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Gallop Franklin files for House District 8 candidacy following Ramon Alexander stepdown
Just a day after Leader-Elect Rep. Ramon Alexander announced that he will not seek re-election following a series of sexual harassment allegations, Gallop Franklin filed his candidacy in a bid to succeed Alexander in Florida's House District 8. Franklin filed...
CFO Patronis adds anti-fraud measures to special session agenda
Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced five legislative proposals targeting fraud that he will pursue during the upcoming special session on insurance reform, adding to the efforts that he has put forward in assembling a pair of...
FPL preps for active 2022 hurricane season, showcases new technology
Florida Power & Light (FPL) is using this week to train employees in preparation for the upcoming active hurricane season. More than 3,500 FPL employees are undergoing the company's annual storm drill this week, training under a simulated hurricane to test their...
Democrat Leader-Elect Ramon Alexander will not seek re-election in wake of harassment allegation
Representative and Democrat Leader-Elect Ramon Alexander on Thursday announced that he will forego an attempt at seeking re-election for the fourth time following allegations of sexual harassment. Michael Johnson Jr. on Tuesday claimed that he was improperly...
Disney theme park revenue nears $7 billion in second quarter
Disney’s Parks, Experience and Products division generated a higher-than-expected total revenue of $6.7 billion in the second financial quarter of 2022, more than double that of the same period last year, per the company's earnings report. Revenue is 16...
National Association of Attorneys General ripped by parade of Republicans, but Florida’s Ashley Moody staying quiet for now
Last week, four Republican Attorneys General publicly ripped the nation's leading attorneys general association, claiming that it has become too partisan, while also alleging that the organization's financial management practices have "fallen short" of their...
Opinion
Whomp whomp. Palm Beach Post fails to win Pulitzer; Medicaid balloon burst could impact 2022 elections
Palm Beach Post's failed Pulitzer bid exposes the sad state of journalism today One can almost hear the iconic sad trombone sound echoing through the nearly empty halls at the Palm Beach Post's headquarters last week when the newspaper fell short in its bid to win a...
Why is Ron DeSantis suddenly embracing Charlie Crist’s failed solar energy policy?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has a lot on his plate at the moment, including a nasty fight to protect parental rights, an upcoming legislative session aimed at shoring up Florida's failing property insurance market, and, of course, his own re-election in November....
Florida media twists itself into logical knot over the existence of “Team Rodent’s” private government
For literally half a century, the Orlando Sentinel has raised questions about the propriety of a company having its own government. Those exact words were posted on Twitter by Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell this week in a flurry of reactions by media pundits...
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