After contests in four states, the presidential race went national on Super Tuesday with more than ten primaries and caucuses being held.
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While most Floridians are working and going to school this week, elected officials in Tallahassee are considering how to spend an eye-popping $80 billion of your hard-earned tax money. That’s nearly $4,000 for every adult and child in the Sunshine State.
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The "Super Tuesday" primaries may be a turning point for America -- and quite possibly a turn for the worse. After seven long years of domestic disasters and increasing international dangers, the next President of the United States will need extraordinary wisdom, maturity, depth of knowledge and personal character to rescue America.
From the glee that the liberal media is expressing in its “news” stories and editorials about the state budget, you might think they are opposed to higher taxes.
As Super Tuesday fast approaches, I decided to take a look at the influence of marijuana on the voters in the “SEC” states.
As the race for the White House heats up, Armenian Americans across the country are beginning to look more closely at who will best represent their interests as president of the United States. For many Armenian Americans, the 2016 election cycle concludes a chapter in the worst administration on Armenian American issues in modern presidential history.
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump's distinctive rhetorical style -- think of a drunk with a bullhorn reading aloud James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake" under water -- poses an almost insuperable challenge to people whose painful duty is to try to extract clarity from his effusions.
If you think Cuba is moving closer to democracy, I've got a swamp outside Havana to sell you. In the mind of Fidel Castro, it's just the opposite.
Hope dwindled for Florida horsemen Friday after a revenue estimating conference on decoupling failed to address the economic impact of allowing many of the state's pari-mutuel facilities to close,
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By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, R-Fla., offered a last-minute challenge to U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, last week. After failing to dislodge Boehner, Webster offered his reflections on his attempt on Thursday.
By Kevin Derby
Four members of the Florida congressional delegation -- Republican U.S. Reps. Jeff Miller, Tom Rooney and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Democrat U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy -- were named to the U.S. House Intelligence Committee this week.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., retained his chairmanship of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee on Wednesday. U.S. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers, R-Ky., also placed Crenshaw back on the Defense and State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittees.
By Kevin Derby
Gray Swoope is stepping down as Florida secretary of commerce and president and CEO of Enterprise Florida.
Gray has created the jobs legacy and brand that EFI has today, Gov. Rick Scott said on Wednesday afternoon.
Scott praised Swoope on Wednesday as he announced the departure.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., is handing off the chairmanship of his Allen West Guardian Fund PAC -- now with his name off of it -- over to U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga. West left Florida to move to Texas to take over as CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis.
"Congressman Loudermilk is the type of leader who can be entrusted with the future of our nation and inspire other servicemen and women to exercise their voices and talents on Capitol Hill," West said on Wednesday.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., is staying as the ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa. South Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen remains the chairwoman of the subcommittee.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., came out against Congress raising the federal gas tax on Tuesday.
Raising taxes is never a good solution to any problem, and raising the federal gas tax is no exception, Scott said on Tuesday. Increasing the federal gas tax will be a direct burden to every consumer and slow economic growth. Although the price of gas has come down recently, raising taxes now will still be a major cost to Florida families.
Scott pointed toward his record in Tallahassee as proof that government can be run without raising taxes.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., unveiled the Retired Pay Restoration Act on Tuesday. The bill would ensure veterans can claim both retirement pay and disability compensation.
By Kevin Derby
The chairman of the U.S. Veterans Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., unveiled a bill this week to ensure the VA secretary can take back bonuses from underpeforming employees. Miller noted VA medical center employees received bonuses despite problems at the hospitals, including altered wait lists.
By Kevin Derby
A new book by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who has raised his profile in recent weeks as he considers making a presidential bid in 2016, was released nationally on Tuesday as he offered his take on policy.
Rubios American Dreams: Restoring Economic Opportunity for Everyone," published by Sentinel Press, came out across the nation on Tuesday though there have been copies in bookstores across Florida earlier in the month. Back in 2011, Rubio penned American Son, an autobiography released after his upset win over then-Gov. Charlie Crist in the 2010 U.S. Senate race.
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