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American Action Network releases digital ads in congressional districts of Brian Mast, Carlos Curbelo

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The American Action Network is continuing its ad blitz, releasing a second digital ad in two Florida districts to promote tax reform. The $250,000 digital ad campaign is part of a multi-million dollar effort to advance tax reform in Congress. The ad — which will run on online platforms in the congressional districts of Reps. Carlos Curbelo and Brian Mast — is the second in a series of advertisements featuring Douglas Holtz-Eakin, the American Action Forum president and economist. In the 60-second…

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Darryl Paulson: Will 2018 bring no change or a political tsunami?

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Sometimes political change comes slowly, one drop at a time. That was the 2016 Florida congressional election where Democrats gained a single seat, although the opportunities were everywhere. Sometimes elections result in a political tsunami, where the political landscape is fundamentally altered, and one party replaces the other party as the dominant political force. The 2010 and 2014 midterm elections created a tsunami where Republicans wiped out a substantial Democratic majority and won political control of the House. What will…

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There’s a real “He-Man” on Florida ballot

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Voters in Florida are going to get a chance to pick a real “He-Man.” State election officials on Tuesday agreed to let Christian “He-Man” Schlaerth qualify for a special election. Schlaerth is joining a crowded field of candidates seeking to replace a state senator who resigned earlier this year after using a racial slur and vulgar language in a conversation with two African-American colleagues. The special election in Miami-Dade County will be held Sept. 26. State rules allow nicknames to be placed…

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Celeste Philip: Current indicators improved, but Zika threat remains serious

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Florida Surgeon General Dr. Celeste Philip and Gov. Rick Scott told a roundtable of Orange County public health officials in Orlando Tuesday that Zika preparedness is up and incidents and rain down this year, but the risk of another major disease outbreak remains significant and no one should abandon precautions. Florida has seen 50 confirmed case of Zika infection so far in 2017, all from overseas transmissions, and less than half of what was seen by this time in 2016. The…

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Bad news for Andrew Gillum? Tallahassee named most dangerous city in Florida

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Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum received some possibly unsettling news this week. The Democratic candidate for governor, who has led Tallahassee since November 2014, learned that his city is the most dangerous in Florida. That dubious distinction came by way of a survey from the blog 24/7 Wall St, which reviewed data from the FBI Uniform Crime Report to identify the dangerous metropolitan area in each state. Tallahassee had 767 violent crimes for every 100,000 residents in 2015, far more than in any…

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WH communications director Michael Dubke resigns

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The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 7:30 a.m. White House communications director Michael Dubke has resigned. Kellyanne Conway, White House counselor, has told The Associated Press that Dubke handed in his resignation before President Donald Trump left for his international trip earlier this month. In an interview on Fox News on Tuesday, Conway said Dubke “made very clear that he would see through the president’s international trip, and come to work every day and work hard even…

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Graduation spending expected to reach $5.4B in 2017

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Graduation season means big business for Florida businesses. The National Retail Federation estimates total spending is expected to reach $5.6 billion this graduation season, a nearly 4 percent increase over last year when consumers spent $5.4 billion buying gifts for graduates. The 2017 estimate is expected to be the highest amount spent in the 11 years the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insight & Analytics have surveyed consumers about their spending habits for graduates. “Graduation is a significant achievement in…

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