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On The Tampa Tribune’s new printing partnership with the Tampa Bay Times

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The future of The Tampa Tribune has been in doubt ever since the newspaper sold its downtown Tampa building to a Miami developer. At the time of the sale, Tribune Publisher Brian Burns said the paper would explore other options for printing, including contracting with other press operations or acquiring newer presses for printing at a new location. Of course, there were very few options for Burns and Co. to explore. So on Monday, the Tribune announced that the Barzini family would do business…

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Tampa Bay Times to begin printing its rival paper, Tampa Tribune

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In a strange bedfellows sort of partnership, The Tampa Bay Times announced Tuesday they will begin printing the Tampa Tribune, their rival paper. As part of a five-year contract with Tampa Media Group, the Times will begin its transition toward printing the Tribune this month. That also includes the Tribune’s affiliate publications Centro, Highlands Today and The Suncoast News as well as its commercial printing partners, the New York Post and the MacDill Thunderbolt, which is printed weekly for MacDill…

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4 Florida newspapers praise David Jolly’s proposed ban on direct solicitation of campaign funds

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Four major Florida newspapers support Pinellas County U.S. Rep.  David Jolly’s newly proposed “Stop Act” that would prohibit federally elected officials from directly soliciting campaign contributions. Editorial boards from both the Tampa Bay Times and The Tampa Tribune support Jolly’s proposal. The Orlando Sentinel and Daytona Beach News Journal also published editorials supporting the legislation. “U.S. Rep. David Jolly has a big idea in a little four-page bill,” the Times editorial read. “The Indian Shores Republican wants to ban federal…

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Event aiming to reinstate suspended drivers licenses set in Hillsborough

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According to an analysis conducted by the Miami Herald last year, most driver’s license suspensions in  Florida occur because of a failure to pay fees for traffic violations, not because of unsafe driving practices. The failure to pay fees accounted for 77 percent of all license suspensions in Florida between 2012 and 2015, according to an analysis of DHSMV data. They included traffic tickets, court costs, and child support payments. To help alleviate the probem in Hillsborough County, Tampa Bay area state…

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Jim Rosica’s Top 10 stories of 2015 in state government

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From palace intrigues to pot, 2015 brought a plethora of material to the Capitol Press Corps. Trying to pick the top 10 state government stories is a subjective pursuit, to say the least, but here are the FloridaPolitics.com picks for the passing year: No. 1: The “firing” of Gerald Bailey Gov. Rick Scott actually forced out the state’s top cop in December 2014 but the repercussions of that move spilled well over into the new year. Scott originally announced Bailey’s…

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Hillsborough County Commissioners to vote on Go Hillsborough plan in February

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It’s not as early as was originally envisioned, but the Board of Hillsborough County Commissioners are poised to vote in February on whether to put a half-cent sales tax for transportation before voters in November 2016. “In the beginning of January we’ll talk about the projects in programs in detail, and then the last couple of meetings we’ll talk about funding options, and at the beginning of February, we’ll take action on a plan,” County Administrator Mike Merrill told SPB…

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Personnel note: Former reporter Joe Follick joins Florida TaxWatch as Comm. Director

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Veteran Tallahassee reporter Joe Follick has joined Florida TaxWatch as its new Director of Communications and External Relations. Florida TaxWatch is the state’s leading independent government research and analysis organization. Follick brings more than two decades of communication and media experience, serving as communications director for the Florida Department of Education and with the Department of Children and Families since 2009. “Joe brings rich experience in communications and media relations that will help Florida TaxWatch continue to provide and share…

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