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Scott PowersOctober 3, 2018

Democratic Attorney General nominee Sean Shaw is launching a television commercial Wednesday that challenges his Republican opponent Ashley Moody on her position on pre-existing conditions health insurance coverage. He also pledges he’ll battle “big insurance” and take other strong stands, including against sexual harassers. The 30-second spot, “Your Side,” particularly goes after Moody for supporting current […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 28, 2018

A former brewer is suing Pennsylvania-based Yuengling after he was terminated for missing work to attend a court hearing, according to a lawsuit filed in Hillsborough County. Eric Abrams began working at Yuengling in 2008. He was fired from the company’s Tampa brewery in 2017 two days after attending a divorce-related proceeding. Abrams claims he […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 27, 2018

A group of St. Pete Beach retirees are battling it out in court over access to a local American Legion Post. Michael Finnerty, age 70, and his 73-year-old wife Terri are suing Tom de Yampert for defamation. They allege his accusations that the couple had a hand in missing funds led to their ouster from American […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 26, 2018

The iconic Biff Burger in St. Petersburg could be closing if the stars don’t align for the longtime classic burger joint on 49th Street near 38th Avenue North. The restaurant’s former owners, George and Sandra Musser, are suing to foreclose on the property and restaurant because the new owners are defaulting on payments. The historic […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 24, 2018

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A former Democratic candidate for the Florida House is suing a former Chris Latvala campaign staffer, claiming she wrongly accessed his Facebook account to obtain damaging information. In 2016, David Vogel ran and lost against the Republican Latvala for House District 67, which covers parts of north Pinellas County. After announcing his campaign, Janice Silva sent Vogel […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 13, 2018

Jokes by a medical school professor about porn, sex toys and the Zika virus has led to a lawsuit against Florida State University, according to a complaint filed in Leon County this week. Christina R. Goswick-Childers, formerly an academic program specialist at the school’s College of Medicine in Tallahassee, filed sexual harassment and retaliation claims after […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 6, 2018

Sean Shaw is making some bold promises in his campaign to be Florida’s next Attorney General, threatening to file or join multiple lawsuits against President Donald Trump and his administration. “There is no room for corruption in the state of Florida,” Shaw said, speaking outside a Trump condo building in Sunny Isles Beach. “The hundreds […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 4, 2018

A gun-rights group is again suing over Florida State University‘s guns-on-campus policy. Florida Carry sued the state university last week over its student conduct code, which was “amended” last June. It now wrongfully prohibits “the open possession of long guns, i.e. rifles and shotguns, in a vehicle unless they (are) concealed,” according to the complaint. The organization sued in Leon […]

Scott PowersAugust 29, 2018

All Aboard Florida received state approval Wednesday to sell $1.75 billion in federal private equity bonds to extend its private, high-speed, Brightline passenger train system from South Florida to Orlando. Meeting in Orlando, the Florida Development Finance Corp. board voted unanimously to grant state permission for the financing after more than three hours of public […]

Michael MolineAugust 27, 2018

A Tallahassee judge on Monday ordered the Constitution Revision Commission’s proposed Amendment 6, which would guarantee crime victims’ rights and raise judges’ retirement age, stripped from the November ballot. “Because the title and summary do not meet the requirements of Florida laws … in fully, fairly, and accurately telling the voters the chief purpose of […]

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Sean Shaw ad goes after Ashley Moody on pre-existing conditions stance

Former brewer slaps Yuengling with age discrimination suit

St. Pete Beach American Legion spurs retiree drama

Iconic St. Pete Biff Burger in peril as foreclosure looms

Unfriended: Former candidate sues over fib to get access to his Facebook posts

Jokes about porn, sex toys spur lawsuit on FSU medical school

Sean Shaw threatens to sue Donald Trump administration

Tempest over ‘truck guns’: FSU sued—again—over firearms on campus

Brightline gets state approval to sell construction bonds

Judge strikes victims’ rights amendment — Marsy’s Law — from ballot