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Drew Wilson has 363 articles published.

Drew Wilson covers legislative campaigns and fundraising for SaintPetersBlog and FloridaPolitics.com. While at the University of Florida, Wilson was an editor at The Independent Florida Alligator and after graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to cover business deals for The Hollywood Reporter. Before joining Extensive Enterprises, Wilson covered the state economy and Legislature for LobbyTools.

Senate panel approves changes to Florida “Early Steps Program”

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A Senate committee voted Thursday to introduce a bill that would improve state programs for infants and toddlers with developmental delays. Proposed by the Senate Committee on Children, Families and Elder Affairs, SB 7034 renames the Infants and Toddlers Early Intervention Program to the ā€œEarly Steps Programā€ and requires the Florida Department of Health to make information on early developmental conditions available to parents online and to train health care workers how to identify and respond to such conditions. ā€œThe…

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Bills would protect Florida consumers from credit card skimmers, data thieves

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Bills that would require gas stations to protect customers from credit card skimmers and increase criminal penalties for data thieves were filed Thursday. The bills were announced by Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, whose department is responsible for inspecting pumps at the stateā€™s 8,000 gas stations. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspectors have found 150 credit card skimmers, small devices that capture the credit or debit card information of consumers, in the past year. ā€œWe estimate that $1,000 is stolen…

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9 Florida Republicans recognized as NRCC “Young Guns”

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Nine Florida Republicans are on the National Republican Congressional Committeeā€™s ā€œradar,ā€ which could lead to substantial campaign support. The NRCC put out a list of 32 congressional candidates Wednesday that are in the running for support through the groupā€™s ā€œYoung Gunsā€ program, which helps Republican candidates challenge incumbent Democrats or get the edge running for an open seat. Floridaā€™s nine candidates on the list topped all other states in the ā€œOn the Radarā€ round. ā€œThese 32 candidates all provide a…

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Tampa Bay Times receives Innovation in Journalism Award for ā€œFailure Factoriesā€ series

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The National Press Foundation said Wednesday that its newly minted Innovation in Journalism Award goes to the Tampa Bay Times. The Times earned the award for its ā€œFailure Factoriesā€ series, first published in early August, which investigated how the Pinellas County School Board turned five schools in the county’s black areas into among the worst in the state. ā€œThe Tampa Bay TimesĀ investigation surfaced the disastrous impact of resegregation of its local schools,ā€ the NPF judges said. ā€œIts innovative use of…

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Adam Putnam launches Camp Prairie, outdoor activities for disabled veterans

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A new camp in Polk County aims to give Floridaā€™s disabled veterans a private space to enjoy the outdoors and the company of their fellow veterans. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced the opening of Camp Prairie Wednesday as a part of his departmentā€™s ā€œOperation Outdoor Freedomā€ campaign, which Putnam launched after taking office in 2011. ā€œOur veterans have risked their own safety for our liberty, and Operation Outdoor Freedom is one way we can demonstrate our gratitude to the brave…

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Pinellas legal-aid program receives $600K grant to fight human trafficking

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A Florida group that helps human trafficking victims will receive a $600,000 U.S. Department of Justice grant to continue its work, Democratic US Rep. Kathy Castor announced Friday. ā€œThis grant will provide more tools to Gulfcoast Legal Services and local law enforcement to aid victims of human trafficking,ā€ Castor said. ā€œGulfcoast now will be able to serve more than double the number of clients than previous years and will spur on the important work of the Tampa Bay Area Task…

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House, Senate Majorities host pair of Miami Beach fundraisers Dec. 10

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Some of the top Florida Republicans will gather in Miami Beach Dec. 10 for pair of fundraising events benefiting House Majority and Senate Majority. The guest list will include House Speaker designate Richard Corcoran, Republican Majority Leader Sen. Bill Galvano and Chairman Jose Oliva, who is also the favorite to become House Speaker after the 2018 elections. Stuart Sen. Joe Negron will also be in attendance, and heā€™ll likely be ready to cut loose and celebrate his official naming as…

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