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Staff ReportsOctober 4, 2016

The 2016 Associated Industries of Florida annual conference has been postponed, organizers announced Tuesday. The annual conference was scheduled to kick off Wednesday at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando. The two-day event was expected to give AIF members a chance to hear from state leaders and discuss issues important to the business community. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 23, 2016

Addressing water infrastructure concerns could cost billions over the next 20 years, leaving state and local officials to figure out where to get the money to make improvements to an aging system. One possible source of revenue? Money set aside from the 2014 water and land conservation amendment. The constitutional amendment set aside one-third of […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 23, 2016

Environmentalists shouldn’t be the only ones sounding the alarm when it comes to Florida’s water quality concerns. Instead, Sen. Jack Latvala said all of the state’s stakeholders need to work together to address the issues affecting Florida’s water. “It’s not just (environmentalists). It’s not just the white hats with petitions and protests,” said Latvala, a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 22, 2016

Moving residents off septic systems should be included in efforts to clean up the Indian River Lagoon, experts said Thursday. Experts said wastewater run-off and septic systems play a role in the algae blooms that have plagued South Florida in recent years. And while it is just part of the problem, one expert said money […]

Staff ReportsAugust 30, 2016

There’s just a few hours left until the polls close, and statewide turnout is currently under 20 percent. Forty-seven counties in Florida have started to report turnout numbers, according to LobbyTools. The legislative monitoring service reported more than 2.1 million votes have already been cast. That brings statewide turnout to just over 17 percent. Statewide […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 26, 2016

The mild-mannered, soft-spoken Clay Yarborough has been called many things. Early on in his eight years on Jacksonville’s City Council, Yarborough was dubbed “Dr. No.” Even in his last year, when Yarborough was president of that august body, he took a lot of incoming for taking what many people thought to be a quixotic stance against […]

Peter SchorschAugust 22, 2016

They say politics makes for strange bedfellows, but it’s difficult to image a stranger pairing than Associated Industries of Florida and the state’s trial lawyers. But that is the suggestion of ace reporter Jason Garcia of Florida Trend. Few political journalists covering Florida politics are better at connecting the well-hidden dots of the state’s byzantine […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 22, 2016

A new mailer is hitting mailboxes this week, accusing Jeff Clemens of trying to hide his “dangerously conservative record” from voters. The mailer, paid for and approved by Irv Slosberg, called Clemens a liar, saying he’s making things up “in order to confuse voters.” “Clemens is even making up dates of quotes and implying quotes […]

Scott PowersAugust 21, 2016

Consumer advocate lawyer Gary Farmer has established a seven-point lead over state Rep. Gwyn Clarke-Reed and former state Rep. Jim Waldman in the Democratic primary contest for Florida’s Senate District 34, a newly released poll shows. The poll finds Farmer with 28 percent support, Clarke-Reed with 21 percent and Waldman with 13 percent. Significantly, 39 percent […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 18, 2016

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If partnerships are key to the future of public transportation, three Florida communities are already ahead of the curve. Officials with Altamonte Springs, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit, and the Pinellas Suncoast Transit authority highlighted their efforts to partner with private transportation companies during the 2016 Building Florida’s Future symposium Thursday. The partnerships, with both Uber […]

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AIF postpones annual conference ahead of Hurricane Matthew

Aging water infrastructure could cost state billions to repair

Jack Latvala: Water quality is a business issue

Water quality challenges focus of AIF Florida Water Forum

Statewide voter turnout currently around 17 percent

Direct mail round-up: ‘Conservatives for Truth’ maligns ‘Taxzilla’ Clay Yarborough

Associated Industries of Florida, trial lawyers working together? That would make for strange bedfellows

Direct mail round-up: New Irv Slosberg mailer takes a swipe at Jeff Clemens campaign

Poll: Gary Farmer leading in SD 34 Democratic primary

Partnerships with Uber, others could be future of public transportation