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Larry GriffinJuly 15, 2016

Florida House District 21 candidate Chuck Clemons scored an endorsement Friday from Rep. Ted Yoho, who currently serves Florida’s 3rd Congressional District. Yoho praised Clemons’ conservative politics, saying there was no doubt he’d be great in the Legislature. “There is no question that Chuck Clemons will be an outstanding conservative in the Florida House,” Yoho said. “He’s […]

Peter SchorschJuly 14, 2016

National Ice Cream Day is Sunday, but ride-hailing service Uber announced it would celebrate the holiday a couple of days early in Florida with #UberIceCream. The company said between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Friday, users can open their app, set their location and request “ICE CREAM” at the bottom. A few minutes later, users […]

Jim RosicaApril 8, 2016

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Let’s Get to Work, the political fundraising committee affiliated with Gov. Rick Scott, is striking back against the Starbucks patron who called him an “a**hole” this week, labeling her a “latte liberal” in a new video. The 1-minute clip surfaced Friday on the group’s website and YouTube. The governor had stopped into a Gainesville Starbucks […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 8, 2016

Remember the woman who shouted at Gov. Rick Scott in Starbucks on Tuesday? Gary Farmer, a Broward County Democrat, is hoping to raise a little campaign cash off of it. In an email to supporters on Friday, Farmer, who is running for state Senate in District 34, said while he understands that the episode “might […]

Peter SchorschApril 6, 2016

It did not take long for a video of a Florida woman haranguing Gov. Rick Scott while he ordered coffee at a Gainesville Starbucks to go viral. “You cut Medicaid so I couldn’t get Obamacare,” the woman, identified as former Lake Worth City Commissioner Cara Jennings, yells at Scott. “You’re an asshole. You don’t care about working people. You […]

Phil AmmannApril 5, 2016

During a visit to a Starbucks in downtown Gainesville, Gov. Rick Scott got an earful from an angry woman over his refusal to expand Medicaid to low-income Floridians. “You cut Medicaid so I couldn’t get Obamacare,” the woman, identified as former Lake Worth City Commissioner Cara Jennings, yells at Scott. “You’re an asshole. You don’t care about […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 25, 2016

Gainesville won’t get its own regional utility authority. On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a bill (HB 1355) that would have created the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority. The independent governing body would have been tasked with managing and operating Gainesville Regional Utilities, the city-owned utility company. The bill, sponsored by Rep. W. Keith Perry, would […]

Steve SchaleMarch 3, 2016

For the first time in a while, the Florida Democratic Primary will mean something. For Bernie Sanders, it is a chance to prove he can win a big diverse state. For Hillary Clinton, it is a chance to solidify her position as the party’s standard-bearer. And unless something dramatic changes, Clinton will win Florida and firmly […]

Melissa RossFebruary 1, 2016

The team behind the innovative Illuminate Jax proposal to light up the Jacksonville skyline (with LED lights in office towers) is planning a mock-up run-through Tuesday night, and passers-by will be able to watch. You can check it out at 7 p.m. at the Jacksonville Bank Building, located at 100 N. Laura St. “Artful illumination […]

Scott PowersJanuary 22, 2016

Bernie Sanders supporters will be taking to the streets in Orlando and several dozen other cities throughout the country Saturday afternoon as part of a national “March For Bernie” effort. Orlando volunteer organizer Renee McHugh said she’s expecting 50-75 marchers for a route that begins at Orlando City Hall, then heads to Lake Eola Park […]

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Chuck Clemons endorsed by Ted Yoho in race for HD 21

Uber offering free frozen treats for #UberIceCream Friday

New video: Let’s Get to Work calls Rick Scott heckler a “latte liberal”

Email Insights: Senate candidate fundraising off video of Rick Scott getting yelled at in Starbucks

Rick Scott should be able to order his coffee without being called an “a**hole”

Rick Scott gets earful from angry Florida woman at Gainesville Starbucks

Rick Scott vetoes bill to create Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority

Steve Schale: Hillary Clinton should easily defeat Bernie Sanders in Florida

Illuminate Jax to stage mock-up at Jacksonville Bank Building

Bernie Sanders supporters to march in Orlando, other cities