With the reports of five additional locally transmitted Zika virus infections in the state of Florida, including the first case in Pinellas County, US Representative for Florida’s 13th Congressional District, David Jolly had some things to say about calling on Congress to return to Washington, D.C. to pass a long-term Zika fundingContinue Reading
Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) and Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-14) today visited with patients and families of St. Joseph’s Children’s Chronic-Complex to update the progress of the ACE Kids Act in Congress and build momentum on getting it passed this year. The ACE Kids Act is modeled after the “medical home” conceptContinue Reading
Parents across Florida shopping for the upcoming school year get a smaller, shorter back-to-school sales tax holiday than last year. The Florida 2016 Sales Tax Holiday is only this weekend as legislators rejected Gov. Rick Scott’s plan for ten full days. Florida state officials also recently voted to cut allowances on clothing,Continue Reading
Move over Tampa, St. Petersburg looks like the front-runner to become home to the first Cuban consulate in the United States in more than five decades. The Cuban Consular General and his deputy from the embassy in Washington, D.C. visited St. Petersburg over the weekend, but they did more than justContinue Reading
Indiana governor and GOP Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence visited the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Tampa Bay Tuesday, talking about taxes, cutting red tape, but avoided Donald Trump’s remarks describing some illegal immigrants from as “rapists” and “killers” (a stereotype proven accurate by some analysis.) “He didn’t address anything specific regarding the HispanicContinue Reading
The Florida Medical Association PAC (FMA PAC), Florida’s leading advocate for electing pro-medicine candidates to office, today endorsed candidate Eric Lynn in his bid for Florida House District 68. Chris Pittman, M.D., President of Florida Medical Association’s PAC, stated, “The FMA PAC is proud to stand with Eric Lynn forContinue Reading
Six candidates running for office in Pinellas County have confirmed their participation in a candidate forum hosted by the Libertarian Party of Pinellas County. Three county races will be represented: one for county commission and two for county judge. The only Pinellas County Commissioner with opposition is the District 3 At-LargeContinue Reading
Republican Convention speakers did not hesitate to deliver remarks filled of inaccuracies and false allegations, says Democrats, vocally supporting Hillary Clinton. From the supporters: “The so-called ‘Make America Safe Again’ again lineup served to remind voters that Donald Trump is temperamentally unfit to hold the highest office in the nation.Continue Reading
At a rally in Tampa, Florida on Friday, Hillary Clinton called on Americans to reject the dark and divisive vision Donald Trump laid out for America’s future in his convention speech. Pointing to Trump’s belief that America is in decline and only he can fix it, Clinton argued that AmericansContinue Reading
State Rep. Edwin Narain (D-Tampa) says senior care living facility University Village is a “modern day fraud” as complaints mount from both residents and the staff. “Unfortunately, the residents have been taken advantage of, and so have the employees of this facility,” Rep. Narain said, referring to workers who claimContinue Reading
The Libertarian Party of Pinellas County (LPPC) held a ‘special convention’ Thursday evening in Clearwater, and as part of the business of the evening—by a nearly unanimous vote—chose to endorse Libertarian U.S. Senatorial candidate Paul Stanton in his Aug. 30 primary run against candidate Augustus Invictus. Stanton addressed the assembled crowd andContinue Reading
“The FMA applauds Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to join seven other state attorneys general, the District of Columbia, and the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division in a legal challenge to stop the proposed merger of Aetna and Humana. “We commend Attorney General Bondi’s leadership in takingContinue Reading
On Friday, July 22, and Saturday, July 23, Hillary Clinton will campaign in Florida. On July 22, Hillary Clinton will visit Orlando. Later that day, she will campaign at a rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. On July 23, Clinton will campaign at a rally at Florida InternationalContinue Reading
The Libertarian Party of Pinellas County (LPPC) will hold a ‘Special Convention of the Libertarian Party of Pinellas County on Thursday, July 21 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Jungle Bill’s Tiki Grill at 2950 Gulf to Bay Blvd in Clearwater. U.S. Senate Libertarian candidate Paul Stanton will addressContinue Reading
“Florida voters deserve to know the truth about Amendment 2,” said VOTE NO on 2 Campaign spokesperson Christina Johnson. “These top ten reasons substantiate why Floridians should reject the false promises made under the guise of ‘medical’ marijuana.” Top 10 Reasons to VOTE NO On 2 1. It’s Permanent -AmendmentContinue Reading
City Councilwoman Darden Rice of St. Petersburg, Florida, will introduce this coming Thursday a proposed ordinance before the St. Petersburg City Council to abolish super PACs and to prohibit spending by foreign-influenced corporations in city elections. The proposed ordinance is the first of its kind in the nation. “This proposedContinue Reading
As Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric and backwards vision takes center stage at the GOP convention, Florida Democratic supporters and volunteers will host office openings throughout the state to join the campaign’s nationwide effort to register and commit to vote more than 3 million supporters. These offices will build upon Hillary Clinton’sContinue Reading
Thursday several media sources claimed Tim Tebow would be one of the speakers at the RNC in Cleveland, Ohio next week. It seems the news was bogus as Tebow says it was a rumor and he’s not part of anything political right now “What’s up everybody?” Tebow said in aContinue Reading
Today, Donald Trump announced his vice presidential running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence – the most extreme VP pick in a generation. Here are five things you need to know on Governor Pence’s record and why Donald Trump has doubled down on some of his most disturbing beliefs by choosing an incredibly divisiveContinue Reading
Gov. Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi and football star Tim Tebow will deliver speeches at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland next week which will officially set Donald Trump as the GOP nominee. The full lineup is set and Scott will be speaking Thursday on the importance of jobs whileContinue Reading
This Thursday, July 14, Hillary for Florida will open the doors to new offices in Tallahassee and Tampa where grassroots organizers and volunteers will work to elect Hillary Clinton and Democrats up and down the ballot. In Tallahassee, Mayor Andrew Gillum and Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Allison Tant will meet with grassroots organizers and campaign supportersContinue Reading
