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Florence SnyderMarch 11, 2015

By the time reporters like the Miami Herald‘s Mike Sallah and Carol Marbin Miller and Kimberly Miller of The Palm Beach Post took starter jobs at the Boca Raton News, 1960s-era Publisher Gus Harwell was long gone to bigger jobs at Knight Newspapers. However, his legacy as a reporter’s publisher continued to attract top young […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 11, 2015

Eric Eikenberg, CEO of the Everglades Foundation, says the Florida residents affected by discharges from Lake Okeechobee need to let state leaders know about their concerns. Eikenberg is at the Capitol this week meeting with House and Senate leaders including House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner. He’s trying to get state leaders […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 11, 2015

Eric Eikenberg, CEO of the Everglades Foundation, says the Florida residents affected by discharges from Lake Okeechobee need to let state leaders know about their concerns. Eikenberg is at the Capitol this week meeting with House and Senate leaders including House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Senate President Andy Gardiner. He’s trying to get state leaders […]

Phil AmmannMarch 11, 2015

Three-term Marion County Commissioner Stan McClain raised $31,900 in February for his bid for House District 23. McClain’s campaign calls the latest fundraising numbers a show of strong, early support in the race to replace incumbent Rep. Dennis Baxley in 2016, who is mounting his own run for the state Senate. “We are very encouraged by the support […]

James CallMarch 11, 2015

It’s coming down to the wire with the finishing line on the move. A deadline to challenge the proposed rule for the state’s medicinal marijuana law is March 24, according to the Department of Health, not Thursday. “The later date is due to the Revised Statement of Estimated Regulatory Costs, which was prepared in response to the […]

James CallMarch 11, 2015

It’s coming down to the wire with the finishing line on the move. A deadline to challenge the proposed rule for the state’s medicinal marijuana law is March 24, according to the Department of Health, not Thursday. “The later date is due to the Revised Statement of Estimated Regulatory Costs, which was prepared in response to the […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 11, 2015

Health Policy Committee Chairman Aaron Bean and Vice Chairwoman Eleanor Sobel are working together on a Senate Medicaid expansion plan. The two are not agreed how it should be administered. Bean champions a little-known program called Florida Health Choices. Sobel has thrown her weight behind the better-known Florida Healthy Kids Corp., which administered the popular […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 11, 2015

Health Policy Committee Chairman Aaron Bean and Vice Chairwoman Eleanor Sobel are working together on a Senate Medicaid expansion plan. The two are not agreed how it should be administered. Bean champions a little-known program called Florida Health Choices. Sobel has thrown her weight behind the better-known Florida Healthy Kids Corp., which administered the popular […]

Mitch PerryMarch 11, 2015

The conservative-leaning Florida House Wednesday OK’d an amendment to a bill to remove a ban on gay adoption from state law. The final vote was 68-50. The amendment is part of a larger bill that creates incentives for Floridians to adopt children in state care. The vote came despite a last hour pitch against it […]

Mitch PerryMarch 11, 2015

Guido Maniscalco says Jackie Toledo won’t debate him before the March 24 runoff election in the Tampa City Council District 6 race. This week Maniscalco’s campaign manger, Bryan Farris, sent a letter to Toledo’s home and emailed her campaign consultant, Anthony Pedicini, asking her to participate in a debate this Saturday. Farris says he gave […]

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Florence Snyder: In loving remembrance of Gus Harwell

Everglades Foundation’s Eric Eikenberg presses case for land buy

Everglades Foundation's Eric Eikenberg presses case for land buy

Stan McClain posts strong early fundraising for House District 23 race

Charlotte’s Web challenge deadline now is March 24

Charlotte's Web challenge deadline now is March 24

If Florida Health Choices is a gift for Richard Corcoran, he'll return it

If Florida Health Choices is a gift for Richard Corcoran, he’ll return it

House OK on gay adoption has Christian right putting faith in Senate

Guido Maniscalco says Jackie Toledo ducking debate before Tampa runoff