Presumably, Lawrence McClure will vote for himself in next month’s Republican primary election in House District 58. If so, it would be the first primary election in which the 30-year-old Dover native has voted.
Sarasota businesswoman, philanthropist, and community activist Rita JouniariĀ announced her candidacy for the special election in the House District 72 seat, becoming the second Democrat to join the race. A Boston native, the 50-year-old Journiari has worked for much of her career in health care, beginning with Aetna U.S. Healthcare.
Wilson RamosĀ hit his third career grand slam,Ā Evan Longoria also went deep and theĀ Tampa Bay RaysĀ throttledĀ Ubaldo JimenezĀ in an 8-3 victory over theĀ Baltimore OriolesĀ on Friday night. Alex CobbĀ earned his career-high 12th win for the Rays, who interrupted a 4-9 slide and kept alive their slim playoff hopes.
More than $45 million in revenue is believed to have been lost when the state suspended highway toll collections to help speed evacuations and relief efforts for Hurricane Irma, Florida’s Turnpike system estimates.
After 11 nursing home residents died in the sweltering heat of hurricane-induced power outages, Floridaās nursing home industry is now on a collision course with Gov. Rick Scott.
More than 1 million Floridians homeowners and renters have registered for federal individual assistance following Hurricane Irma.
Power was back as of midday Friday for all but 13,735 homes and businesses in Florida, primarily in four counties that were hit hardest by Hurricane Irma on Sept. 10 and Sept. 11, according to the state Division of Emergency Management.
