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Guest AuthorMay 22, 2018

Publix is currently facing an issue that is increasingly prevalent in American corporations: political activism. As the left has become more radicalized with their demands for political conformity in the public space, the presence of activist-driven campaigns has increased and become more effective. Progressive activists understand that most American corporations are meek in the face […]

Joe HendersonMay 22, 2018

The New York Times reported that the number of young people registering to vote since the Parkland killings continues to, using the newspaper’s word, “accelerate.” That trend is likely to spike upward again following Friday’s massacre at Santa Fe High School in Texas. The overriding factor for the increases obviously would seem to be gun […]

Scott PowersMay 21, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine has added two more area directors to his campaign with the additions of Megan Sirjane-Samples as north Florida area director and Chris Hudtwalcker as Miami-Dade area director. Sirjane-Samples previously served as a legislative advocate for the Florida League of Cities, helping to craft the League’s legislative policy statements and assisting on […]

Drew WilsonMay 17, 2018

Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam put out a new ad Thursday promising to strengthen vocational education in the Sunshine State and bashing so-called “liberal elites” who don’t respect trade workers. “As a fifth generation Florida farmer, I know what it’s like to sweat for your paycheck,” Putnam said in the 30-second ad, which features shots […]

Joe HendersonMay 17, 2018

Yes, the giant Publix supermarket chain has essentially endorsed Adam Putnam to be Florida’s next governor and has thrown a lot of money into his campaign. Interesting but, in the big picture, so what? I find shopping at Publix to be a pleasure, especially when its deli fried chicken is fresh out of the cooker. […]

Jim RosicaMay 16, 2018

Orlando attorney John Morgan told reporters Wednesday that he supported the decision of his friend, outgoing House Speaker Richard Corcoran, to end his bid for the Governor’s Office before it even formally started. Corcoran, a Land O’ Lakes Republican, last week endorsed Republican candidate for governor Adam Putnam, currently term-limited as Commissioner of Agriculture. Morgan, who aligns with […]

Danny McAuliffeMay 16, 2018

Orlando businessman Chris King, who consistently polls behind at least two of the four other Democratic gubernatorial candidates in the 2018 election, is airing a new 30-second ad Wednesday in television markets peppered across the state. King is the second Democrat in the Governor’s race to break into TV. The other, former Miami Beach Mayor […]

Michael MolineMay 15, 2018

Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a racketeering lawsuit Tuesday, blaming five major pharmaceutical companies for instigating the opioid drug crisis and alleging “a campaign of misrepresentations and omissions” about the powerful painkillers to doctors and consumers. Bondi’s office filed the 54-page complaint in Pasco County, which it identified as among the state’s hardest hit areas, […]

Scott PowersMay 11, 2018

After meeting with economic development, business and space leaders Friday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine called the Space Coast “our Silicon Valley” but said the challenge for the state will be investing in the education system to support it. “Everyone is excited, but the big concern, the big challenge is, do we have the graduates. […]

Danny McAuliffeMay 10, 2018

There’s good and bad in the latest United States Department of Agriculture citrus forecast; projected numbers are down, though not by much, signaling stability. USDA projections released Thursday estimate Florida growers will produce 44.95 million boxes of oranges in the current growing season. At the start of the citrus season in October, USDA officials estimated the […]

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Rebecca McLaughlin: What Publix can learn from Chick-Fil-A about handling political activists

Joe Henderson: Sure, young people are registering to vote, but for whom?

Philip Levine adds campaign directors in Miami, North Florida

Adam Putnam promotes voc-ed, bashes ‘liberal elites’ in new ad

Joe Henderson: I go to Publix for groceries, not for politics

John Morgan on Richard Corcoran: Don’t go to your own ‘ass kicking’

Chris King hits TV with progressive-themed ad

Pam Bondi lawsuit accuses opioid industry of racketeering

Philip Levine: Space Coast needs education support to become Florida’s Silicon Valley

Citrus projections dip, but remain ‘relatively stable’