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A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers

Published on March 1, 2015 in Apolitical by Phil Ammann

A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers: Tampa Bay Times — New prisons chief makes progress Department of Corrections Secretary Julie Jones is right to rebid nearly $1.4 billion in contracts for health care providers in Florida’s prisons. Her decision comes at a time when suspicious inmate deaths are inexplicably high and medical teams appear to be short-staffed in many prisons. It makes good business sense for the department to review the state’s medical contracts to ensure that…

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USF names Tampa Bay Times as exclusive print media sponsor

Published on February 27, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

The University of South Florida has chosen the Tampa Bay Times as its exclusive print media sponsor for USF events. Under a three-year agreement, the Times will be the only print media company sponsoring both athletic and academic events. “The Times has supported the University of South Florida since its early days,” Times CEO Paul Tash said in a statement. “Both organizations invest in Tampa Bay and look to its future, so this is a natural partnership between two institutions…

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The day that was in Florida politics — Feb. 26

Published on February 26, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by James Call

Friday we got another chapter in an on-going series about the ouster of Gerald Bailey. The Tampa Bay Times secured a draft of an opinion piece Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam had prepared last month about the abrupt dismissal of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement director. A spokesperson explained the commentary wasn’t submitted to state newspapers because Putnam was talking to Capitol reporters and suggested publishing it would have been redundant. Former state senator Paula Dockery joined the League of…

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House Speaker replies to Times water bill editorial

Published on February 26, 2015 in Top Headlines by Guest Author

Benjamin Franklin delivered the memorable line, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Were he alive today, I believe Franklin would amend his short list of inevitabilities with a declaration that Florida Republicans can solidly count on negative editorials from the Tampa Bay Times. Such is the case with the Feb. 22 editorial, “Water plan is a step backward.” It was written with a lack of understanding of the complexities of Florida law…

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