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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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Ever since the horrific congressional baseball shooting that almost took the life of Congressman Steve Scalise and former Hill staffer Matt Mika -- and came moments
Seismic surveying has dominated both the headlines and opinion pages in the last few years.
The Tampa Bay Times discarded its journalistic ethics in reporting on the proposed Hillsborough County sales tax hike for transportation that was spearheaded by the newspaper’s primary benefactor,
Let’s take a look at that resume, shall we? Lost a major election? Check.
With the federal shutdown over--for at least three weeks--members of the Florida congressional delegation weighed in on the aftermath.
You knew Gov. Ron DeSantis' thank-you paybacks were coming.
Since she began running for Congress, most Republicans have considered Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., as nothing more than a joke. Her gaffes when talking to the press have become legendary. The fact she was elected and installed as the youngest member of the House of Representatives as a “Democratic Socialist” should be noted. She may seem to be naive, but she is being warmly received by liberals as the savior of her party.
This weekend the national media managed to embarrass themselves on a wide scale by over-dramatizing the confrontation between an Indian elder and a group of Kentucky high school students in Washington D.C. The episode was blown up to hysterical proportions, and a number of politicians, pundits, and professional harpies joined in. And who joined the fray but former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum.
You can take it to the bank: A constitutional amendment for a $15-an-hour minimum wage will be on the 2020 ballot in Florida. As John Morgan said Tuesday in his announcement, “One good thing is, I understand how to do this."
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By Nancy Smith
The vast majority of U.S. voters support making marijuana legal and think the federal government should respect state marijuana laws, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released Thursday afternoon. The full poll results are available here.
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Florida House Rep. Al Jacquet, D-Lantana, has filed a bill to reinstate voting rights to felons three years after they've served their sentences.
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Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, is going after insurance fraud in the Sunshine State.
On Friday, Brandes filed legislation to tackle insurance fraud by requiring insurance companies to to develop anti-fraud plans and submit them to the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services.
By Nancy Smith
The Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus was celebrating Tuesday night the Jacksonville City Council's passage of a comprehensive Human Rights Ordinance.
By Nancy Smith
Here is a list of the 10 highest-funded ongoing construction projects in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' FY 2017 Budget:
Olmsted Locks and Dam, Ill. and Kent. ($225 million);
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Democratic state representatives say they are onboard with House Speaker Richard Corcoran's pledge to increase Florida's education funding for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
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Senate President Joe Negron, R-Stuart, wished Chief Financial Officer the best as he prepares to leave his post in the Florida Cabinet for a new job at Florida Atlantic University.
By Nancy Smith
The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board today approved a $2.5 million contract to restore two historic dams on the Northwest Fork of the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Fl
By Nancy Smith
EAA Farmers, Inc., an organization of Everglades Agricultural Area farmers opposing Senate President Joe Negron's plan to buy 60,000 private acres south of Lake Okeechobee, issued the following sta
By Nancy Smith
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton issued the following statement in response to Tuesday’s announcement of the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States:
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