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Rose Ferlita now says she DOES endorse Jackie Toledo for Tampa City Council

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Rose Ferlita has kept a very low profile since losing her bid for Tampa mayor four years ago, so it got heavy play in political circles last week when Ferlita told the Tampa Tribune’s Chris O’Donnell that she wasn’t backing fellow Tampa Republican Jackie Toledo in the District 6 City Council race because of her association with campaign consultant Anthony Pedicini. But apparently that’s no longer the case, as Ferlita has now endorsed Toledo in the March 24 runoff against…

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Gallup: Favorability for both major political parties continues to dip

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For the first time since they began tracking political party favorability, a Gallup Poll shows fewer than 40 percent of voters view either party favorably. That means more than 60 percent view the parties as unfavorable. It’s just a touch worse for Republicans. Only 37 percent of people polled view them as favorable. Two percent more view Democrats as favorable. Despite the slight advantage in numbers for Democrats, the poll doesn’t show much good for either party. Democrats are lingering at…

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Guns on campus bill advances in Florida Senate

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A bill filed by Crestview Republican Greg Evers that would allow concealed weapons permit holders to carry guns onto college and university campuses moved along in the state Senate on Monday. The Senate Higher Education Committee voted along party lines to advance the bill.   An identical bill in the House sponsored by Greg Steube has also passed its first committee. It now sits in the House Higher Education and Workforce subcommittee. The bill is opposed by Florida State University President John Thrasher and the…

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4th Floor Files talks with Erin Daly Ballas on Keep Florida Beautiful, Whole30 and ‘Not Her Circus’

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Erin Daly Ballas is the featured Tallahassee player in today’s chapter of the 4th Floor Files. Currently she serves as an associate on Jack and Kenya Cory’s Public Affairs Consultant’s team, where she began in 2008 as a legislative intern. During the 2015 legislative session, Erin will advocate for a range of interests, including both the Florida and National Greyhound Associations, the City of Jacksonville Beach, Outward Bound Discovery, the Florida Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs and American Elder…

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Growler beer draws unanimous vote, Jack Latvala to consider tasting restrictions

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The Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee quenched Sen. Jack Latvala’s thirst for votes by unanimously passing his proposal to end the state’s prohibition on growler-size beer containers. Florida law allows beer to be sold in sizes up to 32 ounces and more than 128 ounces but not in the half-gallon containers that are the favorite of craft beer aficionados nationwide. Latvala started out, he explained to the committee, with just a growler beer but the Regulated Industries Committee put more…

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Looks like the Times really doesn’t like Destination St. Pete Pier

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The Tampa Bay Times is not siding with St. Pete residents on its choice for a new pier. During recent online voting that concluded earlier this week, Destination St. Pete Pier, the design most resembling the current inverted pyramid, emerged as a clear leader among residents. Of nearly 10,000 residents who participated, more than 6,000 of them selected that design as a favorite. The Times chose three designs that would “hold the most potential” and Destination St. Pete Pier is…

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Legislative heavyweights slim down as part of ‘Biggest Loser’ competition

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Legislative heavyweights lined up outside the Third Floor Capitol Clinic on Monday. The four most influential legislators in health care — Reps. Jason Brodeur and Matt Hudson and Sens. Rene Garcia and Aaron Bean–weren’t talking Low Income Pool, telemedicine, Medicaid expansion, or any other health care issues, though. They lined up to weigh in and compete in the 2015 Biggest Loser Contest. Modeled after the popular TV series the Tallahassee Biggest Loser Contest encourages those in the legislative process –either…

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