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Jeb Bush, who converted to Catholicism, has a papal problem -- and taking a page from the liberal playbook isn't exactly helping.
Most Florida environmental groups this special session made a lot of noise -- you heard them -- and spent a lot of money, but in the end, came away empty-handed and bitterly unhappy.
Here's a newly minted decision you probably didn't expect: We're getting a woman's face on the $10 bill.
In January, McDonald's, leaning against the winds of fashion, said kale would never replace lettuce on its burgers.
If anyone should be feeling an overwhelming sense of Groundhog Day this presidential election, c'est moi.
If you're wondering why the Legislature didn't restore Florida Forever's once-upon-a-time $300 million for land purchases ...
Welcome to The Dean's List -- an Ed Dean-style look at who Florida's political achievers were (and weren't) in the last seven days. What you see here is strictly my opinion, not necessarily the editor's or the rest of the staff at Sunshine State News.
It had a familiar ring:
"I don't ever know what people's motives are," said former President Bill Clinton, prompting one to pause and consider just what the definition of "motives" is.
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By Kevin Derby
On Tuesday, freshman U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., sounded the alarm on arming rebels challenging the Syrian government. DeSantis noted that arming the Syrian rebels would lead to weapons in the hands of Islamist terrorists despite their efforts against Islamic State (IS) forces.
DeSantis wrote the following on Tuesday:
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the dean of the Florida congressional delegation, announced on Tuesday she was backing three bills to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs which has been under fire in recent months after revelations of altered waiting lists at medical centers across the nation.
By Kevin Derby
With former Gov. Charlie Crist focusing on small-business issues at an event in Boca Raton on Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scotts team fired away at the Democrats economic record.
Jerry Pierce, the Florida chairman of the National Federation for Independent Business (NFIB) Leadership Council and Scotts small business coalition chairman, came out swinging at Crist on Wednesday.
By Kevin Derby
This week, NASA announced new private-public partnerships to revive the American space programs with new manned space flight efforts by 2017.
On Tuesday, at a media event at the Kennedy Space Center, NASA unveiled an agreement with Boeing and SpaceX to transport American astronauts to the International Space Station. Boeings CST-100 and SpaceXs Crew Dragon spacecrafts will carry out the missions. Currently, with the end of the space shuttle program, the American space effort relies on Russias program to send astronauts into space.
By Kevin Derby
With the Government Accountability Office (GAO) releasing a report this week which showed President Barack Obamas federal health-care law allowed public funds to go toward elective abortions, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., slammed the news, saying it was the latest in a series of broken promises on the law.
By Kevin Derby
WFLA News Channel 8 released a poll on Tuesday morning which shows the fate of Amendment 2, a proposal to expand medical marijuana in Florida, is unclear.
With the proposal needing 60 percent to pass in November, the poll shows 56 percent of those surveyed support it while 31 percent oppose it and 13 percent remain undecided on it.
The poll, which was taken by Survey USA, had a margin of error of +/- 4.2 percent.
By Kevin Derby
WFLA News Channel 8 released a poll on Tuesday morning which shows Gov. Rick Scott increasing his lead over former Gov. Charlie Crist.
Scott takes 44 percent while Crist garners 39 percent. Libertarian Adrian Wyllie takes 7 percent while 9 percent remain undecided.
Two weeks ago, Scott led 45 percent to 44 percent. This marks the first WFLA poll which had Crist below 40 percent.
By Kevin Derby
China has been on the foreign policy backburner in recent months as the Middle East and other hot spots command more attention. But, as the ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to stand up to Chinas creeping influence over Hong Kong.
Rubio wrote Kerry on Monday taking exception to China refusing to allow Hong Kong to choose its own chief executive and rely instead on candidates selected by the communist regime.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., is replacing former Gov. Jeb Bush as the co-chairman of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalitions (USGLC) Florida Advisory Committee. The USGLC is backed by 400 businesses and nonprofits and supports more federal funding for the State Department and foreign affairs, greater support for Israel and an active foreign policy.
By Kevin Derby
Through his Allen West Guardian Fund PAC, former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., continues to remain active at the national level. Last week, West endorsed Republican challengers Martha McSally who is running against U.S. Rep. Ron Barber, R-Ariz., Steve Russell who is running for the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. James Lankford, R-Okla., who is running for the U.S. Senate, and Dan Sullivan who is running against U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska.
West is also drawing fire from Democrats and is welcoming the attacks.
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