WASHINGTON -- I've written variations of this column a couple of times during the past 20 years, but certain occasions bear revisiting -- and surely the disappearance of a friend is one.
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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For Americans of the Greatest Generation that fought World War II and of the Silent Generation that came of age in the 1950s, the great moral and ideological cause was the Cold War.
In 1994, Florida voters approved an amendment to the state Constitution that was intended to limit the growth of state government.The theory was that Florida government shouldnt grow faster than the peoples incomes that are funding it.
On Nov. 6, Florida voters will be asked to make many critical decisions in the voting booth which will impact all of our residents for generations.
"The most important lesson I've learned is that you can't change Washington from the inside," Barack Obama said in an interview Thursday on the Spanish-language Univision network. "You can only change it from the outside."
SALT LAKE CITY -- A specter is haunting the Congressional Black Caucus, the specter of integration.
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The Florida Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday from Attorney General Pam Bondi and People United for Medical Marijuana about the possibility of a constitutional amendment supporting medical marijuana in the Sunshine State.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., concluded his trip to London on Wednesday. A member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Select Committee on Intelligence, Rubio had been in London for a three-day trip where he met with key British leaders and spoke on foreign policy on Tuesday.
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The Republican Party of Florida had harsh words for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Alex Sink on Wednesday, criticizing both for aligning themselves with an "extreme liberal agenda."
RPOF Chairman Lenny Curry released the following statement on Pelosi and Sink:
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On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scotthighlighted the new Statewide Residency Programat All Children?s Hospital. For the first time, hospitals will be receiving a supplemental payment specifically for graduate medical education.
By Kevin Derby
On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott showcased the $80 million in his budget for graduate medical education, including $13 million to Tampa Bay hospitals to support internship programs.
By Kevin Derby
Republicans are looking to make political hay out of the comment on Tuesday night by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), that Democratic candidates will be defending President Barack Obamas federal health-care law in 2014. On Wednesday, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) hit former state CFO Alex Sink, who is the Democratic candidate in a special election for the congressional seat left open by the death of U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla.
By Kevin Derby
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., said she was backing two transportation bills. Ros-Lehtinen said she would back the TSA Loose Change Act which leaves unclaimed monies gathered from airports to charities backing military families. The congresswoman also came out in support of the Transportation Acquisition Security Reform Act which adds more transparency in how airports puchase new technologies.
By Kevin Derby
Judy Gross, the wife of American relief worker Alan Gross who was accused of espionage by the Castro regime and has been imprisoned for four years by that Communist government, appeared on Wolf Blitzers show on CNN on Tuesday. Gross pressed President Barack Obama to ramp up his efforts to free her husband and said he could do much more than what he has done so far.
By Kevin Derby
Lenny Curry, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), continued to pound away on former Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday morning. While he spent most of his political career as a Republican, Crist left the GOP in 2010 and joined the Democrats in 2012. Crist is now the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott next year.
As he has in recent days, Curry slammed Crist for backing President Barack Obamas federal health-care law.
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Is Charlie Crist's campaign already seeing trouble?
Bill Hyers, the Democratic strategist who managedBill De Blasios campaign in New York City and who was expected to manageCharlie Crists 2014 campaign for governor, is calling it quits on Crist's campaign before he even began the job.Details of the Hyers' departure were unclear as of Tuesday evening, but he hadnt actually begun to work in the Sunshine State.
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