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Associated PressJune 11, 2016

Donald Trump is bringing his presidential campaign to Florida. The presumptive Republican nominee is set to appear Saturday at a campaign rally in Tampa. It begins at 11 a.m. Polls show Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton are tied in Florida, one of the nation’s biggest battleground states. Trump is striking a more welcoming tone after […]

Melissa RossMay 13, 2016

A new study from the Pew Research Center finds the phenomenon of a shrinking middle class is a reality across Florida. According to Pew, the percentage of families earning middle class incomes has fallen in nearly nine out of 10 major cities nationwide over the last several years. That includes most population centers in Florida. Four […]

Guest AuthorMay 8, 2016

The next time I get into one of those verbal political brawls that include aging boomers reminiscing about their bucolic lives in a splendid picket-fence of a hometown, I’m hauling out this nugget from Nate Silver: If you want to “get in touch with ‘normal America,’ skip the small towns of your actual or imagined […]

Associated PressMay 6, 2016

Long before Donald Trump swatted away his Republican presidential rivals, his likely Democratic opponent and her allies began laying traps for him. Priorities USA, the lead super PAC backing Hillary Clinton, has already reserved $91 million in television advertising that will start next month and continue through Election Day. In addition, Clinton’s campaign and Priorities USA have […]

Ryan RayMay 4, 2016

Many red state politicians — and even POLITICO co-founder Jim VandeHei in a recent op-ed — often talk of a “real America,” a nation apart from the latte liberal denizens of our urban, coastal cities. But new research has found one of the most “normal” cities in America is right here in Florida — the greater Tampa Bay […]

Phil AmmannApril 27, 2016

Republican state Rep. Shawn Harrison is holding a campaign kickoff party Thursday evening for his House District 63 re-election effort. The event begins 5:30 p.m. at TPepin’s Hospitality Centre, 4121 N. 50th St. in Tampa. The Hillsborough County area seat is one that Florida Democrats are eyeing as a swing district they can switch in […]

Phil AmmannApril 26, 2016

Gwen Graham’s recent semi-surprise, twofer announcement has the Florida chattering classes (temporarily) taking their attention away from 2016 and toward a post-Rick Scott state Capitol. The year 2018 will mark 20 straight years in which Republicans have monopolized the Governor’s Mansion. Democrats are understandably terrified about that continued dominance, particularly when they consider the judicial […]

Associated PressApril 25, 2016

A new Spanish-language public affairs show directed at Hispanics in Florida debuts Sunday. WLTV-23, the Univision affiliate in Miami, announced Friday that “Al Punto Florida” will be hosted by Univision 23 anchor Ambrosio Hernandez and Mariana Atencio, of Miami-based cable network FUSION. The one-hour show will be broadcast, beginning at 11 a.m., on five Univision […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 15, 2016

The unemployment rate to continues to be on the decline, with Florida seeing a slight decrease in the number of jobless people in March. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.9 percent in March, down from 5 percent in February. According to the state’s Department of Economic Opportunity, the national unemployment rate was 5 […]

Mitch PerryApril 12, 2016

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is scheduled to give his State of the City this morning. Here are some things to look for in his speech. Transportation – In his 2014 speech, Buckhorn called for a funding referendum to support expanded bus service and light rail in Tampa, saying that the goal should be a referendum in the […]

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