Newly inaugurated Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent weighed in on Wednesday on the continuing battle over the federal health care law backed by President Barack Obama.
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By Kevin Derby
Officer Reeshemah Taylor, an eight-year veteran of the Osceola County Corrections Department, received the 2010 Florida Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award on Wednesday in Tallahassee.
Gov. Rick Scott, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam joined Attorney General Pam Bondi in lauding Taylor and the nine other officers nominated for the award.
By Kevin Derby
Some may not like Rick Scott, but they can't deny he's doing a good job so far.
A new Quinnipiac poll released today shows a lot of voters, 43 percent, undecided on the governor's job performance during his first 3 1/2 weeks in office. Many, about 45 percent, say they also need more time to decide if they would give him a favorable rating overall.
By Nancy Smith
A 47-year-old University of Massachusetts student who said he believed Rep. William Snyder, R-Stuart, was trying to abolish the 14th Amendment was arrested late Monday in Northampton, Mass., for threatening the life of Snyder and his family. The e-mailed threat came an hour after the Jan. 8 mass shooting in Arizona that left six people dead and 13 wounded, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
By Kevin Derby
With an eye on taking him on in 2012, Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack threw down the gauntlet at Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on Tuesday, demanding that the senator support repealing the federal health care law backed by President Barack Obama.
By Kevin Derby
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has introduced a measure to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the health care law passed last year, as an amendment to legislation dealing with the Federal Aviation Administration. Senators are currently debating the amendment on the Senate floor.
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With federal stimulus funds petering out in June, Florida school districts are cranking up their never-ending campaign for more money.
The credulous stenographers at the Miami Herald quoted Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's tired woe-is-us spiel, warning of "draconian cuts" if the state doesn't come up with money to compensate for the impending loss of stimulus dollars.
By Kevin Derby
Former Attorney General Bill McCollum weighed in on Tuesday after a federal judge ruled in favor of the constitutional challenge he launched against the health care law backed by President Barack Obama.
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A Florida pastor is calling on Fox Sports to air a "John 3:16" advertisement during the Super Bowl. But the network rejected the ad as wide right.
Rev. Mark D. Boykin, senior pastor ofthe Church of All Nations,and the Christian Family Coalition accuse Fox of "discriminating against Christians" by refusing to accept the spot produced by theFixed Point Foundation.
The "John 3:16" verse, a New Testament reference, has been part of the culture of football in America for decades. Fans see such signs in the stands and on players' tape and tattoos.
By Kevin Derby
Longtime Republican activist Fred Karger, a veteran of many political campaigns who is considering launching a bid to become the first openly gay presidential candidate in American history, proposed a new constitutional amendment on Tuesday to lower the voting age in a speech made at Dartmouth College in the key primary state of New Hampshire.
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