Billy Manes
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Election 2014 endorsements
We pick ‘em, you decide
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Long Way Back
Local musician Terri Binion’s personal tragedy and the dangers of
a marriage-equality patchwork nationwide
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Fangate puts Gov. Rick Scott in the hot seat
Debate squabble over Charlie Crist’s portable fan makes national news, national embarrassment
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Smaller state government threatens Florida’s most needy
Department of Children and Families and the unemployed suffer under conservative belt-tightening
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Florida’s third party candidates face long odds
Profiles of third-party and indepdendent candidates for governor, attorney general and Congress
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Whistleblower reignites Gov. Scott’s fraudulent past
Crist campaign pulls out the big guns on Columbia/HCA Medicare case
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Big money scandals pile up as election season ends
State and local level campaign-finance sloppiness makes for some hefty embarrassments
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‘Say Yes to the Candidate’ ad spurs national derision
A campaign ad earns widespread scorn while local efforts against reproductive rights raise eyebrows
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Come Out With Pride 2014: holding back the years
Looking back with pride at a decade of parades, concerts and festivals
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Orange County and Organize Now face off over Dropbox scandal
Orange County denies it did anything unethical when it used (and deleted records from) Dropbox
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Scottish trio Chvrches avoid the hype and bring the magic
Can Chvrches be that good? Our answer: Yes.
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Fall Guide 2014: Civics
Community, activism and political events you won’t want to miss, Sept. 24-Nov. 18
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Rick Scott’s attempts to connect Charlie Crist with convicted Republican operative backfire
Scott says Crist took money and lied about it
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Charlie Crist on (high) speed
Democratic hopeful promises to revisit federal funding for Tampa-Orlando rail line
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Medical marijuana proponents bite back after a week of public criticism
John Morgan’s drunken video leak leads to personal attacks on Drug Free Florida
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The Republican war on women explodes in Florida
Charlie Crist’s gubernatorial campaign hightlights Gov. Scott’s failures on women’s issues
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Fast-food workers protest on I-Drive for a living wage
Organizers and strikers call for $15 an hour, nearly double the current minimum
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Marriage equality confusion strikes Florida
Attorney General Pam Bondi tries – and possibly fails – to appeal on every possible level
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Democrats embark on muted “Unity” tour
In primary dismount, everybody tries to look like friends; most succeed
