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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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WASHINGTON -- Ideas are not responsible for the people who believe them, but when evaluating Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's ideas for making the Senate more like the House of Representatives, consider the source.
The last time I saw Bob Bork was the Sunday before Election Day. His familiar baritone was faint. You had to sit close to hear him, and he seemed to have a little difficulty following the conversation.
On Monday, the U.S. Senate got its newest member and lost its most senior member.
WASHINGTON -- It is a conundrum of wordsmiths that sometimes events are so horrible that words escape us. Bereft of the tools of our trade, we are left with what is perhaps the only appropriate response to something as heart-stopping as the massacre of children: Silence.
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The man who served as President Barack Obama's campaign manager is joining forces with Charlie Crist, taking over as the former governor's senior strategic adviser.
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Gov. Rick Scott made the following statement on Monday to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scotts proposal for a 10-day sales tax holiday right in time for back to school shopping won the applause of the Florida Retail Federation on Friday. Scott is expected to announce the idea later in the day.
By Kevin Derby
Former Gov. Charlie Crist, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott, headed to Tallahassee on Thursday and ramped up the attacks on his Republican opponent.
Im running for governor to try to serve you again because Im disappointed, Crist said. My heart is broken for educators, for people who care about the environment, for the middle class and the economy and the greater job opportunities we should be having in the Sunshine State,
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., continues to double down on his support of Maryland congressional candidate Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., voted against the $1.1 trillion federal spending bill on Thursday night. The bill was the result of an agreement between U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
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Gov. Rick Scott is set to kick off his campaign and announce the team behind his re-election campaign on Friday, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Melissa Sellers, who currently works as communication director in the governor's office, will become Scott's campaign manager. Sellers formerly served as a regional spokeswoman for the Republican National Convention in Tampa prior to joining the governor's office.
By Kevin Derby
A poll released Thursday shows Republicans with ties to the Sunshine State in position in New Hampshire, home of the first presidential primary, if Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey -- currently under scrutiny after it was revealed members of his administration caused traffic nightmares regarding closing lanes near the George Washington Bridge as political payback -- slips.
By Kevin Derby
JCPenney announced on Wednesday that it was closing 33 stores across the nation including two stores in Florida. The closings, which will extend until May, will result in 2,000 lost jobs.
By Kevin Derby
Gainesville attorney Jon Uman has switched gears, ending his bid for an Alachua County judical position to run for the Florida House seat currently held by Rep. Keith Perry, R-Gainesville. Uman filed the paperwork to run for the House seat, which represents all of Dixie and Gilchrist counties and part of Alachua County, earlier this week.
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