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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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President Truman asked for an honest assessment. He didn't get the answer he was looking for.
In 1992, I was the executive director of the Florida Democratic Party. I managed political operations for the Democrats in one of the largest swing states in our nation.
San Bernardino, Calif., has now followed Stockton into bankruptcy.
Oh, yes, I have seen Republican presidential campaigns ... far too many. Make no mistake, in my judgment, Mitt Romney has everything it takes to be a great president.
Barack Obama has trouble telling the truth.
In response to Friday mornings dismal jobs report showing yet another month of unemployment at 8.2 percent the chairman of Obamas Council of Economic Advisers, Alan Krueger said, "It is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.
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Lane Wright, former spokesman for Gov. Rick Scott, is headed to the education reform group StudentsFirst as part of its efforts to reform education in the Sunshine State.
Wright will be working as the group's new press secretary.
By Kevin Derby
Florida Sen. John Legg, R-Port Richey, took aim at newly minted Democrat former Gov. Charlie Crist who announced earlier in the week he would challenge Gov. Rick Scott in 2014.
By Kevin Derby
Moments after Jessica Ehrlich pulled out of the special election for the congressional seat opened by the death of former U.S. Rep. Bill Young, Republicans are saying Democrats at the national level are clearing the decks for former state CFO Alex Sink. Ehrlich had been the Democratic candidate who challenged Young in 2012.
Katie Prill, a spokeswoman for the National Republican Campaign Committee, said U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her allies did not want a primary to hurt Sinks chances.
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Jessica Ehrlich, the St. Petersburg attorney who lost to Congressman C.W. Bill Young last year in an attempt to take his U.S. House of Representatives seat, announced Wednesday she is no longer running for Young's seat.
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Florida TaxWatch released its annual cost-savings and efficiency recommendations for Florida in "Modern Management & Sensible Savings" Wednesday, highlightingmore than $1 billion in savings for Florida taxpayers without reducing state-provided services.
By Kevin Derby
Despite his time as Hernando County sheriff, U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent, R-Fla., generally stays out of state politics. It was a little surprising to see the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) trot out Nugent on Wednesday to take aim at former Gov. Charlie Crist who launched a gubernatorial bid earlier this week.
By Kevin Derby
On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott added the Innovators in Tourism award to this years batch of Governors Innovators in Business Awards (GIBA).
Floridas tourism industry is responsible for 1 million Florida jobs and we want to make sure that this important part of our economy is rewarded, Scott said on Wednesday. "Thanks to our job creators, Florida is becoming the top state for business in the country. I look forward to recognizing these innovative businesses for making sure families can live their American dream.
By Kevin Derby
As Florida Sen. Anitere Flores, R-Miami, reaches her three-year term limit and leaves the board of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund, her colleague Florida Sen. Rene Garcia, R-Hialeah, joins it.
By Kevin Derby
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the chairwoman of the House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, tore into the United Nations after the General Assembly voted its disapproval of the American embargo on Communist Cuba.
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Former governor Charlie Crist just jumped into the governor's race Monday, but his first fundraiser held Tuesday evening is rumored to have raised in the half-million range, according to an estimate from former state Sen. Steve Geller, one of the event organizers. The event was held at lawyer Mitchell Berger's home in Fort Lauderdale and an estimated 75-to-100 people attended.
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