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Joe HendersonDecember 12, 2016

In 2003, then-Gov. Jeb Bush punished reporters from the Tallahassee bureau of the Palm Beach Post by canceling their invitation to his year-end interview session. His staff cited the “unprofessional behavior” while dealing with some of Bush’s officials, but the paper suspected it was in retaliation for critical reporting on Bush’s pet school vouchers program. I’m betting […]

Peter SchorschNovember 16, 2015

If you listen to the lobbyists for ABC Fine Wine & Spirits and other independent liquor retailers, it would be the bacchanal end-of-the-world if the state’s Prohibition-era law that requires retailers to sell hard liquor in a separate store from groceries and other wares is repealed. For three years various lawmakers have carried legislation – nicknamed […]

Associated PressMay 5, 2015

A historic mansion in Tampa is up for sale for millions. The Tampa Tribune reports the Stovall-Lee House on Bayshore Boulevard is for sale for $13.9 million, potentially making it one of the largest residential sales in the region. Built in 1909, the home is named for former owner Wallace Stovall, the founding publisher of […]

Dan GelberAugust 10, 2014

So the most recent web ad from Rick Scott complains that Charlie Crist flew on a plane whose owner had previously paid a civil fine for an environmental violation. Interesting accusation coming from a guy who flies in his own plane everywhere and whose own company actually paid the largest criminal fine in U.S. history […]

Tag: The Tampa Tribune
Las Vegas Strip transforms into a Grand Prix.

Joe Henderson to the Palm Beach Post: Are you freaking crazy?

ABC’s app-based alcohol delivery service tears down its argument for keeping “whiskey & Wheaties” wall

Historic Tampa mansion goes on market for $13.9 million

Dan Gelber: Scott is spending millions but ‘swinging wild’ in his attacks on Crist