Scott PowersAugust 12, 2021
5min1641
Florida's nursing homes have the worst rate of staff COVID-19 and 2nd-worst staff vaccination rate.
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Scott PowersAugust 12, 2021
Staff ReportsOctober 4, 2019
31min1052
The first half-century of Consolidation.
Phil AmmannSeptember 27, 2019
29min291
The Jacksonville City Council has always typified one dysfunction or another.
Staff ReportsSeptember 12, 2019
30min194
Is it another lost season at City Hall, too?
Jacob OglesAugust 14, 2018
4min389
A nationally-watched credential scandal apparently fast-tracked Republican Tommy Gregory as the winner of his party primary before a single vote gets counted. Now the Sarasota attorney says he spoke with Melissa Howard, who announced she was dropping out of the primary following the revelation she’d mocked up a fake college degree and distributed pictures on […]
Peter SchorschAugust 14, 2018
9min1526
A Republican candidate for the Florida House of Representatives who went to extensive lengths to prove that she had a college degree that she actually didn’t complete is abandoning her campaign. “I have come to the realization that the right thing to do for my community is to withdraw from the race,” said Melissa Howard, […]
Jacob OglesAugust 14, 2018
6min863
After a weekend of press surrounding allegations she faked a college degree, Republican state House candidate Melissa Howard issued a public apology for misleading the public. “I would like to apologize to my family and my supporters for this situation. It was not my intent to deceive or mislead anyone,” she wrote Monday on Facebook. […]
Jacob OglesAugust 13, 2018
9min499
Revelations that Republican state House candidate Melissa Howard may have flown to Ohio for a picture with a fake college diploma quickly turned her from a strong political contender to the subject of national ridicule. But amid guffaws at the audacity of this alleged deception, party leaders are quietly wondering, what if Howard still wins […]
Jacob OglesAugust 12, 2018
5min724
Former Manatee County Commissioner Jonathan Bruce is calling on Republican state House candidate Melissa Howard to drop out of the running in District 73. The move was prompted by accusations Howard lied about graduating from Miami University in Ohio and then faked her diploma. “What a sad day for integrity in local politics,” Bruce said. […]
Jacob OglesAugust 11, 2018
5min1410
Story updated at 2:17 p.m. Florida House candidate Melissa Howard’s husband, Ian, suffered a heart attack Friday, sources close to her campaign confirm. The development comes as the Manatee County Republican answers charges she lied about earning a college degree. Lakewood Ranch Medical Center confirms Ian Howard has since been released from the hospital. As for […]