Jim TurnerMarch 12, 2019
7min335
"California doesn’t have this kind of fire threat.”
Tag: georgiaLake Mary’s team celebrates in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan. Florida won in eight innings 2-1. Image via AP.
Jim TurnerMarch 12, 2019
Blake DowlingMarch 9, 2019
7min529
As with any innovation, regulation, and disruption await.
Jacob OglesMarch 4, 2019
8min1177
Powervine Energy says competition works in Texas. Officials see failure elsewhere.
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 21, 2019
4min285
JEA suffered yet another setback in its attempt to escape a nuclear power deal with a Georgia power consortium.
Staff ReportsNovember 6, 2018
2min1024
According to national elections forecaster Nate Silver and other folks at FiveThirtyEight.com, Democrat Andrew Gillum has a 3-4 chance of prevailing against Republican Ron DeSantis in Florida’s gubernatorial election on Tuesday. That estimation, however, doesn’t mean Gillum is polling at 75 percent. In fact, Silver figures Gillum will walk away with about 51 percent of […]
Jacob OglesAugust 24, 2018
13min545
Three states already have started to explore how medical marijuana can help opioid users break their addictions. Could Florida be next? “Studies show there’s been a significant reduction in opioid use in states that have medical cannabis programs,” says Todd Beckwith, marketing director for AltMed, which opened its first Florida dispensary in June. Continued research […]
Scott PowersAugust 8, 2018
6min294
After hearing out leaders of Florida’s struggling film industry, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham pledged to help as governor and said she blames ideological thinking in Tallahassee for driving away much of Florida’s former movie business. “It’s a philosophical problem. That’s what it is. That’s what it is!” Graham said. “That’s what it is in […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 4, 2018
6min676
Florida is falling behind on criminal justice reform. While a majority of states – including Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas – have adopted comprehensive criminal justice reforms over the last several years with bipartisan support, Florida has done little to evaluate its existing policies and create a more effective system. Other states are reducing […]
Scott PowersJune 14, 2017
2min250
Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate Chris King is crossing a line – a state line – to help out a fellow Democrat in the hottest race in the country. The King campaign announced Wednesday he is cosponsoring a phone bank in Miami on Thursday to raise money and support for Jon Ossoff, who is running for […]
Scott PowersApril 28, 2017
3min499
Republican state Rep. Rene Plasencia and his family are starring in a new promotional internet video released Friday by the vacation rental home marketing giant Airbnb. The minute, 41-second video shows interviews with Plasencia, his wife Marucci Guzman, and her daughter [his stepdaughter,] in scenes at vacation homes they have rented through Airbnb in Georgia […]