Yvonne Fry emphasizes pro-life credentials in new campaign ad
It’s getting a bit heated in the Republican primary for the House District 58 seat between Plant City businesswoman Yvonne Fry and Lawrence McClure.
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First Amendment Foundation backing Richard Corcoran on transparency
The Tallahassee-based First Amendment Foundation, the state’s public records and open meetings watchdog, says it is supporting House Speaker Richard Corcoran’s “efforts on (tourism money) transparency and accountability.” In a letter to Corcoran sent Tuesday by foundation President Barbara Petersen, the group responded to Corcoran’s recent “comments in the Orlando Sentinel regarding the need for transparency and accountability for tourism development organizations spending tax dollars to promote the interests of local communities.” “We agree with your statements, Mr. Speaker, and…
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Bill Nelson calls for federal intervention over kids’ health care
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson Tuesday called on federal health officials “to exercise oversight and enforcement authority to protect more than 13,000 Florida children with special needs,” who he says were wrongly taken out of the state’s specialized care program. The Department of Health, however, has refuted a CNN report that spurred Nelson’s concern, saying it “demonstrates a misunderstanding of Florida’s Medicaid system, the health insurance industry and the ethical standards of the State of Florida.”
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Rick Baker on Rick Kriseman: ‘Out of touch with African-American community’
Gentrification in the South side of St. Petersburg has been a major campaign issue this summer, and Rick Kriseman‘s decision to select the owner of the Pipo’s chain of Cuban restaurants to operate out of the historic Manhattan Casino has been seized upon by the Rick Baker campaign over the last week leading up to Tuesday’s primary election. “I think Rick Kriseman is completely out of touch with the African-American community,” Baker said Tuesday when asked if he agreed with a similar statement…
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Ticketed: Another Florida Highway Patrol official resigns
The second-highest ranking official in the Florida Highway Patrol is resigning amid an ongoing review into whether troopers were being ordered to meet traffic ticket quotas.
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It doesn’t look like St. Pete’s 2017 mayoral primary will be as busy as 2013’s
The Pinellas Supervisor of Election just released the latest turnout numbers in St. Petersburg’s mayoral primary. Going into today, 35,555 ballots had already returned. Through 12 p.m., 6,427 ballots have been cast on Election Day.
Kathryn Starkey decides against running for Florida House
Kathryn Starkey‘s heart belongs to Pasco County, not Tallahassee. The Pasco County Commissioner says that after careful consideration she will not run for the Florida House in 2018. Starkey had been eyeing a bid for Richard Corcoran’s House District 37 seat.
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