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Vowing that he’ll turn “Washington upside down,” Jeb Bush begins comeback in Tampa

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Political pundits from coast to coast declared Jeb Bush‘s presidential campaign all but dead Wednesday night after his desultory performance in the third GOP debate, from Boulder, Colorado. The Economist wrote that,”(I)t is hard to see him coming back into contention now.” “It was do or die. And Bush died,” wrote Slate’s Jamelle Boulle. Bush obviously believes reports of his demise are greatly exaggerated, but it’s not one to say his campaign is struggling. Although they may have already been scheduled, having three events…

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AARP survey finds crossing the Bay regularly may be good for the soul

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For people approaching retirement age, driving across the Bay may make them more likely to make new friends. According to a survey released by the American Association of Retired Persons, Tampa Bay residents aged 50-64 were more likely to report it’s easy to make new friends if they regularly commuted outside of their communities. More than half of respondents, 53 percent, who crossed the Bay daily or weekly agreed that it was it was easy to make friends and meet…

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Tampa posts $400 million in increased construction permits over last year

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Tampa issued nearly $400 million more in permits for construction services this year than in fiscal year 2014. The city’s Construction Services Office exceeded $2.4 billion in permits in 2015, up from just $2 billion last year. “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, this City has its swagger back and  I could not be more excited about these numbers,” Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn said. “Not only did Construction Services increase their permitting value by nearly $400,000,000 but they did so…

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Bill Day’s latest: A thunderstorm turns Rick Scott into Chicken Little

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Tropical Storm Erika may have been full of sound and fury, at least for a while. In the end, though, it signified nothing. After causing floods and mudslides throughout the Caribbean, Erika rapidly lost much of its steam on its way to Florida, but not before leaving Southwest Florida with little more than the threat of a handful of thunderstorms. That did not prevent Rick Scott from going into disaster mode. In Bill Day’s latest, the governor – in a passable imitation…

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Florida GOP to convene in Tampa this weekend

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Hundreds of members of the Republican Party of Florida will convene this Friday and Saturday in Tampa for the party’s summer quarterly meeting. “We are looking forward to our next quarterly meeting, and our next chance to bring Republicans from all over the state together,” Republican Party of Florida Chairman Blaise Ingoglia said. “We have planned a program that will engage the grassroots army and train our activists to be key leaders in our efforts throughout the state, from the Panhandle…

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Tampa ranks as top place to retire, study says

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It could be a good thing or a bad thing, but Tampa now tops the list of best places to retire according to a study conducted by WalletHub. Its overall top rank was derived from a combination of factors including affordability, activities, quality of life and health care. Tampa ranked best in activities at number 4. That also includes a number 2 ranking for proximity to fishing. The study found Tampa is the 11th most affordable of 150 analyzed. Tampans…

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Tampa Bay region adds 31,000 jobs in past year, unemployment drops to 5.4%

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Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that the Tampa area added 31,800 jobs between July 2014 and July 2015, causing a 1.1 percentage-point drop in the region’s unemployment. “With the second-highest number of jobs of all areas in the state last month, the Tampa economy continues to thrive,” Scott said in the announcement. “We will keep working to cut taxes and grow opportunities to make Florida the global destination for jobs.” The tourism industry added 14,400 jobs during the 12-month period…

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