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Unopposed local constitutional officers to return nearly $900,000 in contributions

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The collecting began last year, and the contributions flowed into Tampa Bay incumbent constitutional officers focused winning this fall’s elections and keeping their jobs for four more years. By last week, when qualifying ended, nearly a dozen had raked in close to $900,000, ready to wage war with challengers to their positions as sheriffs, tax collectors, clerks of the circuit court, supervisors of elections and school superintendents. Turns out they don’t need that cash at all. Nine constitutional officers in…

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As hurricane season begins, asking tough questions of Citizens Insurance

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Recent headlines heralded the fact that Citizens Insurance, the state-run company for those who can’t get coverage anywhere else, has a lot of cash. With the official opening of hurricane season at hand, company officials say Citizens has enough money in reserve to pay claims if even a catastrophic Category 5 storm hits a major metro area. That’s good, right? Maybe. Or, just maybe, in the ever-popular game of “let the free market decide” many former Citizens clients have been…

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Mike Fasano raises $8,100 for PACE Center for Girls

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Mike Fasano gave the PACE Center for Girls a healthy check this week.  The Pasco County Tax Collector and former lawmaker handed $8,126.61 raised through a fundraising drive hosted by his office and supported by staff and the local community. “Our office was proud to sponsor the PACE Center for Girls,” said Fasano in a statement. Fasano praised the work of the non-profit, designed to help at-risk middle and high school girls get back on track. “Many of the young ladies…

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For Chris Sprowls, shot at leadership means an opportunity be as “bold as possible”

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It’s easy to call Chris Sprowls tough. He beat cancer as a teenager; made a name for himself prosecuting violent offenders; and has become one of the go-to guys to get things done in the Florida House. Friends, though, say Sprowls is also a genuinely nice person who cares deeply about his community and the state of Florida as a whole. Those traits will serve him well if he becomes Speaker of the House in the coming years. “He’s a selfless leader,”…

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Mike Fasano-led charity drive nets $9K for New Port Richey therapy ranch

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Pasco County residents raised more than $9,000 for a New Port Richey ranch as part of a charity drive set up by Tax Collector Mike Fasano. “Kiddy Up Ranch would like to thank our wonderful tax collector’s staff and the people of our community for their fundraising efforts,” said Kiddy Up Ranch founder Tammy Harting. “We are so blessed to serve such a wonderful community.” The ranch provides “equine therapy,” a program that helps children and veterans with disabilities overcome…

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What is John Legg thinking (Part 2)?

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In the Florida Legislature, John Legg is one of the good guys. A protege of populist Mike Fasano, Legg is a dedicated, policy-driven lawmaker with years of legislative experience that run counter to his boyish looks. That said, Legg has been somewhat of an enigma lately, although it’s understandable why he’s been acting the way he has. After being drawn into the new Senate District 10, Legg first told insiders that he would not run against fellow Republican Wilton Simpson, who is slated to become…

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