They hope to wipe out as much Democratic blue in the state as they can by winning the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Bill Nelson. The GOP also wants the next governor to be Republican.
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They're hoping letters will be the key to winning those seats.
“There’s a third of the voters in Florida, or 30 percent, have gone NPA, so it's a big segment and growing,” said Rep. Francis Rooney of Naples.
Rooney believes it's important to win over those voters.here
A federal judge cleared the way for a Texas company to expand oil exploration in the Big Cypress National Preserve. The destruction has already begun. They’re cutting down trees and creating ruts. You can see the impacts on the soil and those do not go away. There will be lasting impacts on a large portion
Florida voters who heartily approved important amendments to the state Constitution can only wonder how the will of the people is being strangled by the obstructionist toils of the Republican-led Legislature.here
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Amendment to expand access to medical marijuana, approved last November by 71 percent of the voters, Republican lawmakers are proposing tighter rules on doctors’ prescriptions, as well as other obstacles for patients who want to use medical marijuana.
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Amendment to expand the use of solar power, which drew 73 percent approval last year, has been met by a raft of obstructionist proposals that would bog down rooftop solar installation. They include rules language drafted by the state’s major utility, Florida Power & Light.
Chris’s Plumbing Service is asking the County to let them dump human excrement, commercial sludge, and restaurant grease on the banks of the Little Manatee River’s wetlands. This toxic waste will obviously end up in the river — and from there it will flow into Tampa Bay. here
Heather Thomas, a waitress and bartender in Tallahassee, was paid $2,000 by Frank Artiles’ political committee for ‘consulting.’ Her job application for a previous role showed she had no previous political experience. here
With record sales and a return on investment for the four local government partners, it has laid a foundation for future ferry service across Tampa Bay. here
Co-founded by conservative billionaire developer Harold Schwartz, the community has long been known as a Republican hotbed. Pro-Trump golf cart parades were held during the Republican primaries last year. here
Penny Lane, The Ultimate Beatles Collection in Dunedin, Florida, is now open
to the public!
The museum is the creation of long-time Dunedin resident and humanitarian
Dr. Robert Entel. As a medical student in England in the eighties, Dr. Entel began
collecting Beatles memorabilia. Over the course of thirty plus years, Dr. Entel
has acquired many personal items from John Lennon’s Estate as well as George Harrison’s
Estate. Penny Lane contains many extremely rare and highly collectible mementos
from signed guitars to strands of Beatles hair.
The museum is located at 730 Broadway on the 2nd floor of
Stirling Commons in Downtown Dunedin. Hours of operation are Monday, Wednesday
and Friday from noon to 4:00 pm or by special arrangement by calling
727-281-8130. This collection is definitely worth crossing the pond for!