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Staff ReportsAugust 3, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday said he directed state agencies “to mobilize all available resources to address red tide impacts in Southwest Florida’s coastal communities.” The announcement mentioned the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Red tide is a “naturally occurring algae that has been documented along Florida’s […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 2, 2018

When one’s financial disclosure has over a quarter-billion dollars of holdings, it’s perhaps understandable that some of those holdings may be more controversial than others This is the case with Gov. Rick Scott, who has seen his investment holdings scrutinized by the media since the release of his Senate financial disclosure last week. Revelations have been regular and […]

Staff ReportsAugust 2, 2018

AT&T is celebrating a major milestone this year — more than $3 billion invested in Florida wireless and wired networks since 2015. Improvements made by the global telecommunications giant include a boost to reliability, coverage, speed and overall performance for both residential and business consumers. Also, upgrades have helped improve critical services for public safety […]

Ryan NicolAugust 2, 2018

State Rep. Jared Moskowitz is out with a letter to Gov. Rick Scott, urging him to sign an Executive Order banning 3D-printed guns in the state. “The threat posed by the distribution of plans for these weapons, and the possession of the weapons themselves, is a true public emergency,” said Moskowitz. The “emergency,” as Moskowitz […]

Ryan NicolAugust 1, 2018

U.S. Reps. Brian Mast and Bill Posey have co-sponsored a bipartisan bill that seeks to increase federal assistance to deal with toxic algae blooms in Florida and other states. The pair of Florida Republicans joined with Democratic Reps. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio and Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon to co-sponsor the “Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia […]

Scott PowersAugust 1, 2018

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly attributed a statement to Monroe County Mayor David Rice. The statement was made by his predecdessor, George Neugent, who was mayor at the time of the cleanup efforts following Hurricane Irma last year. Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson‘s reelection campaign is releasing a new television commercial Wednesday […]

Scott PowersAugust 1, 2018

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gov. Rick Scott is launching a new Spanish-language TV commercial Wednesday touting his creds in helping Puerto Rico and featuring the island territory’s member of Congress praising him. “As a Puerto Rican, I thank him,” U.S. Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón of Puerto Rico says in Spanish at a Scott campaign event in May, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 1, 2018

For roughly an hour Tuesday night, Donald Trump worked the crowd at the Florida State Fairgrounds, in his element in a state he won in 2016 and clearly wanting to call the shots in the 2018 elections. A central question coming into the event was how much the President would say on behalf of U.S. Rep. Ron […]

Drew WilsonJuly 31, 2018

The Clearwater branch of the NAACP on Tuesday repeated its call for an arrest in the recent fatal shooting of Markeis McGlockton and said that it has also sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice asking for an investigation. The statement from Clearwater/Upper Pinellas County NAACP chair Marva McWhite came after the group […]

Danny McAuliffeJuly 31, 2018

A pro-choice coalition that opposed a law expanding the state’s hand in crisis pregnancy centers that do not offer abortion services isn’t giving up the fight despite the law already coming into effect. Representatives from Progress Florida, the Florida National Organization for Women and the Florida Interfaith Coalition for Reproductive Health were in Tallahassee on […]

Tag: Rick Scott

Rick Scott says state will fight red tide

‘Ridiculous’: Rick Scott campaign rejects criticism of blind trust holdings

AT&T marks blockbuster $3B investment in Florida market

Jared Moskowitz asks governor to ban 3D-printed guns

Brian Mast, Bill Posey push increased funding to combat algae blooms

Bill Nelson airs TV ad ripping Rick Scott for ‘hurricane gouging’

Rick Scott launches Spanish-language Puerto Rico ad

Adam Putnam, the forgotten man at Donald Trump Tampa rally

NAACP calls on DOJ to investigate Clearwater ‘Stand Your Ground’ case

Activists call on state to ‘aggressively regulate’ anti-abortion centers