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A.G. GancarskiNovember 30, 2016

Whether or not FBI Director James Comey was actually responsible for Hillary Clinton not being elected president due to his on again/off again inquiry into her handling of classified emails is a matter of interpretation. Less subject to interpretation: Comey’s travel plans, which include a January journey to Jacksonville, just two days before the inauguration of Donald Trump. […]

Associated PressNovember 30, 2016

The son of Opa-locka’s mayor is the latest person to face charges in a federal corruption investigation involving the South Florida city. The Miami Herald reports that Mayor Myra Taylor‘s son, 41-year-old Demetrius Corleon Taylor, surrendered to the FBI Tuesday morning. He pleaded not guilty to a corruption charge at a Tuesday afternoon hearing. Taylor […]

Peter SchorschNovember 14, 2016

After marijuana amendments passed in eight of the nine states where it was on the ballot Tuesday, now nearly a quarter of all Americans live in states where recreational use of marijuana is legal. Voters in California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada approved recreational marijuana amendments last week, giving nearly 50 million more Americans the right […]

Mitch PerryNovember 8, 2016

Working until the last hour to drive out turnout on Election Day, Donald Trump appeared on Tampa radio station 970 WFLA Tuesday morning. The GOP presidential nominee must win Florida and its 29 electoral votes to take the White House. That strategy compelled him to do rallies in Tampa on Saturday and again in Sarasota on Monday […]

Tom JacksonNovember 8, 2016

And so, at last, it is upon us. Election Day. Time, fence-sitters, to decide. We’ve been counting down so long, all the way back to the spring of last year; it sometimes seemed we’d never get here. Great nation that we (still) are, however, propelled by momentum and time-honored systems that guide truer than any […]

Guest AuthorNovember 7, 2016

I am proud of my service in the United States Air Force, and I know firsthand the honor it is to serve this great nation. I also know the complete trust we in the military must place in our commander in chief. Our nation’s armed forces serve at the call of duty, at the orders […]

Associated PressNovember 3, 2016

Donald Trump warned on Thursday that a cloud of investigation would follow Hillary Clinton into the White House, evoking the bitter impeachment battle of the 1990s in a closing campaign argument meant to bring wayward Republicans home. Clinton and her allies, led by President Barack Obama, told voters to get serious about the dangers of […]

Bob SparksNovember 2, 2016

Donald Trump may be on his way to winning Florida. Is that really possible? Of the seven polls taken in the past week, Trump leads in three surveys, each by four points. Hillary Clinton leads in three of them, each by one point. In what may be another ominous development for Democrats, Florida is into […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 31, 2016

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With about a week until Election Day, Gov. Rick Scott remains confident Donald Trump come out on top. “I think Trump is going to win, and I think the reason he’s going to win is that there’s a clear choice,” he said following a stop in Fort Myers. “Even though we’ve added 1.2 million jobs […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 11, 2016

Rep. Carlos Curbelo is calling on the FBI to monitor Florida’s elections systems ahead of the 2016 general election. Attorneys for the Miami Republican sent a letter to FBI Director James Comey Monday, asking the FBI to “closely monitor the election systems and databases in the State of Florida to ensure attempts to breach Florida’s election […]

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FBI director James Comey plans January journey to Jacksonville

Mayor’s son charged in South Florida city’s corruption investigation

Marijuana reform went 8 for 9 on the ballot; is it at a tipping point?

On Tampa radio interview, Donald Trump says he hopes election results will be fair

Tom Jackson: At our time of choosing, will we guess wrong?

Mike Hill: We must demand a commander in chief and Senate fit to serve

Donald Trump: ‘Here we go again’ with Hillary Clinton scandal cycle

Is Donald Trump on his way to winning Florida?

Rick Scott says ‘there’s a clear choice’ in 2016 election

Carlos Curbelo calls on FBI to monitor Florida’s election systems