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Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 6, 2015

Fundraising numbers are in for the month of December in Tampa City Council races. With more than $6,000 rolling in around the Holidays, District 6 candidate Jackie Toledo grew her commanding fundraising lead over challengers Guido Maniscalco and AC company owner Thomas Clark Castellano. Toledo has raised more than $87,000. Castellano trails her with $26,340. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 6, 2015

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn isn’t facing a challenger, but that hasn’t stopped him from raising almost $360,000. Of that, $68,000 was raised in December. Buckhorn raked in 30 maximum contributions of $1,000.Those came from groups like the Fiol Law Group, RSA and ASG Consulting groups, Florida Gulf Coast Chapter Association, Franklin Street Financial Partners, the […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 6, 2015

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is endorsing Lenny Curry in the Jacksonville mayoral race. Perry, a possible 2016 Republican presidential contender, made the announcement today while in Florida for the second-term inauguration of Gov. Rick Scott. “In Texas, and as I travel the United States,” Perry said in a statement, “I meet people who understand what […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 6, 2015

After years of a struggling economy, Tampa’s “swagger” has returned, says the first digital ad for Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s re-election effort. The 60-second spot – appropriately called “Swagger” – will hit the airwaves starting Tuesday, offering some of Buckhorn’s successes, but also a few hints of something more. It is an energetic, boastful message from a […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 6, 2015

One of the issues that Bob Buckhorn has said he wants to tackle in his second term is what to do with the 60 million-plus gallons of day of treated waste water that currently is being dumped into Tampa Bay, and has been for years. In November the mayor said that he’s been working with city […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 6, 2015

With all due respect to all of the people who will be attending Governor Rick Scott’s inauguration later this morning, the speech by the recently reelected Republican is not the biggest story in Florida today. No, there have been inaugurations before and there will be again. But for the first time in the history of […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 6, 2015

With all due respect to all of the people who will be attending Governor Rick Scott’s inauguration later this morning, the speech by the recently reelected Republican is not the biggest story in Florida today. No, there have been inaugurations before and there will be again. But for the first time in the history of […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 6, 2015

Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage ended statewide at the stroke of midnight Monday, and court clerks in some Florida counties wasted no time, issuing marriage licenses and performing weddings for same-sex couples overnight. But they were beaten to the punch by a Miami judge who found no need to wait until the statewide ban expired. […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 5, 2015

A surefire way for a player to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame is to bat .400 or better in a season, although no one has done so since Ted Williams in 1941. Still, if you get a hit every two times out of five in professional baseball, you will be more than an All-Star, […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 5, 2015

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Yes, PT Barnum was right: There’s a sucker born every minute. But you don’t have to be one! As the circus winds its way through Florida, here are some cruelty-free alternatives: 1 – Visit a monster truck show. Humans have found a way to make trucks do amazing things, kind of like tigers and elephants […]

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Tampa City Council candidate Jackie Toledo grows funding lead in three-way race

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn approaches $400,000 in fundraising for un-opposed re-election campaign

Rick Perry endorses Lenny Curry for Jax mayor, calls him “transformational”

Bob Buckhorn’s first re-election campaign ad; glimpse of something more?

Charlie Miranda talks water issues as he contemplates 4 more years on Tampa City Council

Mitch Perry Report for 1.6.15 – Florida's big news day

Mitch Perry Report for 1.6.15 – Florida’s big news day

After Miami's kickoff, gays marry across Florida

Peter Schorsch: A reluctant Rubio and four other bold predictions for 2015

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Ten things you can do besides visit the circus