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Rick Scott seeks pre-landfall emergency status from feds

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Hurricane Irma

Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday asked President Donald Trump to declare a pre-landfall emergency for Florida in preparation for Hurricane Irma, the Governor’s Office announced. “A pre-landfall declaration will provide important resources and assistance from the federal government and would free up funding sources for emergency protective measures such as shoring up beach dunes, building emergency berms and planning for potential evacuations,” a press release explained.

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Rick Scott on hurricane duty

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No rest for Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday, as his daily agenda shows a schedule packed with planning items in advance of Hurricane Irma‘s track toward the state.

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Richard Corcoran has now raised more than $4 million for potential 2018 run

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In the “will he or won’t he” dance often done by potential political candidates, Richard Corcoran has more than enough to pay the band. Corcoran’s political committee will report raising $1,088,000 in August, according to information first provided to FloridaPolitics.com. This puts the Pasco County Republican at having raised just over $4 million in the first 100 days since he opened his Watchdog PAC.

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Florida ACA navigators will try to sign up more patients with much less money

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The Affordable Care Act still the law of the land, but the Donald Trump administration just made it harder to get the word out to boost enrollment.

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Conservative publisher wants nothing more to do with New York Times

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A company that publishes books by Laura Ingraham, Mark Levin, Ann Coulter and other conservative authors says it wants nothing to do anymore with The New York Times and its best-seller list.

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Aakash Patel picks up endorsement of prominent Fla. Republican Joe Gruters

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Tampa entrepreneur Aakash Patel is touting the endorsement of another prominent Florida Republican backing his bid for the District 1 seat on the Hillsborough County Commission. This time It’s Joe Gruters, the Sarasota-region state Representative who also serves as the vice chairman of the Florida Republican Party. Gruters was Donald Trump’s campaign co-chairman in Florida in 2016.

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Latest polling sets baseline for St. Pete’s general elections

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St. Pete Polls has released its first round of polling in St. Petersburg’s general elections and the four races on the November ballot are about where you’d expect them. In the mayoral race, the contest between incumbent Rick Kriseman and former mayor Rick Baker remains deadlocked, just as it was on Election Day. 

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