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Phil AmmannDecember 6, 2016

In a pair of Context Florida columns titled, “The Shame of Florida,” Darryl Paulson has documented how Florida infamously leads the nation in the number of people—1.7-million—who are permanently barred from voting as ex-felons regardless of whether they are good citizens now. In Florida, as in Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee and other former Confederate states, these […]

Joe HendersonNovember 22, 2016

Remember that measure some Republicans in the Legislature have tried to pass the last couple of years to allow guns on college campuses? You know, the bill the House passed last year before it died in the Senate (thank goodness). Well, it’s back. Of course, it’s back. It never really left, and it won’t leave […]

Florence SnyderNovember 21, 2016

For an academic who can’t keep his hands off the co-eds, friends with funds sure do come in handy. That’s the takeaway from the tawdry tale of the University of South Florida’s Herb Maschner. The aptly named anthropologist left his longtime professional home at Idaho State University for USF, bringing with him a long-standing relationship […]

Joe HendersonNovember 8, 2016

Republican Shawn Harrison held on in a rough-and-tumble race against challenger Lisa Montelione to represent House District 63. With all precincts reporting, Harrison had 51 percent of 71,483 votes cast. Montelione held a close early lead but Harrison overcame that and steadily pulled ahead as the night progressed. “Obviously, we’re very happy,” Harrison said in […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 12, 2016

A majority of Floridians would support a shift to an open primary system. About two-thirds (67 percent) of self-identified registered voters believe Florida should move to an open primary system, according to a new USF-Nielsen Sunshine State Survey. The survey found 30 percent of respondents think the state should keep the current system. Florida has […]

Mitch PerryOctober 10, 2016

Cecile Richards paid a visit to the University of South Florida campus Monday, where she told an audience consisting of mostly female students, that people like themselves — especially those living in Florida’s Interstate 4 corridor — will help decide the presidential election next month. “Millennial voters are going to determine who the next president is,” […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 6, 2016

The most important issue facing Florida in 2016? The economy. The 2016 USF-Nielsen Sunshine State Survey found the economy remains one of the most important issues facing Florida. The report, released Thursday, found two-thirds of Floridians feel financial stress in their own household. “The notion that the economy has not fully recovered is evident with […]

Anne LindbergSeptember 12, 2016

The first debate between the candidates for state House District 69 is scheduled for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Community Room 101 at the library on the St. Petersburg College Gibbs Campus, 6700 Eighth Ave. N. Republican incumbent Kathleen Peters is facing a challenge from Democrat Jennifer Webb. Peters was formerly mayor of South […]

Bill RuftySeptember 9, 2016

If you are a presidential candidate, you can’t come to Florida with a single, cookie-cutter campaign and speak to issues based on national surveys. Florida is one of the most diverse and perhaps, with 29 electoral votes, the most crucial swing state in the presidential election, University of South Florida political science professor Susan MacManus […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton will appear Tuesday afternoon at the student recreation center on the University of South Florida campus in Tampa, her campaign announced Sunday. The campaign had announced on Friday the Democratic presidential nominee would be making an appearance in Tampa Tuesday, but hadn’t announced the time or place. The event will start at 1:45 p.m., […]

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Martin Dyckman: End the ‘shame’ by restoring voting rights to ex-felons

Joe Henderson: Despite opposition, ‘campus carry’ returns

USF’s Herb Maschner loses title, but not money

Shawn Harrison holds on in rough-and-tumble HD 63 race

67% of Floridians support moving to open primaries

Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards to USF students: Millennials will decide this election

New survey shows the economy, jobs remain top concerns for Floridians

In battleground HD 69, Kathleen Peters, Jennifer Webb to debate

Bill Rufty: Diverse Florida electorate crucial in presidential election

Hillary Clinton to appear at USF in Tampa Tuesday