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Tampa Bay Times ups its pressure on the Legislature to expand Medicaid

Published on June 1, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

As Florida lawmakers head back up to Tallahassee Monday morning to begin a Special Session necessary to finalize a state budget, the Tampa Bay Times is taking a strong stand in favor of expanding the state’s subsidized healthcare program. The Republican-controlled House adjourned its regular session three days early in late April over an impasse in the budget largely pertaining to healthcare funding. Florida still has not accepted $51 billion in federal dollars to expand Medicaid to 800,000 uninsured Floridians.…

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Local media coverage of Rays stadium saga shows desperation

Published on May 29, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

It may not be the biggest or most breaking news, but locally it’s the St. Pete City Council workshop talking about the Tampa Bay Rays and its current use agreement barring them from looking at stadium sites outside of St. Pete. The outcome of that meeting, though not binding, was telling of the city’s next steps. Council is deadlocked on moving forward with a brokered agreement between Mayor Rick Kriseman and the Rays to lift that ban and allow them to consider…

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Florida reporters honored with seven National Headliner Awards

Published on April 16, 2015 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

Florida media was well represented this week at the 81st National Headliner Awards, including top awards for reporters John Romano of the Tampa Bay Times and Julie Brown of the Miami Herald. The Press Club of Atlantic City launched the National Headliner Awards in 1934, an annual recognition of the best work in American journalism. Winning both Best of Show and first place for local news beat coverage or continuing story was Brown’s “Cruel and Usual,” a Herald series of investigative reports…

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10 things I think I think about today’s paper

Published on May 29, 2009 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

Isn’t it quaint to even say ‘today’s paper’ when some the Times’ best content isn’t even in the paper, but online. 10 things I think I think about today’s paper. 1. My brief post on Wednesday about Bill Maxwell retiring turned out to be spot-on. I spoke with Bill several times when he dined at Parkshore Grill and found him to be a true gentleman. However, I don’t know if I will miss his writing much, as it has become…

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