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Peter SchorschNovember 3, 2018

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Financially, Florida is equipped to weather the financial losses incurred by Hurricane Michael. That’s according to Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, who this week cited a recent analysis of the state’s financial resiliency from credit reporting agency Moody’s Investment Service. “The news from Moody’s Investors Service that Florida will not only weather Hurricane Michael, but […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 31, 2018

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Senate candidate Lindsay Cross wants voters to know the current Republican-led Legislature’s spending priorities are far scarier than ghosts and goblins this Halloween. Cross took to Facebook donning a wolf mask Wednesday in condemnation of conservative priorities. Cross is running against incumbent District 24 Senator Jeff Brandes, a Libertarian-leaning Republican. “It’s clear that your priorities […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 29, 2018

State Senate candidate Lindsay Cross is adding a new bullet point to her list of campaign priorities after the deadly mass shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday that claimed 11 lives. A minute-long video being shared on social media shows a somber Cross sitting in a church pew wearing a black dress demanding “common sense” […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2018

They’re inexpensive, quick and ideal for short-distance trips — and they could be coming to a Florida city near you. Dockless scooters are the latest disruptions to the continually evolving transportation industry. But the two-wheeled rides — provided by companies like Bird and Lime — aren’t yet ready for a prime-time fight in the Legislature. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 25, 2018

State Senator Jeff Brandes will revive an amendment he filed during the 2019 Legislative Session that would expand medical marijuana access and allow patients to smoke their medicine, he said during a dispensary opening in St. Petersburg Thursday. Brandes’ 2017 amendment would have shifted Florida’s medical marijuana law from its current “vertical” structure that requires […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 25, 2018

The medical marijuana treatment provider Surterra Wellness opened its 12th Florida location in St. Petersburg Thursday. The Medical Marijuana Treatment Center is located at 2001 Fourth Street on one of the city’s busiest thoroughfares. State Senator Jeff Brandes called the new dispensary “the Apple Store of cannabis.” Unlike other treatment centers, Surterra designed all of […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 24, 2018

Election Day is two weeks away. That means candidates are entering the home stretch of the midterm elections. Democrats are hoping to capitalize on the “blue wave” while Republicans are trying to keep seats for another term throughout the nation. Locally, candidates are planning to hit the pavement and take to the phones to reach […]

Drew WilsonOctober 24, 2018

Florida Internet & Television, the chief industry association for telecom providers in Florida, announced Wednesday that CableLabs head Phil McKinney will deliver the keynote address at its 2018 Florida Internet & Television Conference. At CableLabs, McKinney spearheads research focused on developing new technologies and specifications for the secure delivery of high-speed data, video, voice and […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 23, 2018

Local Republican candidates in state legislative races won’t be showing up to a candidate forum Wednesday hosted by ReThinkEnergy Florida, the First Street Foundation, Oceana and the League of Women Voters. The coalition of groups is hosting an environmental forum at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Clearwater Wednesday at 6 p.m. to discuss sea level […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 22, 2018

Lindsay Cross launched a new television ad this past weekend highlighting her experience as an “environmental scientist and problem solver, not a politician.” Cross is running against incumbent Jeff Brandes for the Senate District 24 seat covering parts of St. Petersburg, Pinellas Park and St. Pete Beach. “As executive director of the Florida Wildlife Corridor, […]

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Takeaways from Tallahassee — Planning pays off

‘Werewolf’ Lindsay Cross: Republican spending priorities are scary

Responding to Pittsburgh shooting, Lindsay Cross blasts Jeff Brandes on gun record

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Is Bird the word?

Smoke if you got ’em: Jeff Brandes will refile smokable pot bill

New Surterra Wellness in St. Pete is not your daddy’s head shop

Tampa Bay candidates enter campaign home stretch

CableLabs’ Phil McKinney to keynote FITCon Florida

Republican candidates say ‘nope’ to local environmental forum

Lindsay Cross ad: ‘Put a scientist in the Senate’