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Drew WilsonJuly 7, 2015

Orlando Republican Dean Asher raised more than $164,000 in June, easily outclassing his competition in the race to replace term-limited Senate President Andy Gardiner in District 13. Most of the money came through Asher’s newly formed political action committee, Allegiant Friends for Florida. The committee’s inaugural month only brought in two checks, but they came […]

Phil AmmannJuly 7, 2015

Republican Donnie Horner announced raising $44,450 in the first 27 days as a candidate in the crowded House District 11 race. Horner is seeking the seat to be vacated by term-limited Rep. Janet Adkins, which covers all of Nassau as well as part of eastern Duval County. In a statement from his campaign on Tuesday, […]

Associated PressJuly 7, 2015

The popular ridesharing service Uber has announced it is leaving Broward County. The company announced Monday that it will withdraw completely from the county on July 31. Uber had previously agreed to withdraw from the airport and port in Broward County, hoping to persuade commissioners not to institute new regulations. Those rules include requiring each […]

Phil AmmannJuly 7, 2015

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott appointed Myriam Irizarry as the newest judge of the Pinellas County Court. Irizarry, 60, of Palm Harbor, has served as Chief Deputy and General Counsel to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Pinellas County since 2003. From 1989-2003, she had been Assistant Director of the Clerk of Court Services […]

Phil AmmannJuly 6, 2015

Panama City Republican Neal Dunn has filed for Florida’s 2nd Congressional District, ensuring there will a GOP primary in 2016. Dunn is the Panhandle urologist who will face newcomer Mary Thomas, the general counsel for Gov. Rick Scott’s Department of Elder Affairs, in next year’s Republican primary. The winner will seek to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, a first-term Democrat. Dunn’s entry on […]

Diane RobertsJuly 6, 2015

No doubt you’re wondering what new ways Florida’s alleged leaders have found to squander taxpayer money, suck up to the rich and further foul Florida’s environment. Well, prepare to be impressed: The Rick Scott administration is suing the feds for trying to protect rivers and wetlands. I mean, why should water get special rights: Does […]

Guest AuthorJuly 6, 2015

The words “We have liftoff!” are as exciting as any in the English language; right up there with “Gentlemen, start your engines!” The remarkable feat of sending a rocket or space shuttle into space has seen the heights of triumph and the depths of failure. Many still agonize over a fire that took the lives […]

Guest AuthorJuly 6, 2015

Monday, July 6, 2015 Dear Community Meeting Participant, I want to thank you for taking your valuable time a few days ago and joining us at Glades Central High School for my community outreach meeting. As I stated at the meeting, I am not coming in leading with solutions and best practices — I am […]

Associated PressJuly 6, 2015

A statue of Andrew Jackson in downtown Jacksonville has been vandalized twice in the past week. The Florida Times-Union reports that graffiti was sprayed on the statue of the seventh president over the weekend. Jackson was also Florida’s military governor in 1821 after the territory was acquired from Spain. Large orange letters spelled out “Black […]

Melissa RossJuly 6, 2015

This week in Jacksonville, Community Health Outreach will commemorate the 20th anniversary of former NASA Astronaut and Jacksonville resident Norm Thagard’s return from the Russian Mir 18 mission on July 7, 1995. Twenty-eight experiments were conducted in the course of the 115-day flight. The mission culminated in a landing at the Kennedy Space Center in the […]

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Dean Asher adds $164K haul in June for Senate District 13 race

Donnie Horner raises nearly $45K in first month of HD 11 campaign

Uber to cease operations in Broward County

Gov. Scott names Myriam Irizarry to the Pinellas County Court

Neal Dunn under fire as some Republicans attempt to clear the field in fight to face Gwen Graham in 2016

Diane Roberts: Top state pols defend Florida’s right to filthy water

Jeff Kottkamp and Rich Ramos: Price for long-term success can be short-term failure

Catherine Martinez: An open letter to Palm Beach County Superintendent Robert Avossa

Jacksonville’s Andrew Jackson statue vandalized twice

Former Jax NASA astronaut: “A shame we didn’t replace the shuttle program with new vehicle”