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July 30, 2020 By: Staff Report WASHINGTON, D.C.- Nothing was accomplished today for millions of Americans who are struggling financially. “It makes it the pending business for next week,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told reporters on Thursday. “And we can keep talking and hopefully making…
Read More ‘We’re nowhere close to a deal’ Republicans and Democrats Play Ping-Pong While Americans Struggle
July 30, 2020 By: Staff Report PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Pasco Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. in the Historic Pasco County Courthouse Boardroom in Dade City, will be held…
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July 30, 2020 By: Staff Report, PCSO LAKELAND, Fla.- On Wednesday, Polk County Sheriff detectives arrested 56-year-old Martin William Grenfell, candidate for the office of Polk County Commissioner, District 1. On February 22, 2013, Grenfell was convicted in federal court of felony Trafficking in Counterfeit…
Read More Candidate for Polk County Commissioner ArrestedJuly 29. 2020 By: Chris Ingram HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Knowing for whom to vote in judicial races is one of the most difficult things to do in Florida because of the judicial canons which regulate what those candidates can and cannot say about themselves,…
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July 28, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla.- President Trump will be in Tampa for a fundraiser this Friday the 31st according to the GOP website, at the State Fairgrounds in Tampa, where guests can spend up to $100,000 for direct access to the President.…
Read More Trump In Tampa Friday, ‘Wall Of Moms’ and Protests Planned
July 24, 2020 By: Chris Ingram TAMPA, Fla. – Despite just six years as a practicing attorney, Monique Scott fancies herself well enough to see herself sitting on the Hillsborough County Court bench as a judge. Scott is running as a candidate in Group 7…
Read More Judicial Candidate Makes Misleading Claim About Being a Cop
July 23, 2020 By: Chris Ingram HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Over the years I have written “recommendations” for candidates on the ballot for public office. The few years I have not done so, I was inundated by friends with requests for my recommendations. So, for…
Read More Hillsborough County Primary Election Ballot Recommendations
July 23, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla.- In a 6-minute video address to Floridians on Wednesday, Governor DeSantis spoke to teachers, parents, and students on COVID-19 and the reopening of local schools. “I know many teachers and faculty are chomping at the bit to…
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July 20, 2020 By: Chris Ingram Tampa. Fla. – Gary Dolgin, one of the three men who are running for Florida’s 13th Circuit Court judicial race will be facing a judicial canon complaint filed with the state bar of Florida, according to the man who…
Read More Dolgin Injects Race Into Campaign for Judge – A Violation of Judicial Canons?
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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