing Duval County Sheriff John Rutherford eyes a possible run for the Florida House, the well-funded candidates jockeying to replace him are […]

Melissa RossJanuary 23, 2015

The Jacksonville’s mayor’s race may be getting most of the ink in Northeast Florida right now, but another local contest heading into the March unitary election looks to be a lively one. As outgoing Duval County Sheriff John Rutherford eyes a possible run for the Florida House, the well-funded candidates jockeying to replace him are […]

Ryan RayJanuary 23, 2015

A trio of Republican state House members are set to throw a mutual fundraiser at Tucker Duke’s Lunchbox ahead of the legislative session — Sanford’s Jason Brodeur and Majority Leader Dana Young of Tampa for re-election in their respective House seats, and Matt Gaetz of Shalimar for the Florida Senate seat held by his term-limited father, former […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 23, 2015

Seems that Gerald Bailey doesn’t want to talk any more about this whole darned mess. Bailey made a set of allegations to the Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald in the last week including that he was asked by the Scott administration officials to falsely name the Orange County clerks of courts as a target in a […]

James CallJanuary 23, 2015

The Florida economy closed out the year with the lowest unemployment rate since April of 2008. According to the Department of Economic Opportunity, the jobless rate dropped 0.2 percent in December and matched the national rate of 5.6 percent. “We are excited to announced that Florida businesses added 11,500 private-sector jobs in December, for a […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 23, 2015

State Rep. Shawn Harrison, a Republican, will soon draw opposition, reports Patrick Manteiga of La Gaceta. Democrat Mike Reedy, who is a Realtor and organizer for Equality Florida, is preparing to announce. He has been involved in The Children’s Board, the City of Tampa’s Enterprise Zone Development Agency and the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors. Democrats […]

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New Armed Services Committee member Gwen Graham visits Tyndall AFB

Who's No. 1? State passes on ranking sports-related tax incentives

David Jolly admits to GOP tensions at St. Pete town hall

Tiger Bay forum kicks off 2015 Tampa City Council debate season

Big money flowing in the Jacksonville sheriff's race

Big money flowing in the Jacksonville sheriff’s race

Reps. Dana Young, Matt Gaetz & Jason Brodeur to hold joint fundraiser in Tallahassee

Sorry, Gerald Bailey, but you can't unring the bell

Florida's unemployment rate ticks down to 5.6 percent

Shawn Harrison to draw an early opponent in HD 63?