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Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam is selected to chair the citrus grower Alico
Former Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam next year is slated to become chair of the Board of Directors of Alico, Inc.
Florida is suing opioid manufacturers and distributors
The State of Florida is suing opioid manufacturers and distributors for what Attorney General Pam Bondi says could end up being billions of dollars. Bondi made the announcement Tuesday afternoon at an addiction recovery center...
Next official Democratic gubernatorial debate to take place in Largo
The next official debate featuring the four Democratic candidates for governor will take place at Pinellas Park High School auditorium in Largo on June 9. It it tentatively scheduled to run from 5 p.m. to...
On MidPoint Monday we heard from one of the young people suing Florida Governor Rick Scott and others in the state government over their inaction on climate change. We had two guests: 18-year-old college freshman and...
Andrew Gillum gets the most cheers as the Democratic gubernatorial candidates speak in Tampa
Fighting to lead their party in November and reversing two decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee, the four Democratic candidates for governor in Florida spoke in Tampa on Saturday night in front of several hundred...
Speaking at the Kimmins Contracting Corporation in Ybor City on Friday, GOP gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam pumped up the Trump tax reform plan, and boasted that Florida is a low-tax state. The Putnam campaign had touted...
Gun issues dominate Hillsborough County legislative delegation post-session discussion
Two weeks after the Florida Legislature concluded its 2018 session, seven members from the Hillsborough County delegation convened in a forum sponsored by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce on Friday to discuss what transpired...
Sea-level rise threatens several Tampa Bay area communities: report
A new report on sea-level rise by the Union of Concerned Scientists concludes that several Tampa Bay communities will see more and more sunny-day flooding over the next few decades; we also hear from two of...
Radioactivity 8 17 17 Good morning, Welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up- Clearwater Senator Jack Latvala announces he’s running for the Republican nomination for governor. He says he thinks eight year term limits...
Republican Candidate for Governor Thinks Leading Candidate is Not Conservative Enough
Republican Primary Challenger Bob White on Radioactivity Friday On Friday, Radioactivity host Rob Lorei spoke with one of the Republicans running for governor. His name is Bob White, and he owns a pool cleaning company. He’ll face one...
Adam Putnam is running for Florida governor; deflects question on climate
Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced Wednesday morning that he’s running for Florida Governor; many people think he has the support to be elected in 2018. About 1,500 people stood in the sweltering midday heat in front...
Polk County citrus farmer cautiously optimistic about Oriental fruit fly
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said in a news release Tuesday there is an Oriental fruit fly infestation in Miami-Dade County. Officials have declared a state of emergency because the fly could potentially attack hundreds...
