With polls showing him in second place behind Donald Trump in the final days before Tuesday's presidential primary, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., showed no signs of lowering the stakes in the Sunshine State.
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Florida, the largest swing state on the electoral map, will be on center stage next week as Democrats and Republicans vote in the presidential primaries. In the coming days, Sunshine State News will present “What Candidate Have at Stake in Florida,” a look at what the remaining candidates have on the line in next Tuesday’s primary.
It is desperation time for the Republican party establishment. Its extremely well financed favorite -- Jeb Bush -- never got anywhere with the voters in the primaries, and has already been forced out of the contest.
Want an unvarnished look at your Legislature in action? Revisit the saga of the $7 million police radios no law enforcement agency asked for but will get anyway.
The days between Super Tuesday and March 15 when delegate rich states like Florida, Illinois and Ohio cast their ballots have been packed full of nominating contests. All across the country, voters went to the polls from Maine to Idaho, from Puerto Rico to Hawaii.
Florida, the largest swing state on the electoral map, will be on center stage next week as Democrats and Republicans vote in the presidential primaries.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently released his health-care reform plan by summarizing the problems of Obamacare that the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) has been warning of since 2009:
Random thoughts on the passing scene: The presidential election prospects for the Democrats are so bad this year that only the Republicans can save them -- as Republicans have saved them before.
As a Republican voter, if I'm a South Florida Sun Sentinel reader, I am profoundly disappointed in my newspaper.
I have been fortunate during my years in public service to see how government works from the bottom up, and from the top down. My seven years as a legislative aide in the Florida House of Representatives gave me great insight into the way statewide policy is developed. Yet my service as a member of the Miami Lakes Town Council has proven to me that the best government is the one closest to the people.
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Enterprise Florida will be holding its quarterly board of directors meeting in Tallahassee on Thursday.
By Kevin Derby
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz , R-Fort Walton Beach, the chairman of the House Finance and Tax Committee, looks ready to give the green light to Gov. Rick Scotts proposal to cut the communication service tax (CST) by $500 million. Gaetz even called for more tax cuts than the ones Scott proposed on cellphones and TV services.
By Kevin Derby
From his perch on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, which handles taxation issues, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., came out swinging against President Barack Obamas plan to raise taxes $320 billion over the next 10 years.
By Kevin Derby
New Jersey might be Gov. Chris Christies, R-N.J., backyard but former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., plans to hit the Garden State.
The Bergen County Record is reporting that Bush is mining major Republican donors in New Jersey. Bush has already announced an exploratory presidential effort while Christie also has his eyes on running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
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By Kevin Derby
On Tuesday Gov. Rick Scott called for cutting Floridas communication service tax (CST) by $470 million. Scott insisted a family spending $100 a month on cellphones and cable will save $43 a year.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., placed second behind former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., in the 2012 Republican primaries and there are signs in recent days that he, like his former rival, has his eyes on another bid in 2016.
Despite winning 11 contests in 2012, including the Iowa caucus, Santorum often encountered fundraising woes during his presidential campaign. On Tuesday, Santorum looked to ensure that would not sink him in 2016 by announcing his finance team for his Patriot Voices PAC.
By Kevin Derby
At the end of last week, U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., starting his first full term in Congress, announced he will serve on three Appropriations subcommittees: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs;Transportation, Housing and Urban Development; and Commerce, Justice and Science.
By Kevin Derby
State Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, the newly elected chairman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), named David Johnson and Pablo Diaz in charge of his transition team on Tuesday.
"I am grateful that David and Pablo have agreed to guide the party through this transition. I have known them both for years and count them as friends and colleagues, Ingoglia said. They are both well-respected veterans of the RPOF and I know they will provide me with sound counsel and advice as we make a smooth transition and prepare the party for victory.
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An American contractor who was recently released after spending five years in a Cuban prison will be sitting alongside first lady Michelle Obama at Tuesday's State of the Union address.
Alan Gross was released last month as part of a larger deal by President Barack Obama to normalize relations with Cuba. At the time of his release, Gross was serving a 15-year sentence for allegedly attempting to undermine the Havana government for the United States.
By Kevin Derby
Florida House Majority Leader Dana Young, R-Tampa, was named on Monday by GOPAC to its 2015 Legislative Leaders Advisory Board.
The members of our 2015 Legislative Leaders Advisory Board will have an important role in educating and electing a new generation of Republican leaders, said GOPAC Chairman David Avella on Monday. Their involvement will strengthen our mission to build a healthy roster of prepared and tested state leaders who are ready to lead in their legislatures and/or run for higher office."
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