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St. Pete man accidentally shoots self while riding bicycle

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St. Petersburg police say a man died after accidentally shooting himself while riding a bicycle. Officials say 25-year-old Troy Earle Smith Jr. was found Thursday afternoon suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. After speaking with a witness and reviewing security video from a nearby business, detectives determined Smith was riding his bike when a handgun in his jacket pocket discharged. Police found the gun on Smith.…

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John Kerry speaks out on Florida’s ‘climate change’ ban

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Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that elected officials who ban the words “climate change” are unwilling to face the facts, a non-so-subtle dig at Florida Gov. Rick Scott‘s administration. Kerry, a longtime champion of combatting climate change, said the officials were ignoring the scientific facts. “Now folks, we literally do not have the time to waste debating whether we can say ‘climate change,’” Kerry said during a speech at The Atlantic Council, a Washington think tank. “Because no…

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Chris Christie lands top Florida fundraiser Meredith O’Rourke

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Meredith O’Rourke, chief fundraiser for Gov. Rick Scott, is set to join the growing America Leads political committee as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his allies staff up for a 2016 White House bid. There the well-thought-of O’Rourke will join the likes of longtime GOP staffers such as former Republican Governors Association executive director Phil Cox, who will lead the super PAC, and communications director Brian Jones, who has exhibited an exemplary nose for the ball so to speak, having advised the last three Republican nominees in a row.…

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House eyeballing changes to state group insurance plan

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House Health & Human Services Committee Chairman state Rep. Jason Brodeur will be unveiling proposals to redesign the state group health insurance plan, including bringing more options of health plan coverage for employees to choose from. Brodeur said he wants the state group plan, which covers more than 361,000 people, to more closely resemble a large group health plan, both in what is offered to employees and what employees pay. One glaring difference between the state group plan and plans…

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Universal curbside recycling in St. Pete is right around the corner

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Curbside recycling is finally kicking off in St. Pete this summer. Leading up to the July launch of the long-anticipated program, St. Pete City Council members got an update on plans for a seamless rollout during a meeting Thursday. The city will start delivering bins to homes as soon as May, but don’t get too excited. Filling those bins up with recycling before July will mean a smelly can waiting through several hot summer months before being picked up. Because…

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Another challenge to Charlotte’s Web rule — this time from mother of child with inoperable brain tumor

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The mother of a 4-year-old afflicted with an inoperable brain tumor has challenged the proposed rule for the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014. Moriah Barnhart’s Jacksonville attorney filed the paperwork Wednesday with the Division of Administration Hearings. Ian Christensen attacked, among other things, the makeup of a negotiated rulemaking panel DOH had assembled in an attempt to reach consensus on a regulatory structure for a medicinal marijuana industry. The document reveals he intends to argue before an administrative law…

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