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Diane RobertsApril 19, 2016

Ever wonder what will be left of natural Florida when Rick Scott slithers out of the Governor’s Mansion for the last time? Look at the Indian River Lagoon. Once a 150 mile-long bay of clear water filled with manatees, sea grasses and oysters, it has become a brown, stinking monoculture where only algae thrive. The […]

Mitch PerryApril 19, 2016

Welcome to April 19, the 23rd anniversary of the Waco siege and the 21st anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. And now today’s NY state primary, which, by the shape of things, could be pretty anti-climactic. Donald Trump‘s victory is a given, and right now most polls have Bernie Sanders down by double-digits to Hillary Clinton. […]

Diane RobertsApril 18, 2016

Ever wonder what will be left of natural Florida when Rick Scott slithers out of the Governor’s Mansion for the last time? Look at the Indian River Lagoon. Once a 150 mile-long bay of clear water filled with manatees, sea grasses and oysters, it has become a brown, stinking monoculture where only algae thrive. The […]

Mitch PerryApril 18, 2016

The Tampa Bay Times took home not one, but two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday. Their investigation into Pinellas County public schools, “Failure Factories,” took the Pulitzer for Local Reporting. The investigation, researched and reported by Cara Fitzpatrick, Lisa Garter and Michael La Forgia showed how the school district abandoned integration efforts in 2007 and then failed […]

Phil AmmannApril 17, 2016

Then there was one. Maybe. Facing an expiring lease and the outsourcing of its printing operations to rival Tampa Bay Times, the Tampa Tribune may be coming up for sale. In a recent report, Noah Pransky of WTSP suggests that the 121-year-old daily could be sold, even though its Los Angeles-based owner has not been […]

Phil AmmannApril 17, 2016

A roundup of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers: Tampa Bay Times — Diners deserve the truth about ingredients The public has a right to expect restaurateurs to be honest about the food they serve. But increasingly, amid the trendy farm-to-table movement, deception is what’s for dinner. Several bay area restaurants advertise locally grown or […]

Martin DyckmanApril 15, 2016

If only the Florida Constitution included a provision like this: (1) Members of the Legislature who vote for measures subsequently held unconstitutional shall be liable jointly and severally for all attorney fees and costs as established by the court. (2) Failure to pay such liabilities within 60 days of final judgment shall constitute disqualification for […]

Martin DyckmanApril 14, 2016

If only the Florida Constitution included a provision like this: (1) Members of the Legislature who vote for measures subsequently held unconstitutional shall be liable jointly and severally for all attorney fees and costs as established by the court. (2) Failure to pay such liabilities within 60 days of final judgment shall constitute disqualification for […]

Mitch PerryApril 14, 2016

Why do Hillsborough County State Attorney employees even need “key cards”? That’s the question I have after reading the Anna Phillips/Windy March penned story in the Times this morning (and Elaine Silvestrini’s in the Trib). Their story revolves around an allegation made about Mark Ober’s work ethic by his Democratic party challenger, Andrew Warren. Records unearthed by his campaign […]

Mitch PerryApril 13, 2016

Although the Miami Herald has settled a libel suit brought against the newspaper by 2010 Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Greene, his suit against the Tampa Bay Times continues. “We have a trial date set for the end of April,” Times attorney Alison Steele, a partner in the St. Petersburg law firm of Rahdert, Steele, Reynolds & Driscoll, told FloridaPolitics.com on Tuesday. […]

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Diane Roberts: Rick Scott’s business buddies want to kill bears, panthers, environment

Mitch Perry Report for 4.19.16 -Sanders goes after Clinton for violating campaign finance laws

Diane Roberts: Rick Scott’s business buddies want to kill bears, panthers, environment

Tampa Bay Times takes home two Pulitzer Prizes

Questions raised on possible Tampa Trib sale

A roundup of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers

Martin Dyckman: Courts failed organizations that won redistricting fight

Martin Dyckman: Courts failed organizations that won redistricting fight

Mitch Perry Report for 4.14.16 – So who wants to go to Cleveland this summer?

Jeff Greene’s libel lawsuit against the Tampa Bay Times scheduled for trial later this month