A.G. GancarskiApril 26, 2023
3min0
Money is headed to fairgrounds throughout the state.
Tag: FAIR
A.G. GancarskiApril 26, 2023
Staff ReportsOctober 26, 2022
Kelly HayesJanuary 18, 2022
3min0
The 2022 Florida State Fair will kick-off on Feb. 10.
Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 14, 2020
6min848
More than two-thirds of those surveyed thought debris removal was covered. It's not.
Peter SchorschFebruary 1, 2018
3min443
The Florida Association for Insurance Reform said Thursday items such as impact-resistant windows and doors should be included in the disaster preparedness sales tax holiday plan moving through the Florida Legislature. The Senate’s plan, SB 620 by Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, would set up two tax-free weeks for disaster prep supplies in 2018, and the list […]
Staff ReportsSeptember 30, 2016
2min331
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater is the state’s “Consumer Champion” for 2016, an insurance industry watchdog organization announced this week, citing his support for legislative crackdowns on health and life insurers. The Florida Association for Insurance Reform bestowed the accolade Thursday night during its annual awards ceremony. The awards “recognize insurance and policy leaders whose […]
Mitch PerryJanuary 5, 2016
5min496
The discontent regarding Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz among her fellow Democrats doesn’t appear to be abating in the new year. Much of the animus involves the monthslong perception that she has manipulated the presidential debate schedule to favor Hillary Clinton: Relatively few debates have been set as compared with the 2007-2008 campaign […]
Shannon NickinsonMarch 30, 20155min242
This is no way to run a railroad — or a state education system. In recent weeks, problems with the Florida Standards Assessment writing test made headlines. Schools in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties reported problems and testing was suspended for a time. After nearly three days of complaints from districts across the state about […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 22, 201510min203
When I met Edith for the first time and heard her stories about her kindergarten class, I realized that she is the poster child for what is happening in Florida education at the grass roots level. She is a slight woman in her early 30s, originally from Venezuela, an immigrant like most her students, who […]