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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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WASHINGTON -- Excuse me while I roll my eyes over the latest "mommy war."
With the announcement by the Genting Group and others to petition the state Legislature to allow for a broadening of gambling in South Florida, a focused objective public policy discussion on this possible new industry must be undertaken.
There are two major parties in the United States: the party that wishes to govern and the party that wants only to campaign.
Gov. Rick Scott can't say he hasn't been warned.
Do we have a president or a perpetual candidate? It's not an entirely unfair question.
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By Kevin Derby
On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott doubled down on his call to lower the business rent sales tax by $100 million during an appearance at R2 Unified Technologies in Boca Raton.
Scotts proposed budget contains that reducation and lowering vehicle registration fees by $400 million.
This tax costs Florida businesses $1.4 billion per year, and our proposed reduction means $100 million in savings for Florida businesses, Scott said. These savings will help business grow and allow them to keep more of their hard-earned money.
By Kevin Derby
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) unveiled a new Web video on Monday, hitting former Gov. Charlie Crist for his connections with convicted fraudster Scott Rothstein who said last week Crist assigned judgeships in exchange for political donations.
By Kevin Derby
State Rep. Richard Stark, D-Weston, issued a statement on Monday concerning Ryan Uhre, a former FSU student serving as an intern in his office. Uhre has been missing since last Sunday and was last seen at Andrews in downtown Tallahassee during the Super Bowl. There are signs Uhre could be in South Florida.
By Kevin Derby
Small-business owner Maurice Mo Pearson is running for the Republican nomination to challenge state Rep. Linda Stewart, D-Orlando, in November. Pearson won the backing of four Republicans in the Florida Legislature on Monday as Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, Rep. Jason Brodeur, R-Sanford, Rep. David Santiago, R-Deltona, and Rep. Ritch Workman, R-Melbourne, lined up behind him.
By Kevin Derby
Former state Rep. Ana Rivas Logan is leaving the GOP and joining the Democrats over immigration issues. Rivas Logan is claiming she was pressured by now-Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera to back an Arizona-style law in Florida back in 2011 when she was a freshman in Tallahassee.
After redistricting in 2012, Rivas Logan was pitted against fellow state Rep. Jose Feliz Diaz, R-Miami, in the primary but lost the contest. Republicans are insisting Rivas Logan switched parties due to her continued political ambitions.
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Colorado became one of the first states in the country to legalize marijuana at the beginning of the year, but a new Quinnipiac University poll shows more than half of Colorado voters say legalization is bad for the states image.
Fifty one percent of voters said legalization is bad for the states image, while 38 percent disagreed.
By Kevin Derby
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) looked to link former Gov. Charlie Crist -- the favorite for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott despite spending most of his political life as a Republican -- to President Barack Obama on Monday, marking the fifth anniversary of the then-governor appearing with the president in Fort Myers to back the federal stimulus. Crist will be in Fort Myers on Monday to promote his new political memoir.
By Nancy Smith
On his national book tour, chameleon Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist told TV talk-show hosts the story of The Obama Hug. Over and over and over. He always followed it, as he did on "Real Time With Bill Maher" Friday night and at the AP media event in Tallahassee on Jan. 29, with some version of "When the president of the United States of America wants to appear with you, you show up. ... My mom and dad always taught me to be respectful ..."
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Gov. Rick Scott's campaign team fired back at former Gov. Charlie Crist on Friday after Crist said six people die every day because Scott didn't vote to expand Medicaid.
"[Scott] said he was for it, Medicaid expansion, for about 30 seconds. I'm exaggerating a little bit, but not much," Crist said on MSNBC's "Daily Rundown." "Didn't lift a finger to get it passed.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., doubled down on his support of immigration reform even as he said President Barack Obama has not been helping the cause.
It's no secret that President Obama has a major credibility problem, whether it's with our allies, the American people, or Congress, Diaz-Balart said on Thursday. The president's attitude of selectively enforcing the law has made it more difficult to move immigration reform forward in the House.
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