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August 18, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla.- In the Tampa Bay area today, voters will be casting their votes on federal, state, county, and district races. But before you head out to the polls make sure you know what to bring with you, make…
Read More Florida Primary Voting Day is Here, What to Bring With You and Where to Go
August 13, 2020 Op-Ed By: Patricia Tolson BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – It hasn’t been a good few weeks for Hernando County Commissioner Steve Champion. It’s hard when your truth catches up with you, especially when it happens in such a public way. But, as Dorothy Allison…
Read More Op-Ed, County Commissioner Steve Champion Admitted He Lied About His Degree
August 12, 2020 By: Staff Report, PR WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Republican National Committee, Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, and the Republican Party of Iowa, announced in a press release today, two concurrent offensive…
Read More RNC Says, Trump Campaign and Republican Groups Sue to Protect Iowa Voters
August 11, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla. – Democratic Presidental candidate, Joe Biden, announced Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday. Biden committed earlier this year to select a woman as his running mate for the 2020 Presidential bid. “I have the great honor…
Read More Joe Biden Selects Kamala Harris as Running Mate
August 4, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla. – Vice President Pence will be making a visit to Tampa on Wednesday, following President Trump’s visit to Tampa last Friday. V.P. Pence is scheduled to visit a women’s healthcare clinic and participate in a roundtable to…
Read More Vice President Pence Will Be in Tampa Wednesday
August 3, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla. – Election season is here and early voting in Hillsborough County has begun. The Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections Website says, “As long as you’re registered to vote in Hillsborough County, you can vote in any Early Voting…
Read More Hillsborough County Early Voting Now Open Until Aug 16th
August 3, 2020 By: Staff Report LAKELAND, Fla.- Early voting in Polk County started this morning and any voter, registered in Polk County, may stop in at any voting location to vote in person prior to Election Day. The Polk County Supervisor of Elections website says “To eliminate…
Read More Polk County Early Voting Has Begun
July 31, 2020 By: Tiffany Razzano PINELLAS COUNTY – James McLynas, a Democratic candidate for Pinellas County sheriff, found a unique way to spread his message: power washing his campaign brand onto sidewalks and other public right of ways throughout the county. He began pressure…
Read More “I could use the publicity” Pinellas Sheriff Candidate’s Power Washed Campaign
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…
Read More Pasco BCC Meeting will be Held in Hybrid Virtual Format Aug 4th