Steve Southerland calls Tampa Bay Times report about King Ranch a “political hit piece”
This story is via Chris Olwell of the News Herald. Rep. Steve Southerland called a report suggesting legislation he recently introduced has been influenced by connections to the sugar industry a “political hit piece,” and denied any wrongdoing. Speaking during a Tuesday press conference in Tallahassee, Southerland told a reporter with the Tampa Bay Times that he had been on a hunting trip to King Ranch in Texas. Southerland had called the press conference to tout his Regulatory Overreach Protection Act, which…