Election Interference
Unlikely Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn Offers Himself for Lieutenant Governor
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is actively seeking the second spot on the Democratic gubernatorial ticket, but such a candidacy would bring more baggage than benefit.
Gus Bilirakis Pushes 'Eye-Bonds' to Help Combat Blindness
This week, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., joined U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., in pushing a bill to fund treatments to cure blindness.
No Substitute
Florida's Heroic Farming Families Didn't Deserve the Debate Snub
One thing I learned since the Wednesday debate: If Democratic candidates for governor did nothing else during the televised event, they turned off the 50,000-or-so folks in Clewiston, Belle Glade, Pahokee and South Bay, the farming communities around Lake Okeechobee.
State Divvies up Performance Money for Colleges
Florida’s 28 state colleges will receive $60 million in performance funding during the academic year that started this month.
Weekly Roundup: The Heat Is On
Florida continues to heat up, despite daily rains that have renewed discharges from polluted Lake Okeechobee into algae-filled waters on both coasts.
David Hogg’s Hyped Book Hit the Market with a Thud
It was just over one month ago when we were treated to a new rash of David Hogg sightings. The media outlets flung their doors open and ushered the teen activist to their now-familiar news sets in order to discuss the release of his new book, written with his 14-year-old sister Lauren -- "#Never Again: A New Generation Draws a Line."
Florida's Unemployment Rate Remained Steady in June
On Friday. Gov. Rick Scott announced that the unemployment rate in Florida stayed at 3.8 percent in June, below the national average of 4 percent.
Pam Bondi Goes to Bat for Adam Putnam
With less than six weeks to go until the primary, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi went to bat for state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam in the Republican gubernatorial primary.










