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Scott PowersSeptember 13, 2016

Florida Democratic U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch and Lois Frankel called Tuesday for someone to investigate the Donald Trump–Pam Bondi matter that Deutch said “looked like a bribe.” In a telephone press conference with Florida media organized by the Democratic National Committee, Deutch and Frankel insisted more needs to be revealed about the $25,000 donation Trump’s Trump Foundation made […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 13, 2016

Labor Day has come and gone, and with it, any sense of the summer doldrums. Election Day is nigh. The most tumultuous election season in a generation is now heading into the homestretch. So once again, let’s ask some questions, the answers to which may hold the fate of the state, and even the nation. How bad will the […]

Blake DowlingSeptember 13, 2016

Over the years, I have composed dozens of columns on cyberthreats, skimming credit cards at the pump, boss-phishing, crypto locker, and identity theft. In a lot of those stories, you don’t hear about the bad guys getting the hammer. The Department of Homeland Security has an enormous task of defending government agencies from nation-state cyberattacks, […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 10, 2016

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Questions over the Trump Foundation’s illegal contribution to a political group tied to Florida’s attorney general do not appear to be going away. The Tampa Bay Times is urging the federal government to investigate potential connections between Donald Trump’s charity and Florida state Attorney General Pam Bondi. “Since Florida prosecutors will not touch this mess, the Justice Department is […]

Joe HendersonSeptember 8, 2016

Let’s get this straight: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi says “Hillary Clinton will not bully me” over the legitimate scrutiny being paid to the timing of a campaign donation Bondi received in 2014 from Donald Trump. Bullying is a pretty stern accusation, so let’s explore this further. What did Clinton do to rise to that […]

Michael MolineSeptember 8, 2016

If you get an email from Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier, don’t reply. Do notify the Department of Insurance Regulation hotline at 877-693–5236. The department issued an alert Thursday warning that somebody is sending emails over Altmaier’s name, seeking to rip off consumers. “A fraudulent email, appearing to be sent from OIR Commissioner Altmaier, has […]

Michael MolineSeptember 8, 2016

The results of Florida’s Aug. 30 primary election are now final. The state Elections Canvassing Commission — comprising Gov. Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam — took less than two minutes to certify the results Thursday morning. Secretary of State Ken Detzner presided over the meeting in the state Capitol. […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterSeptember 8, 2016

A liberal super PAC is hitting Donald Trump over his $25,000 donation to Attorney General Pam Bondi. “American Bridge” released a 30-second spot Thursday calling Trump to task over a 2013 donation to Bondi’s political committee. The ad, first reported by the Tampa Bay Times, is called “The Art of the Bribe” and features clips […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 8, 2016

To begin with today, props to the Tampa Bay Times’ Anastasia Dawson for her portrayal on the very short life of Levonia Riggins, the 22-year-old black man shot and killed last week by a white Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy because … well, because they said he went for a gun when he was confronted in […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 7, 2016

Dan Gelber says despite their vast ideological differences, he’s always gotten along with Attorney General Pam Bondi, the woman who defeated him for the position back in 2010. But he says the fact that she solicited a campaign contribution from Donald Trump at the same time her office declined to pursue an investigation into Trump University “raises […]

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