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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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For 27 years now, Florida TaxWatch has been announcing its annual Turkey List. As a lobbyist who has specialized in putting Member Projects, as we like to call them, into the state budget, this is a time-honored process.
The Internal Revenue Service has been caught engaging in political profiling while processing applications for tax-exempt status.
An all-too-familiar scene was enacted on the campus of Swarthmore College during a meeting on May 4 to discuss demands by student activists for the college to divest itself of its investments in companies that dealt in fossil fuels.
No, this is not Watergate or Iran-Contra. Nor is it like the sex scandal that got Bill Clinton impeached.
Chilling effect. That's the term lawyers and judges use to describe the result of government actions that deter people from exercising their right of free speech.
The annual network list of canceled primetime shows cannot be pleasing to the progressives who measure shows based on their cultural and political usefulness.
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By Kevin Derby
Republican David Jolly took to the national airwaves on Monday afternoon as he made his final pitch in the special election for the congressional seat left open after the death of U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla. Jolly, who takes on Democrat former state CFO Alex Sink and Libertarian Lucas Overby in Tuesdays election, appeared on Your World with Neil Cavuto on Fox News and sounded optimistic about his chances despite this being a true purple district." Jolly added he believed the race had national ramifications.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., announced on Monday they were backing Florida Senate Majority Leader Lizbeth Benacquisto in the special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., in Congress.
Washington is broken and this president has no interest in fixing it, Diaz-Balart said. Lizbeths fighting spirit and proven ability to get things done are just what we need to get things moving for hard-working Florida families.
By Kevin Derby
Appearing on Fox Business Network (FBN) on Monday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., weighed in on tax reform, went after the Democrats and said Russia should be expelled from the G8.
FBNs Rich Edson asked Rubio his thoughts on the tax reform plan from U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich. While Rubio said he was leaning against backing Camps plan, he did say he was crafting his own tax reform plan with U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah.
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George Zimmerman may have been acquitted in the death of Trayvon Martin over the summer, but protests against Florida's Stand Your Ground law have persisted into the 2014 legislative session.
On Monday, several hundred protesters, led by Rev. Al Sharpton, headed to the Florida Capitol to speak out against the self-defense law, which gathered considerable media attention and controversy following Zimmerman's acquittal. The law was not used in Zimmerman's defense.
By Kevin Derby
At a media event in Orlando on Monday, Gov. Rick Scott showcased his proposal for $80 million in the state budget to be used for cancer research, including sending $60 million to Florida Cancer Centers as they seek National Cancer Institute (NCI) status
By Kevin Derby
A poll from Public Policy Polling (PPP), a firm with connections to prominent Democrats, shows a tight race in Tuesday's special election for the congressional seat left open by the death of U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla., as the contest is within the margin of error. The poll was commissioned by the League of Conservation Voters' Victory Fund which is backingformer state CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic candidate in the race,
By Kevin Derby
The various campaigns and the pundits are expecting a close contest in Tuesdays special election for the congressional seat left open by the death of longtime U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla. With that being the case, Republicans backing David Jolly are starting to worry about Libertarian Lucas Overby who has polled consistently in the mid-single digits and has cracked double digits in some polls.
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Republican congressional candidate Carlos Curbelo spoke at this year'sConservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, highlighting how his experiences as an immigrant from Cuba have shaped his political beliefs and criticizing Barack Obama's signature health-care law.
Curbelo was named a "Top 10 Conservative Under 40 at the American Conservative Unions annual conference.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott, U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., and Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown reached across party lines to showcase the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) project at the Dames Point Marine Terminal, part of the JaxPort system. The new system will allow quicker cargo transfer and is estimated to create more than 340 construction jobs and lead to hundreds of jobs in the future. The project relies on both federal and state funding.
By Kevin Derby
The Florida chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) launched Small Business Days on Monday. The NFIBs program includes a reception at the governors mansion with Gov. Rick Scott.
Bill Herrle, the executive director of the Florida chapter of the NFIB, praised Scott on Monday, saying the governor was good for small businesses. Herrle also expressed support for Scotts call to cut business retail taxes by $100 million which is one of the governors chief goals for the current legislative session.
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