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Adam Putnam talks about traps for mosquitoes to test for Zika virus

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At the Bronson Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in Kissimmee, trained scientists will be working this summer to stop the spread of the Zika virus before it becomes a problem in Florida. At a news event Thursday morning, Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam said there were no Zika cases that originated in Florida yet. Although there are currently 158 cases of Zika in Florida, Putnam reassured that all of them were travel-related ā€” none had originated here. Putnam’s fear, however, was…

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Nationwide backlog of traps to detect Zika virus

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Florida has received less than half of the special traps it has ordered to help detect the Zika virus in mosquitoes, and nationwide the only U.S. distributor of the traps has a backlog of almost 1,950 orders from governments and private businesses, officials said Thursday. State workers in Florida had ordered more than 300 of the traps but so far have gotten only about 120 traps. The remaining 190 traps are on back order, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said…

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I-4 heavy with traffic … of presidential candidates

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Motorists nearly always complain about the traffic on Interstate 4, but in the last two days with the Democratic and Republican primaries Tuesday, many on the crowded highway have been presidential candidates. On the Democratic side, both former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders worked Orlando, Kissimmee and Tampa Wednesday and Thursday. Sanders had planned a stop at Fat Jackā€™s Deli in Lakeland Thursday — ā€œneed family oriented eatery and donā€™t contact the press.ā€ But his afternoon…

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Bernie Sanders sets three Florida stops: Miami, Kissimmee, Tampa

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has announced three Florida stops this week — theĀ first public speeches of his campaign in the sunshine state — in Miami, Kissimmee and Tampa. The U.S. Senator from Vermont, who badly trails Hillary Clinton in Florida polls, will speak at aĀ Miami rally today and at Kissimmee and Tampa rallies on Thursday. Sanders will discuss issues such asĀ college affordability, immigration reform and the need to take on a rigged economy held in place by a corrupt…

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William Peebles’ firm rakes in $310K in Q2 lobby fees

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The two-lobbyist governmental relations firmĀ William J. Peebles, PA,Ā operated by the firm’s namesake along with John Wayne Smith,Ā reported earning more than $300,000 during the second quarter of 2015, according to recently submitted compensation reports. The boutique shop’s list of clients heavily tilted toward local government clients: nearly all of the Peeble’s 22 legislative and 21 executive lobbying clients were municipalities or related entities. The City of Tampa andĀ Florida Municipal Insurance TrustĀ were the highest-paying of the firm’s legislative clients, contributing between $20,000-$29,999…

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Tens of millions of ‘turkeys’ in state budget

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Steve Bosquet reports: In a bleak budget with more cuts to human services programs, state lawmakers are following a time-honored practice: stashing away tens of millions of dollars in hometown spending to appease constituents in an election year. Many of the budget earmarks ā€” nicknamed “turkeys” by some in Tallahassee ā€” surfaced for the first time in the past few days and some didn’t come up until almost midnight Monday in the final negotiating session. The budget landed on lawmakers’…

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Tens of millions of ‘turkeys’ in state budget

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Steve Bousquet reports: In a bleak budget with more cuts to human services programs, state lawmakers are following a time-honored practice: stashing away tens of millions of dollars in hometown spending to appease constituents in an election year. Many of the budget earmarks ā€” nicknamed “turkeys” by some in Tallahassee ā€” surfaced for the first time in the past few days and some didn’t come up until almost midnight Monday in the final negotiating session. The budget landed on lawmakers’…

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