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Frank TorresAugust 13, 2015

The Orange County League of Women Voters held a “Gun Safety Summit” Thursday morning that focused on defeating legislation that would allow concealed weapons on school campuses. The event featured speakers who, from their perspectives of life on university campuses, listed the negatives of such legislation. Students brought up possible scenarios such as roommates stumbling […]

Shannon NickinsonAugust 9, 2015

I know that the beautiful sunsets and sugar-white sands can inspire flights of fancy in every brain. I know that the heat and humidity can make even the most focused mind wander. But some folks need to come in out of the sun. The July 31 murders of 76-year-old Voncile Smith and her two sons, […]

Ryan RayJuly 30, 2015

The Gaetz father-son team of Florida lawmakers will appear at a forum put together by Florida State University grad students at the Old Capitol in Tallahassee next week. Former Senate President Don Gaetz and his son Rep. Matt Gaetz – who attended FSU as an undergraduate – will speak on a range of issues and answer questions from […]

Guest AuthorJuly 30, 2015

This has to be the most on-its-face absurd comparison, but circumstances make it an apt one: Former Florida A&M University President Frederick Humphries is officially the Jimmy Carter of former FAMU presidents. This is not the Jimmy Carter of Habitat Humanity, Sunday school lessons in primitive Georgia churches, or the former president who’s trying permanently […]

Ryan RayJuly 20, 2015

Set against a wall-sized backdrop reading “Reform D.C.,” Jeb Bush continued his push for the GOP’s presidential nomination in the state capital Monday morning at Florida State University’s Turnbull Conference Center. Bush, who lived in Tallahassee from 1999 until 2007 when he was governor, took on what he called the excesses of “Mount Washington,” by using the […]

Phil AmmannJune 29, 2015

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam named Aaron Keller today as new Press Secretary for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. “Over the past two years, Aaron has proven himself to be a strong communicator and strategic thinker,” Putnam said in a statement Monday. “He will help us deliver key messages about the services we […]

Guest AuthorJune 29, 2015

Florida’s future depends on innovation. Innovation is needed to address threats, including rising sea levels, the effect of nitrogen cycles, ocean acidification and more. If solutions to these challenges are to find their genesis in Florida, a commitment to innovation is necessary to fully transition state and local economies that compete for investment capital, skilled […]

Guest AuthorJune 28, 2015

Florida’s future depends on innovation. Innovation is needed to address threats, including rising sea levels, the effect of nitrogen cycles, ocean acidification and more. If solutions to these challenges are to find their genesis in Florida, a commitment to innovation is necessary to fully transition state and local economies that compete for investment capital, skilled […]

Guest AuthorJune 25, 2015

So Jeb! didn’t know. Mr. Wonky, details-oriented, well-briefed, bureaucratic slayer of 500-page white papers just didn’t know. (And that’s reading past the executive summary. Take that, George W., MBA-style prez!) According to The Root, a magazine dedicated to black news and culture, now formally announced candidate for president and dynastic-heir wannabe, Jeb Bush, told the […]

Ryan RayJune 23, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott denied giving consideration to his friends — or retaliating against his enemies — as he threw out more than $460 million allocated by lawmakers in this year’s budget. “Absolutely not,” Scott told reporters Tuesday morning after the day’s Cabinet meeting concluded. But a close look at what was axed and what was […]

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League of Women Voters oppose guns-on-campus bills at Orlando summit

Shannon Nickinson: Murders, gruesome clues, waterfront project, City Hall intrigue roil Pensacola’s bubble

Don & Matt Gaetz to talk politics and family next week at Old Capitol

Chris Timmons: A FAMU ex-president and a Jimmy Carter comparison

Jeb Bush strikes at “Mount Washington” from his old Tallahassee perch

Personnel note: Adam Putnam names Aaron Keller as new Ag Dept. Press Secretary

Dale Brill: The potential of Florida’s innovation system

Dale Brill: The potential of Florida’s innovation system

Chris Timmons: This is typical Jeb Bush tone-deafness on race

Rick Scott’s veto list puts friends, foes in sharp relief