You know Republican Maria Elvira Salazar is a pretty good candidate when the Florida Democratic Party resorts to treating voters in Congressional District 27 like idiots in order to discredit her.
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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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The Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization is dysfunctional and in need of a big housecleaning: a new executive director and new staff.
Everyone is aware by now how Andrew Gillum won Florida’s gubernatorial Democratic Primary.
Democrats are giddy over Andrew Gillum's September lead, I get that. But the rest of us are hoping they might take a break from blowing raspberries at Gillum's Republican opponent long enough to answer some of the questions we have about this hard-left gubernatorial candidate.
Maybe his South Florida constituency long ago grew numb to U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings' serial unscrupulousness. Certainly nobody kicked up much of a fuss when it was discovered Wednesday the Democratic congressman, serving in the shadow of his own checkered past, promoted a convicted money launderer in his Palm Beach County office to full-time "staff assistant."
Amendment 13 to the Florida Constitution is being characterized as an amendment to end wagering (betting) on greyhound races in Florida, but it goes much further than that. Amendment 13 is a “Trojan horse” amendment hiding its real purpose.
To hear the Democrats tell it, you'd think Rick Scott drove Florida education off a cliff. Have you see their latest ad, "It's School Time"?
From Wikipedia: While the word "hysteria" originates from the Greek word for uterus, hystera, the word itself, is not an ancient one, and the term "hysterical suffocation" -- meaning a feeling of heat and inability to breathe -- was instead used in ancient Greek medicine. This suggests an entirely physical cause for the symptoms but, by linking them to the uterus, suggests that the disorder can only be found in women.
Tampa voters have learned that the current midterm elections have irrefutably accentuated an important axiom: Always question the veracity of state Rep. Janet Cruz.
The current era of scorched-earth politics began five years after there was, according to Christine Blasey Ford, in 1982, an alcohol-soaked party in a suburban Washington home. There her 15-year-old self was, she says, assaulted by 17-year-old Brett Kavanaugh, who categorically denies this accusation.
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By Nancy Smith
John LeBoutillier, a former Republican congressman from New York and the co-host of "Political Insiders" on Fox News Channel, has one of the best records in the nation as a political prognosticator
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Bill Grant, R-Fla., best known for his unsuccessful challenge of U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., back in 1992, endorsed former United States Attorney Ken Sukhia for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., the daughter of his old foe.
By Kevin Derby
Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, threw his support behind Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera for the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
By Kevin Derby
From her perch as chairwoman of the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., fired away at reports that the Obama administration is planning to let foreign governments and international banks use American currency in transactions with Iran.
By Kevin Derby
As part of the Job Creators Network‘s “Bring Small Businesses Back Tour" conservative pollster and messaging guru Frank Luntz will be appearing in Altamonte Springs this week.
By Kevin Derby
Eagle Forum PAC endorsed Tallahassee attorney Mary Thomas for the Republican nomination to take on U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla. wrote the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on Monday, calling for it to keep manatees under the protection of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
By Kevin Derby
Manatee County businessman Carlos Beruff launched his first TV ad as he runs for the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
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A rap song speaking out against Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has gone viral.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott announced it will be a license-free freshwater fishing weekend on Saturday and Sunday.
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