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Phil AmmannNovember 5, 2015

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is taking to the airwaves with a new ad urging the public to pressure Gov. Rick Scott and state legislators to “get it done” and renew the gambling agreement known as the Seminole Compact. Signed in 2010, the Compact allows the Tribe to offer blackjack and other banked card games […]

Drew WilsonOctober 8, 2015

Republican House District 9 candidate James Messer filed his first campaign finance report Thursday, and it looks like Democratic front-runner Loranne Ausley has a serious challenger in the left-leaning district. After four weeks in the race the Tallahassee attorney amassed $52,000 cash on-hand, a good deal of it coming from fellow attorneys. The total came […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 5, 2015

Tallahassee attorney James Messer, Jr. filed to run Thursday for Leon County’s House District 9 seat. Messer is the first Republican candidate to file for the left-leaning seat held by term-limited Democratic Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda. “I believe it’s time for reasonable people to be heard again. I believe it is time for Leon County to […]

Bob SparksAugust 28, 2015

Down deep, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham may already know whether she will run for re-election next year. With the Florida House and Senate in agreement on the new look of her District 2 and Corrine Brown’s District 5, the writing (or map) appears to be on the wall. Graham is doing the right thing by […]

Bob SparksAugust 27, 2015

Down deep, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham may already know whether she will run for re-election next year. With the Florida House and Senate in agreement on the new look of her District 2 and Corrine Brown’s District 5, the writing (or map) appears to be on the wall. Graham is doing the right thing by […]

Martin DyckmanAugust 25, 2015

Florida lost one of its oldest and best citizens when Elston Edward “Steve” Roady, a professor emeritus of political science at Florida State University, died at Tallahassee last week, four months into his 96th year. He was one of my favorite professors there, long ago, and a good friend. He did more than inspire two […]

Jim RosicaAugust 25, 2015

Hope sprang eternal in the Leon County Courthouse on Tuesday with the state Senate’s redistricting chairman insisting there is still time for lawmakers to get together and come up with a new map for the state’s 27 congressional seats. Circuit Judge Terry Lewis held a brief hearing after the Florida Legislature couldn’t agree on new […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 17, 2015

House bills that involve oil and gas “fracking” passed their first committee stop with support from some environmental groups and opposition from others and tense questioning by Rep. Ray Pilon. HB 1205 would establish a permitting program for hydraulic fracturing and acid fracturing, which are processes used to extract oil and gas from rock. HB […]

Florence SnyderMarch 12, 2015

Tallahassee’s Red Hills Horse Trials isn’t the first thing that comes to mind for working-class people looking to spend a spring afternoon outdoors with the kids. It’s easy to feel intimidated by a United States Equestrian Association event that attracts an international crowd of diehard members of the horsey set. But the “suggested donation” of $15 is a […]

Florence SnyderMarch 8, 2015

Tallahassee’s Red Hills Horse Trials isn’t the first thing that comes to mind for working class people looking to spend a spring afternoon outdoors with the kids. It’s easy to feel intimidated by a United States Equestrian Association event which attracts an international crowd of die-hard members of the horsey set. But the “suggested donation” […]

Tag: Leon County

Seminole Tribe ad calls Rick Scott, lawmakers to “get it done” with new Compact

Republican fundraising shows a serious challenger in Democratic HD 9

Attorney James Messer becomes first Republican to file in HD 9

Gwen Graham will soon reveal her 2016 intentions

Bob Sparks: Gwen Graham will soon reveal her 2016 intentions

Martin Dyckman: A good friend, an inspiring teacher passes on

Redistricting hearing: Trial judge needs direction, Senate wants do-over

Fracking bills pass House panel after testy exchanges

Florence Snyder: At Red Hills Horse Trials, cafeteria ladies join ladies who lunch

Florence Snyder: Postcard from Red Hills