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July 8, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla. – Community Leader and Activist Candy Lowe will be hosting a community forum where community leaders and activists will sit with local Hillsborough County candidates and ask challenging and relevant questions about bridging the gap in the…
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July 3, 2020 By: Staff Report Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the following appointments and reappointments to Florida’s Judicial Nominating Commissions. Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission Harout Samra, of Coral Gables, is an associate at DLA Piper. He received his bachelor’s degree…
Read More Governor Ron DeSantis Announces 75 Appointments-Reappointments to Florida’s Judicial Nominating Commissions
July 3, 2020 By: Deborah Childress The Free Press inquired with Gwen Myers regarding her candidacy and platform, for Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners District 3. Q: What would be first on your agenda if elected to replace Les Miller in District 3? A:…
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July 2, 2020 By: Staff Report CLEARWATER Fla. – On June 19th, the Upper Pinellas Political Committee celebrated the opening of their new office with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, inaugurating the headquarters for grassroots campaigning on behalf of the Republican Candidates in Pinellas County. Speaker Designate…
Read More Chris Sprowls Joins the Upper Pinellas Political Committee Ribbon-Cutting, New Headquarters
June 29, 2020 By: Kim Droege, SCC Resident SUN CITY CENTER Fla. – I want to make my fellow SCC residents and members aware of the voting and poll situation in our community currently. The SCC CA Board has no plans to open any CA…
Read More Sun City Center Voting Safely and Responsibly
June 29, 2020 By: Staff Report Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the state budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021. The budget totals $92.2 billion, provides over $350 million in tax relief and includes more than $1 billion in vetoed spending. “Despite the present challenges Florida faces due to the…
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June 29, 2020 By: Staff Report TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis issued the following statement on Governor Ron DeSantis’ signing of Senate Bill 1092, the Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Program, which creates a resource within the…
Read More CFO and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis Applauds Governor Ron DeSantis for Signing Senate Bill 1092
June 28. 2020 By: Staff Report Tallahassee, Fla. – Saturday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: SB 1092 – Fire Prevention and Control SB 1116 – Trust Funds CS/CS/SB 1118 – Inmate Welfare Trust Funds SB 1362 – Rental Agreements CS/HB 131 – Security in Trial…
Read More Governor Ron DeSantis Signs 15 Bills and Vetoes One Bill
June 22, 2020 Updated June 23, 2020 By: Staff Report PASCO – Election season is here, and in Pasco County, the results are in for some unopposed candidates. Unopposed and Reelected: Sheriff Chris Nocco Tax Collector Mike Fasano Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley County Clerk…
Read More Pasco County, The Election Results for Some Unopposed Candidates
June 20, 2020 TAMPA – Watch President Trump LIVE rally from Tulsa Oklahoma. This is the first rally of the election season for the President.
Read More WATCH LIVE NOW: Trump holds rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma