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Majority of Tampa City Council members express concern over negativity of District 6 race

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Five of the seven members of the current Tampa City Council have composed a statement expressing their disdain with the negative attacks that keep on coming in the District 6 City Council race between Guido Maniscalco and Jackie Toledo. “While none of us are strangers to the rough and tumble of the political process, we find the introduction of third party attacks that cannot be traced to be a very alarming and destructive development,” says the letter, signed by Council members…

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Chinese makers roll out wave of Apple watch lookalikes

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A month before Apple Inc.’s smartwatch hits the market, China’s thriving copycat manufacturers are selling lookalikes, some openly advertised as Apple copies. “Apple Smart Watch with Bluetooth Bracelet,” says one vendor on Alibaba Group’s popular Taobao e-commerce website. Photos on the vendor’s page appear to be the real Apple Watch. It says features on the Chinese version include text messaging and a music player. It starts at 288 yuan ($45), or one-eighth the $349 price of the cheapest Apple Watch.…

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The week that was in Florida politics – March 13

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I was all prepared to begin this week’s column telling you how cool and smooth I think John Armstrong is. I’ve taken some shots at the Secretary of Health over his handling of developing rules to implement the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014. The process places us in an adversarial relationship and the Scott administration communication strategy makes it a heated one. My Buckeye education though mandates acknowledgement of a skilled player at work. Seriously, Pittsburgh Pirates icons decorate…

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Ted Deutch takes to Twitter to skewer state ‘climate change’ ban

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Congressman Ted Deutch of coastal Boca Raton took to social media Thursday with a pointed message to Gov. Rick Scott amid reports that the governor prohibited any mention of the terms “global warming” or “climate change” in state governmental reports and documents. See the full tweet embedded below: Message for @FLGovScott: #DontCensorScience Retweet or tweet your pic to tell the Guv to stop silencing scientists. pic.twitter.com/8sGdIWyZVn — Rep. Ted Deutch (@RepTedDeutch) March 12, 2015 The Natural Resources Defense Council picked up the tweet with…

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FBI seizes Leon County School’s email server, working with U.S. grand jury in corruption probe

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The Tallahassee Democrat is reporting that FBI agents have seized the email archiving system of the Leon County District Schools. The FBI is working with a grand jury investigating how the district has awarded construction projects. The story dates to last summer and involves allegations between Superintendent Jackie Pons and a high-ranking administrator involving district funds and supplies. The Democrat has more here.

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Jackie Toledo doesn’t back down from mailer that Guido Maniscalco says attacks his grandmother

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The Guido Maniscalco campaign team is lashing out at Jackie Toledo and Anthony Pedicini, her campaign consultant, after a mailer blasting Maniscalco hit homeowners in the Tampa District 6 area on Thursday, just days before early voting begins in their runoff election scheduled for March 24. But Toledo is not backing down. The mailer bashes Maniscalco, claiming his business record is a “mess,” with allegations that the company that he is associated with, Guido Morana Vintage Timepieces, owes nearly $40,000 in back taxes, between…

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As Charlotte’s Web struggles to the finish line, Rob Bradley promises to help

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“The latest challenge is probably the last straw for many in the Legislature,” said state Sen. Rob Bradley, sponsor of the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014. “I expect the Regulated Industries Committee will have a serious discussion very soon about what we need to get this substance in the hands of suffering families” A regulatory structure implementing the law authorizing five licenses to grow marijuana and dispense medicinal oil was supposed to be in place by January 1. The…

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