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Rays’ Chris Archer loses franchise-tying 18th game of the season

Published on September 10, 2016 in Sports/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

There wasn’t anything particularly new to the way Chris Archer of the Tampa Bay Rays lost his 18th game of the year Saturday afternoon. He didn’t give up a lot of hits. Only four. He didn’t give up a lot of runs. Only three in seven innings. He did give up home run balls. Two of them. In the end, Archer still was the losing pitcher in a 5-1 loss to the New York Yankees Saturday. It was Archer’s franchise-tying 18th defeat (tying…

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Anti-corruption bill faces rocky path in Legislature

Published on January 18, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Associated Press

A major ethics and anti-corruption bill that advocates say is long overdue – but critics say may go too far – faces a rocky path in the Legislature. The legislation seeks to end what a 2010 grand jury called a “corruption tax” on Florida citizens amounting to millions a year in extra taxes, government fees and even highway tolls to make up for the waste, fraud and misconduct by public officials. The grand jury, sought by former Gov. Charlie Crist…

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