Donald Trump's vulgar video last week and the release of more Hillary Clinton campaign WikiLeaks Monday are perfect examples of why Florida needs to dump early voting and return to Voting Day.
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Florida Republican Congressman Tom Rooney is rolling the dice, making one of the biggest gambles of his political career.
What an apt moment for a presidential debate, coming after the release of a video showing the shockingly vulgar comments of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, and after more signs of a party implosion.
Vladimir Putin's serial humiliations of America's bewildered secretary of state regarding Syria indicate Putin's determination to destabilize the world. Here is an even more ominous indication of events moving his way: On just one day last week, Italian ships plucked 6,055 migrants from the Mediterranean.
What a joke, this outrage over Florida's failure to extend the voter registration deadline.
After his strong debate performance against Tim Kaine, Mike Pence is now the subject of 2020 presidential buzz.
As we get ready to watch the second presidential debate, you might be scratching your head about a tale of two countries. In Trump’s telling, America is a nation in decline that needs a turnaround. Clinton sees a leading world power that should continue on the positive trajectory created under the Obama administration. As business school professors who specialize in the human side of organizations, there is one thing - that many may find surprising - each candidate needs during this next debate: a story.
Mike Pence was the calm, cool and collected one Tuesday night when he and Tim Kaine took the Longwood University stage in Farmville, Va. for their first and only vice presidential debate.
Let’s not beat around the bush. This is no ordinary election, it’s a battle for America. We have two very different presidential candidates, who are selling two very different visions of the kind of America we had in the past, the kind of America we have right now, and the kind of America we should have in the future.
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U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., will be focused on the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) budget as the House Veterans Affairs Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on Thursday. Miller chairs the committee.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., showcased his support for repealing Medicare’s Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) which was set up by President Barack Obama’s federal health-care law.
By Kevin Derby
Dark horse Republican presidential candidate Mark Everson, the former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), came out firing at businessman Donald Trump’s presidential campaign kickoff, comparing him to Charleston gunman Dylann Roof. Everson has been a supporter of immigration reform though he opposes President Barack Obama’s use of executive action to change the laws.
By Kevin Derby
The Florida Retail Federation (FRF) announced on Tuesday that its Grocery Council will be renamed the Florida Grocers Association to help focus on the more than 2,300 grocery stores across the Sunshine State, a $45 billion annual industry. The Florida Grocers Association will be a division of the FRF.
By Kevin Derby
Florida Senate President Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, fired away at fellow Republican Gov. Rick Scott for vetoing more than $460 million from the state budget on Tuesday. Gardiner accused him of putting his “political agenda” over the need of Floridians. Scott and Gardiner stood on opposing sides in the debate over Medicaid expansion.
By Kevin Derby
Americans for Prosperity’s (AFP) Florida chapter cheered Gov. Rick Scott for using the line-item veto and cutting more than $460 million out of the final budget on Tuesday.
By Kevin Derby
The Liberty First Network, a Tallahassee-based lobbying firm which includes some of the leading Libertarian Party members in Florida, expressed disappointment at Earthjustice suing the Florida Legislature over how it spent money for environmental projects as directed by Amendment 1, which voters added to the state Constitution last year.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., returned to Washington last week as the Guardian Fund PAC held a “victory event.” West turned over the Guardian Fund to U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., who currently chairs the PAC. West left his position as chairman when he went to work as CEO for the National Center for Policy Analysis.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the U.S. House Middle East Subcommittee, ripped into the State Department's “Country Reports on Terrorism for 2014” on Monday, saying the Obama administration made a “political calculation to whitewash” Iran’s and Cuba’s “support for terror."
By Kevin Derby
Radio show host and hypnotist Robert Saviola is challenging state Rep. Kathleen Peters, R-St. Petersburg, on the Libertarian line.
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