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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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Thousands upon thousands of dead and rotting fish float belly-up in the polluted Indian River Lagoon, devastating indictors of the state's failure to control nutrient levels in one of the most bio-diverse waterways in the country.
Good Lord. Control freaks in state government now have “protocols.”
As I have done for 40 years, I called a legislative committee during the session to get some information for a column. They always have been good sources because they write the bills and do the research on them.
Between the battle for the Republican presidential nomination turning to Wisconsin next week and his own actions, Paul Ryan is starting to loom over the presidential race.
When a presidential election devolves into a hydrant-watering contest between leading contenders about the relative attractiveness of their respective wives, not only does America look ridiculous but we diminish our moral standing to denounce other cultures' marginalization of women.
This weekend, Christians of every denomination remember the most transformative event in history – Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection – the ultimate sacrifice that redeemed the whole world.
The opinion by Bertha Madras, Ph.D. on medical marijuana, “A Blunt Force to Crush Floridians' Opposition to Marijuana,” (March 2) prior to the Legislature passing HB 307 “The Medical Use of Cannabis,” shows troubling misunderstanding of the subjects where she claims expertise. Her letter was circulated widely as a pro-prohibition manifesto, though the governor has just signed the bill.
Even with the full weight of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee behind her, CD 26 candidate Annette Taddeo continues to hear the boo birds.
Today she got more bad news.
The sixth anniversary of Obamacare leaves nothing to celebrate; it was bad medicine when signed into law on March 23, 2010 and remains bad medicine today.
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By Kevin Derby
The Florida chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) offered staunch support for Florida Sen. Rene Garcias, R-Hialeah, and state Rep. Jay Fants, R-Jacksonville, bill to make the Saturday after Thanksgiving a sales tax holiday for small businesses. Across the nation, small businesses are pushing Small Business Saturday as part of the holiday shopping culture, much like Black Friday is.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., teamed up with U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., to bring out a bill reauthorizing the Suicide Prevention Resource Center and directing the U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services to allocate already established grants to mental health and drug prevention programs at colleges and universities across the nation.
By Kevin Derby
Tourism grew almost 4 percent in Florida over 2014, Gov. Rick Scott announced on Monday. With 97.3 million visitors hitting the Sunshine State last year, 2014 becomes the fourth record-breaking year for tourism in a row, up from 93.7 million guests in 2013. Tourism jobs are also growing with 1,135,700 Floridians employed in that area, an increase of 3.6 percent from 2013.
By Kevin Derby
Former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., is turning his focus to New Hampshire, home of the first presidential primary.
On Thursday, Bushs Right to Rise PAC announced the former Florida governor will head up to the Granite State from March 13-14 as he continues exploring running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. Bush announced back in December that he was exploring a presidential bid.
By Kevin Derby
The two members of the Florida congressional delegation leading the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee are looking to increase economic and military aid to Jordan which is in the front lines against Islamic State (IS) terrorist forces.
By Kevin Derby
Florida TaxWatch weighed in on Thursday, insisting the Sunshine State could save by recalculating class size while not violating a state constitutional amendment voters approved in 2002. Florida TaxWatch finds using a schoolwide average in the calculations could save more than $14.5 million of Florida schools.
By Kevin Derby
The Libertarian Party of Florida (LPF) is claiming momentum, pointing to a 13 percent increase in their number of registered voters in the last quarter of 2014 while the Democrats and Republicans remained essentially in place.
"It's not surprising that the Republican and Democrat parties are stagnant, while the Libertarian Party is growing rapidly, said Adrian Wyllie who was the Libertarian guberntorial candidate in 2014. We're the only party offering common-sense government solutions that benefit everybody.
By Kevin Derby
Former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., will be hitting Wall Street on Wednesday for a high end fundraiser. Politico has some of the details.
Financier Henry Kravis will be hosting a Park Avenue fundraiser for Bushs Right to Rise PAC with tickets costing $100,000. Bush said back in December that he is exploring running for the presidency in 2016.
By Kevin Derby
Appearing on the Kelly File" on Fox News on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and a possible Republican presidential hopeful in 2016, called for a wide ranging Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Islamic State (IS) terrorist forces.
By Kevin Derby
Ethan Czahor was hired this week as the chief technology officer for Right to Rise, a PAC connected to former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., who is looking at running for president in 2016. Czahor drew fire from the left on Monday for tweets in which he repeatedly called women sluts but he apologized and was kept on by the Bush team.
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