Smoking Marlboros is now forbidden in Irish bars in New York City. But buying, selling, and smoking marijuana is legal in Colorado.It doesn't take a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing.But where are we going?
After 10 Glorious Years, Sunshine State News and I Are Passing the Baton
You probably can't imagine how much fun I've had at Sunshine State News over the last 10 years. I don't think anybody could.
November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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Media malpractice had become fairly rampant, but major change is in the air.
WASHINGTON -- Two years from today, Iowa -- dark, brooding, enigmatic Iowa -- will be enjoying its quadrennial moment as the epicenter of the universe. And in 10 months, voters will vent their spleens -- if they still are as splenetic as they now claim to be -- in congressional elections. Some numbers define the political landscape.
With twin suicide bombings in Volgograd, at a train station and on a trolley, 34 Russians are dead and scores are injured and hospitalized.Moscow and the world have been put on notice by Doku Umarov, the Chechen Islamic terrorist, that the winter Olympics in Sochi, six weeks away, may not now be safe for visitors.
Iurge those supporting Senate Bill 392 to please reconsider their support for this legislation. It will only lead to an increase in the number of collisions, injuriesand fatalities currently occurring on public roadways throughout Florida.
WASHINGTON -- First order of business for the returning Congress: The No Bailout for Insurance Companies Act of 2014.
Make it one line long: "Sections 1341 and 1342 of the Affordable Care Act are hereby repealed."
End of bill. End of bailout. End of story.
WASHINGTON -- It was naughty of Winston Churchill to say, if he really did, that "the best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." Nevertheless, many voters' paucity of information about politics and government, although arguably rational, raises awkward questions about concepts central to democratic theory, including consent, representation, public opinion, electoral mandates and officials' accountability.
Much has been written lately about whether U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson will jump into the governors race. While Ive thought for a long time that he would not do so, Ive recently changed my mind because of comments he's made about the race.
WASHINGTON -- America's capacity for optimism and hope has been boundless through much of our short history.
The tangible returns of hard work; the ordered liberty sustained through community consent; and opportunity honed over time to apply equally to all men and women -- these were the currency of what we called the American Dream.
2013 will be remembered as the year President Barack Obama's halo went askew. It deserves to be remembered for some other things.
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By Kevin Derby
Toward the end of last week, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., announced that he was sponsoring the House version of U.S. Sen. Mike Lees, R-Utah, bill to change college accreditation. Under the Higher Education Reform and Opportunity (HERO) Act proposed by Lee and DeSantis, states would be allowed to set up their own accreditation standards which would run parallel with current regional and national accreditation agencies.
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To celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday, Gov. Rick Scott shared the best advice his mother gave him in a new Web video.
"The best advice my mom gave me was to work hard," says Scott, while holding his grandson August. "Anything is possible if you work hard."
Check out the video below:
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Mother's Day is right around the corner, and U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., chose a particularly odd way of celebrating it.
In an email sent to supporters on Saturday, Frankel paid homage to her mother in commemoration of the holiday.
"My mom, Dorothy, has always been an inspiration for me," wrote Frankel. "She instilled values of equality and justice in me from an early age -- values that I still carry with me in my work. She was the first to teach me to always stand up for what I believe in."
By Nancy Smith
Though earlier in the week sources close to the Rich campaign quoted a conversation between Nan and Hillary to me and Gossip Extra, as reported in Sunshine State News and in a Thursday GE follow-up story ("EXCLUSIVE Charlie Crist Disinvited From Bill Clinton Party by Hillary!"), Rich has assured me the conversation never happened.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., introduced the Stop Punishing Innocent Taxpayers Act (HR 4491) on Friday. Buchanan, who sits on the Ways and Means Committee, insists his bill would stop the IRS from going after the relatives of Social Security recipients who received overpayments. The bill would restore a statute of limitations on federal debts to a 10-year period. Currently around 400,000 Americans who owe around $714 million from Social Security overpayments are being investigated by the federal government.
By Kevin Derby
The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super-PAC looking to ensure Republicans keep the U.S. House, went after U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., for opposing creating a House committee to investigate the Obama administrations handling of the Benghazi attacks in September 2012 in which four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens, were killed. Garcia is a top target for Republicans in November with major candidates, including Miami Dade School Board member Carlos Curbelo and former U.S. Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla., running for the GOP nomination.
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Congressional candidate and avid role-player Jake Rush made an appearance on the "Colbert Report" Thursday evening, speaking to the comedian about Florida's 3rd Congressional District, his political aspirations, and his role-playing habit.
Rush gained notoriety across the state and nationwide when reports surfaced that he was an avid, live-action role-player. Rush, however, doesn't seem to think it's too big of a deal.
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Former state Sen. Nan Rich has kept close with former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton throughout the years.
In an email sent to supporters Thursday, Rich recalled her close ties with Clinton.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott is going on the attack in a new Web video in which he contrasts his record with former Gov. Charlie Crist, his likely Democratic opponent, on the economy.
By Kevin Derby
Former state CFO Alex Sink threw her support behind retired Marines Col. Ed Jany who is running against U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., with no party affiliation. Jolly defeated Sink in a special election last March by less than 2 percent. Despite coming close in March, Democrats are not running a candidate. Jany joined the Democrats in the fall, too late to make the ballot with his new party.
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