Republicans say they are going to “replace” Obamacare, but they will come up with something very similar and at least as bad if they start with the same misguided objective: “universal coverage.”
After 10 Glorious Years, Sunshine State News and I Are Passing the Baton
You probably can't imagine how much fun I've had at Sunshine State News over the last 10 years. I don't think anybody could.
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Democratic leadership wants Annette Taddeo out of the way and just like that, she moves over. The former head of the Miami-Dade Democratic Executive Committee and former candidate for almost everything else is no longer running for state committeewoman.
December 17th marks the one year anniversary of the Libyan Political Agreement, making this an opportune time to review the administration’s policy on Libya. When this administration first participated in the intervention in Libya in 2011, many of us expressed concern with the administration’s lack of clearly articulated objectives, a post-intervention plan, or even an explanation about how it fit U.S. national security interests.
On the first stop of his "thank you" tour in Ohio Thursday, president-elect Donald Trump hit replay on several of his campaign tropes.
This column is a vehicle for a number of items in a bits-and-pieces, strictly opinion, sometimes irreverent format. Look for "Just Sayin'" to run once a week in this spot.
For the last five days I've been asking myself the same question, and I can't stand it anymore. It's time I asked it out loud. Why didn't Judge Karen Gievers of Florida's 2nd Judicial Circuit recuse herself?
Twenty-five years ago -- December 1991 -- communism died, the Cold War ended and the Soviet Union disappeared. It was the largest breakup of an empire in modern history and not a shot was fired.
Give it up for St. Petersburg. In case you haven't heard, the Sunshine City is going to be the first in Florida to use 100 percent renewable energy.
The Network of Entrepreneurs & Business Advocates (NEBA), a 25-year-old business association based in Tallahassee that advocates for a strong and vibrant private enterprise system, heard from a panel of business advocates representing Associated Industries of Florida (AIF), Florida TaxWatch (FTW) and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).
Sometimes history doesn't have to wait to judge -- and when it comes to dictators, even dead ones, we shouldn't either.
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By Kevin Derby
On Friday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced a measure to reauthorize United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for six years while offering some internal reforms to it.
By Kevin Derby
On Monday, U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., will enter the race to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2016. Jolly changed out his campaign site on Monday noting he was running for the Senate.
By Kevin Derby
Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee, doubled down on his opposition to President Barack Obama’s deal with Iran on that nation’s nuclear program.
By Nancy Smith
It wasn't his first choice for location. But soccer great David Beckham is making his dream come true -- he's bringing an MLS team to Miami. Beckham Miami United agreed to a deal with the City of Miami Friday that will see a privately funded, 25,000-seat stadium built next to Marlins Park and the site of the old Orange Bowl.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. who sits on both the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, wrote to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday, urging that any deal with Iran include the release of American citizens held by the Iranian regime.
By Kevin Derby
Veteran Brian Mast, running for the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., in Congress, offered his take on Friday on the shooting spree in Chattanooga in which a Muslim man shot up a recruiting center before heading toward a Navy and Marines reserve center where he killed four Marines.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott announced on Friday that the state unemployment rate dropped to 5.5 percent in June as 12,200 new jobs were added to the private sector. The unemployment rate had stood at 5.7 percent in May.
By Kevin Derby
Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera entered the race to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., on Wednesday and, on Thursday, unveiled a major endorsement: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. Rubio is running for the Republican presidential nomination and is not expected to run for a second Senate term in 2016.
By Kevin Derby
On Thursday, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) mocked former Miami-Dade Democratic Party Chairwoman Annette Taddeo for failing to raise big bucks in the second quarter of 2015 despite having the support of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., said on Thursday that he went through President Barack Obama’s agreement with Iran over that nation’s nuclear program and said he strongly opposed it.
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