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Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 18, 2018

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is getting an additional $1.2 million to enhance research and increase production of redfish in Port Manatee, the state announced Monday. The new funding should help recover Florida’s fisheries from the ongoing red tide sweeping Florida’s Gulf coast and wreaking havoc on Pinellas, Sarasota and Manatee County beaches. […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 18, 2018

Longtime Donald Trump ally Roger Stone was his usual self in remarks to Trump Club 45 PBC Monday night, spouting several attention-grabbing comments to the audience of Trump die-hards. Stone dropped several eyebrow-raising one-liners (mostly in jest) during his speech at the Palm Beach Kennel Club, one of which concerned a prominent Florida contest. “You […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 17, 2018

Governor Rick Scott re-appointed Shaun Oxtal to the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority, his office announced Monday. Oxtal is the managing director for Capright, a global real estate valuation and consulting firm with offices in Tampa. Oxtal will work with other business leaders serving on THEA’s board to further the agency’s work on four local transportation […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 17, 2018

Margate Democrat Jeremy Ring, the former Yahoo! executive and state Senator running for CFO, told Florida Politics Monday that Republican claims that Andrew Gillum is a “socialist” amount to more “dog whistle” politics. “It’s out of a 101 playbook,” Ring said when asked, adding that it doesn’t seem to be “getting traction” given Gillum’s polling lead with […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 17, 2018

The Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh appears increasingly imperiled Monday, in the wake of allegations of sexual assault against him. Sen. Bill Nelson on Monday joined a bipartisan consensus that the allegations need to be investigated. I’m still waiting for a meeting with Judge Kavanaugh I’ve requested four times. I have a number of questions […]

Danny McAuliffeSeptember 17, 2018

The gubernatorial nominees have agreed to two debates ahead of Election Day. Republican nominee Ron DeSantis accepted a Leadership Florida debate and CNN town hall on Monday, a few days after Democrat Andrew Gillum said he also would attend the forums. The Leadership Florida debate, according to the Gillum campaign, will take place Oct. 24 […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 16, 2018

A group of survivors of the 2016 Pulse massacre and family of those killed in the attack have endorsed U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s re-election bid. “There is only one person in this race who cares about us, and that’s Bill Nelson,” said Brandon Wolf, who survived the mass shooting. Nelson right now faces a tough […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 16, 2018

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Former Gov. Jeb Bush hit the campaign trail this weekend and leveled heavy criticism at U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, saying the Democrat voted “for every liberal idea” when party leadership asked. Bush stumped Saturday on behalf of one of his successors, Gov. Rick Scott, the Republican nominee challenging Nelson’s re-election this year. And while Bush’s […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 15, 2018

Vanilla Ice was the guest of honor at the Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism Wednesday evening. There, the group bestowed the famed hip-hop artist with the 2018 Film Florida Legends Tourism Ambassador award, which is presented annually to entertainment legends who keep the Sunshine State on their mind and involved in their work. “Vanilla Ice […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 15, 2018

Campaign season stops for no weekend. Candidates for the state’s biggest offices continue to greet voters around Florida. Will one be near you today? Gov. Rick Scott, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, will ride his statewide “Make Washington Work” bus tour into Hialeah today and will hold a rally at Gus Machado Ford Dealership […]

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State to boost redfish hatcheries amid red tide epidemic

Bill Nelson ‘died three years ago,’ Roger Stone quips to Palm Beach Trump supporters

Personnel note: Real estate pro Shaun Oxtal reappointed to transportation board

Socialist smear on Andrew Gillum another GOP ‘dog whistle,’ says Jeremy Ring

Bill Nelson wants ‘investigation’ of sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh

Two debates planned between Ron DeSantis, Andrew Gillum

Pulse survivors back Bill Nelson, demand gun control

Jeb Bush: Bill Nelson ‘will always vote for more taxes’

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Ice, ice, ‘Action!’

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