Mitt Romney has conceded that his thoughts, expressed at that Boca Raton, Fla., fundraiser, were "not elegantly" stated. Those mocking him might concede he has tabled one of the mega-issues of our time.
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Florida has a history of providing property tax relief to veterans, disabled persons and the elderly.
Being invited to write a column to oppose tax breaks for disabled veterans is like being asked to throw torpedoes at the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus.
Perhaps the most significant and disappointing theme that has run through not only my decades in politics, but my years afterward as a pollster and analyst, has been the GOP's increasing tendency to shy away from anyone or anything that is bold or unique.
The continuing collapse of marriage in America, along with a dramatic rise in births to single women, is the most important cause of childhood poverty.
The greatest challenge to Florida's economic growth will be fostering a dynamic business climate, one that embraces our legacy as a great tourist destination, but that also positions Florida as the ideal state for private capital investment.
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By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott praised school districts on Tuesday which have raised teacher pay. Curently 34 of Floridas 67 counties have enacted teacher pay raises while 14 more have finalized negotiations to raise teacher pay. Increasing teacher pay was one of Scotts chief legislative priorities this year. Scott singled out eight counties -- Bay, Broward, Collier, Gilchrist, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lafayette and Suwannee -- which have recently enacted teacher pay raises.
By Kevin Derby
On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., demanded the Obama administration ramp up its efforts to help Alan Gross, an American relief worker accused of espionage by the Castro regime and who has been imprisoned for four years.
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Mayor Danny Burgess of Zephyrhills announced Tuesday that he has filed to run as a Republican for the Florida House of Representatives District 38, which covers most of Pasco County.
The seat, which is currently held by House Speaker Will Weatherford, will become vacant next year due to term limits.
By Nancy Smith
The Florida director of bipartisan education-advocate StudentsFirst issued a statement Tuesday claiming the proof is at hand, Florida students are falling behind much of the rest of the world.
Nikki Lowrey was commenting on the morning release of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report:
By Kevin Derby
State Sen. Anitere Flores, R-Miami, is widely seen as a rising star for Florida Republicans. She was a prominent supporter of Mitt Romneys presidential campaign and she is now taking aim at former Gov. Charlie Crist, the Democratic front-runner to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in 2014.
By Kevin Derby
President Barack Obamas signature health-care law is drawing fire from an old foe on the left in consumer advocate Ralph Nader. While Nader stayed out of the 2012 presidential contest, he ran against Obama in 2008 as an independent. Nader compared Obamas rollout to the launch of Medicare back in the 1960s -- and found Obamacare lacking.
By Kevin Derby
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) ripped into former Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday, insisting he was following advice offered by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, of defending President Barack Obamas federal health-care law. After spending most of his political career as a Republican, Crist left the GOP to run for the U.S. Senate with no party affiliation in 2010 and joined the Democrats in 2012. Crist is now running for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
By Kevin Derby
Looks like there will be changes over the skies of the First Coast as P-3 Orions are being phased out by the Navy for the P-8A Poseidon planes. Both planes specialize in finding submarines.
On Friday, two P-8As were deployed to Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jax). U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., a member of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, offered his thoughts on the new planes on Monday.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott sent out a letter on Monday, urging school superintendents across the Sunshine State to finalize agreements to increase teacher pay which was one of his chief legislative priorities this year.
The letter reads as follows:
By Kevin Derby
Libertarian think-tank Reason Institute unveiled a study focusing on high-speed rail in Central Florida. Wendell Cox and Adrian Moore argue in the study that the state of Florida will be facing major defecits if high-speed rail connects Tampa and Orlando and Gov. Rick Scott was wise to avoid it.
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