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Mary Bennett-Harvey, 76, made an appointment with Lickety Split in May 2025, just six months after her husband passed aw...
08/25/2026

Mary Bennett-Harvey, 76, made an appointment with Lickety Split in May 2025, just six months after her husband passed away, to inspect the A/C systems at the Arlington home they shared for 30 years. She said the inspectors told her both her upstairs and downstairs systems needed entirely new duct work even though she had never noticed a problem.

They quoted her $20,000 for work, but she told them she couldn’t pay that price. The contractors told her they would find her a personal loan.

Instead, Lickety Split locked her into a home equity loan on the house she had serviced. She sold the house in October 2025. Bennett-Harvey said she thought the loan was only against her so she didn’t bring it up during the sale, and the title company didn’t find it.

She said she didn’t find out until June 2026 that there is a lien on the house.

The Florida department that issues business licenses leaves untouched those held by contractors with lengthy records of complaints, including from state officials

State-licensed scams: Florida regulators allow contractors accused of deception to keep licensesThe Florida department t...
08/25/2026

State-licensed scams: Florida regulators allow contractors accused of deception to keep licenses

The Florida department that issues business licenses leaves untouched those held by contractors with lengthy records of complaints, including from state officials...

The Florida department that issues business licenses leaves untouched those held by contractors with lengthy records of complaints, including from state officials

Wilton Simpson, Joey Atkins win nominations for Florida agriculture commissionerSimpson and his affiliated political com...
08/19/2026

Wilton Simpson, Joey Atkins win nominations for Florida agriculture commissioner

Simpson and his affiliated political committees have raised more than $4.8 million this year from outside sources including farmers, ranchers, food distributors, lobbyists and others with business before his department. Atkins has raised $1,685 and loaned his campaign $8,480....

Simpson and his affiliated political committees have raised more than $4.8 million this year from outside sources including farmers, ranchers, food distributors, lobbyists and others with business before his department. Atkins has raised $1,685 and loaned his campaign $8,480.

Charlie Crist, Ken Welch head to runoff in St. Pete mayor’s raceThe spending on Crist’s mayoral campaign by some of Tall...
08/19/2026

Charlie Crist, Ken Welch head to runoff in St. Pete mayor’s race

The spending on Crist’s mayoral campaign by some of Tallahassee’s most prominent lobbyists comes at a critical time: as St. Petersburg considers breaking free from its power supplier, Duke Energy, and creating its own city-run municipal utility....

The spending on Crist’s mayoral campaign by some of Tallahassee’s most prominent lobbyists comes at a critical time: as St. Petersburg considers breaking free from its power supplier, Duke Energy, and creating its own city-run municipal utility.

Trump-endorsed Donalds clears the field in governor’s raceFrom the jump, Donalds was the Republican favorite to succeed ...
08/19/2026

Trump-endorsed Donalds clears the field in governor’s race

From the jump, Donalds was the Republican favorite to succeed term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis, who declined to endorse in the race....

From the jump, Donalds was the Republican favorite to succeed term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis, who declined to endorse in the race.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz won the Democratic nomination to represent Florida’s 20th congressional district. Her victory s...
08/19/2026

Debbie Wasserman Schultz won the Democratic nomination to represent Florida’s 20th congressional district. Her victory signals the end of more than three decades of Black representation in a historic bastion of Black political power in South Florida.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz now faces Republican nominee Brent Andersen in a contest for one of the safest Democratic congressional seats in Florida.

Rachel Grage won the Democratic primary for Florida’s 5th Congressional district in Northeast Florida, the Associated Pr...
08/18/2026

Rachel Grage won the Democratic primary for Florida’s 5th Congressional district in Northeast Florida, the Associated Press called early Tuesday evening, pitting her against former Jacksonville sheriff and incumbent John Rutherford, who has held the seat since 2017.

With $272,423 raised through July 29, Grage was the top Democratic fundraiser in the primary

WATCH LIVE: Primary election returns from inside The Florida Trib newsroom, hosted by publisher Deirdre Conner and educa...
08/18/2026

WATCH LIVE: Primary election returns from inside The Florida Trib newsroom, hosted by publisher Deirdre Conner and education reporter Trinity Webster-Bass with drop-ins from reporters who covered elections across the state.

Do you spend Election Night scrolling social media, watching televi...

Behind the $264K: 2026 Polk County School Board Campaign FundingBehind the $264K: 2026 Polk County School Board Campaign...
08/18/2026

Behind the $264K: 2026 Polk County School Board Campaign Funding

Behind the $264K: 2026 Polk County School Board Campaign Funding...

Behind the $264K: 2026 Polk County School Board Campaign Funding

A teacher and a businessman: Two candidates bring something different to the table for a seat in Santa Rosa County’s Dis...
08/18/2026

A teacher and a businessman: Two candidates bring something different to the table for a seat in Santa Rosa County’s District 1

Challenger David Farrow and incumbent Linda Sanborn disagree on budget and transparency policies, but share a common consensus on teacher pay....

Challenger David Farrow and incumbent Linda Sanborn disagree on budget and transparency policies, but share a common consensus on teacher pay.

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