As he embarks again on civilian life, those in Clearwater and beyond should be grateful for his leadership, both in the early 2000s and over the past 11 months.
A federal jury has indicted Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Maddox and Downtown Improvement Authority Executive Director Paige Carter-Smith on public corruption charges. The Tallahassee Democrat reported news of the indictment Tuesday evening. On Wednesday morning, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Florida released the 44-count indictment. That indictment, according to the Northern […]
The Tallahassee City Commission has appointed Elaine Bryant to serve as a temporary member of the panel. The Commission met Monday evening to consider nine finalists seeking to replace suspended Commissioner Scott Maddox, who was indicted earlier this month on public corruption charges and is awaiting trial. Gov. Rick Scott suspended Maddox shortly after the release of the indictment. News of Maddox’s […]
How awful are mayoral candidate Rick Baker‘s new television ads? They’re so awful that the Rick Kriseman campaign is paying to sponsor a post on Facebook that essentially promotes them. Think about that for a moment: Baker’s opponent is so confident that ads designed to make a positive impression on voters actually end up doing […]
Democratic candidate Anna Eskamani announced she’ll be joined by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer next week for a special announcement in the House District 47 race, a move most likely to reveal Dyer’s endorsement, something that was not a certainty, even among Democrats. Dyer’s a Democrat but he endorsed the Republican in last year’s HD 47 […]
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