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Living with people they bite, Zika mosquitoes hard to fight

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Mosquito-control workers are asking automotive retailers to get rid of old tires in the Florida Panhandle, lining up laboratories to test the insects for the Zika virus in New Orleans, and preparing to hunt down and destroy mosquito breeding sites in neighborhoods of infected people in coastal Georgia. These are among the advance steps that the heads of mosquito control agencies in U.S. cities and counties say they are taking to combat the Zika virus ahead of the typical springtime…

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Adam Putnam ‘disappointed’ with firefighter pay raise veto

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Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam expressed disapproval that Florida state firefighters are among the losers in Gov. Rick Scott’s recently signed $78.7 billion state budget. In a private ceremony Tuesday morning, Scott vetoed $1.6 million in the state budget set aside for 606 Forest Service firefighters to get $2,000 a year in pay raises each. The cuts were among $461.4 million in spending slashed from the new state budget set to go in effect July 1. “I am profoundly disappointed,” Putnam said in a statement,…

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Panhandle has a plan to improve its Spring Break image

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A raucous spring break that made some unwanted national headlines has officials on the Florida Panhandle looking to restore their community’s image. After a season that included a house party that dissolved into gunfire and a beach gathering that resulted in a videotaped sexual assault, Bay County is negotiating a contract for a new marketing strategy to boost public perception. County Manager Bob Majka said the potential deal with marketing executive Jerry Ray and attorney William Harrison could help undo…

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Rand Paul to visit Florida Panhandle for event on Monday

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Republican Rand Paul visits the Florida Panhandle on Monday, as the special guest of a dinner reception that evening. Organizers describe the $250-a-plate fundraiser as a “small get together for just a few people” to meet the Kentucky Senator, who is a prospective presidential candidate for 2016. The event begins 6 p.m. at Mama Clemenza’s, 12273 Emerald Coast Parkway West, Suite 102 in Miramar Beach. To sponsor the event is $500; hosting will set supporters back $1,000. TIME Magazine calls Paul,…

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Charlie Crist asks BP for $50 million more

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Charlie Crist is asking BP for another $50 million in relation to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Crist made the request in a letter to BP’s chief operating officer, Doug Suttles. Crist said the additional funds were needed for advertising the state’s tourism industry, which has been negatively impacted by the oil spill. Late week, oil began washing ashore on the Florida Panhandle and with it the pressure has increased on Crist to take a more active role.  Hurricane Alex is…

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State Rep. Darryl Rouson to meet with President Obama in Panhandle

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State Rep. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, will travel Tuesday to the Florida Panhandle to meet with President Barack Obama and state leaders to discuss the Deepwater Horizon oil spill’s impact. Rep. Rouson looks forward to addressing the critical issues associated with the oil spill. “After inquiry and invitation, I am pleased to attend this event with the President and the Governor. We need to acknowledge the crisis the State of Florida is now facing and solve the problems caused by…

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Blobs of oil washing up on Florida shores

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Gooey blobs of oil tar are washing ashore in growing numbers on the white-sand beaches of Gulf Islands National Seashore as a slick from the BP spill approaches the Florida Panhandle. County emergency officials reported that spotters who had been seeing a few tar balls in recent days found a substantially larger number early Friday along the national park shore and nearby beaches. Bay News9 reporter Troy Kinsey said the bottom of his shoes became covered with oil after a walk…

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