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Seeing that Connie Mack’s Campaign is attacking again Adam Smith, I thought it relevant to repost my defense of the Tampa Bay Times reporter. Adam Smith and I have history. There is no other way around it. Smith, the political editor of the Tampa Bay Times, was fair, but not kind to me early on in our relationship. Then again, ten years ago, I did not deserve his kindness. As a political consultant in the Tampa Bay area, I had a…

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The Florida Department of Transportation on Tuesday took the first step in an appealing an injunction against a new law that would prevent state and local governments from contracting with companies that have business links to Cuba and Syria, reports the News Service of Florida. Gov. Rick Scott issued a statement to announce the appeal to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. “As I have said before, the Castro and Assad governments are undeniably repressive, and it…

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President Obama’s campaign released a new TV ad this week in Florida titled “The Choice.” The new ad features President Obama laying out the choice of how to grow the economy, create middle-class jobs and pay down the debt. “Over the next four months, you have a choice to make. Not just between two political parties, or even two people. It’s a choice between two very different plans for our country. Governor Romney’s plan would cut taxes for the folks at the…

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As Pinellas County property values have decreased and along with it tax revenues, county expenses are increasing. One pressing budgetary issue that Pinellas has been trying to address over the past few years is its $103-million EMS system. Yet, the time for debate is running out, and decisions need to be made. Understanding this, Tuesday, county commissioners agreed to spend around $300,000 on a study that aims to help the county decide how best to address the costly emergency medical…

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Xerox Corp. is desperately trying to revive a plan to provide Florida with a unified email system for all state employees, hoping to salvage a $70 million deal that was scuttled by lawmakers this spring, reports David Royse of the News Service of Florida. Lawmakers did not fund the project in this year’s budget, although some agencies have already moved to the new system and Xerox has spent millions of dollars in upfront costs. The company hopes to get the…

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An open letter from the Connie Mack Campaign: Adam Smith The Tampa Bay Times 490 First Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Dear Adam, Since we recently (and appropriately) criticized you for unfairly attacking Connie while doing everything you can to protect Bill Nelson, your latest attack comes as no surprise. I guess you just can’t help yourself. You tweeted and reported that Connie missed votes this year.  What you didn’t mention is that when Bill Nelson was in Congress…

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