Wire ServicesOctober 22, 2020
2min845
The layoffs will start Dec. 27 and continue through April.
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Wire ServicesOctober 22, 2020
Scott PowersDecember 23, 2019
4min443
Dog tracks go by the end of 2020. What of the people who'll lose jobs and businesses?
Jim RosicaOctober 7, 2019
7min4906
The amendment passed last year with 69 percent of the vote.
Jim RosicaAugust 12, 2019
8min1051
"No property is taken under Amendment 13."
Jim RosicaJune 3, 2019
7min1764
"The greyhound industry ... was arbitrarily eliminated."
Jim RosicaFebruary 19, 20196min686
"Such legislation is not necessary by any means."
Jim RosicaFebruary 11, 2019
6min724
Supporters believe electricity customers will save from competition; opponents say the opposite.
Staff ReportsNovember 26, 20187min660
Senate President Bill Galvano is dubious about the greyhound industry’s chances for compensation now that its livelihood has been taken away by voters. A constitutional amendment aimed at ending live dog racing in Florida won at the ballot box earlier this month with 69 percent of the vote. Amendments need no less than 60 percent approval […]
Staff ReportsNovember 6, 2018
4min3283
As some hoped, others feared, and few expected, a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ending live dog racing in Florida has won at the ballot box. Amendment 13 got 69 percent ‘yes’ votes and 31 percent ‘no’ votes statewide as of 8:15 p.m. Tuesday. Proposed amendments need no less than 60 percent approval to be added to the state’s […]
Drew WilsonNovember 5, 2018
4min506
If Election Day were today, Democrat Nikki Fried would eke out a victory over Republican Matt Caldwell in Agriculture Commissioner race. That’s according to a new survey from St. Pete Polls conducted Thursday. The poll, commissioned by Florida Politics, found Fried leading by just under a percentage point with 6 percent of voters still undecided. The same survey […]