Troy Kinsey â Tallahassee Bureau Reporter By Spectrum News Staff Tampa UPDATED 1:47 PM ET Oct. 01, 2019 PUBLISHED 11:49 AM ET Oct. 25, 2017 PUBLISHED 11:49 AM EDT Oct. 25, 2017
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A journalist with a passion for politics, Troy Kinsey provides extensive coverage of the events that shape our lives as a reporter in the Bay News 9 Tallahassee bureau. If a decision in the state capital has an impact on the Tampa Bay area, he s covering it.
Since becoming a member of the capitol press corps in 2006, Troy has covered legislative battles over abortion, education reform, property taxes, and other less controversial, though equally important issues. He s reported on ethical scandals at the state s Public Service Commission and in the Capitol s halls of power, and he s followed numerous local and sta
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