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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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The debate in Washington about whether to raise student loan interest rates from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent is nothing more than a debate on whether to place an unjustified tax on students and families.
When the April figures on unemployment were released May 4, they were more than disappointing. They were deeply disturbing.
Gov. Rick Scotts creation of a task force on higher education is timely, and could be beneficial if it doesnt get sidetracked into focusing solely on funding.
Last week, I wrote about the standings in the presidential race and said it looked like a long, hard slog through about a dozen clearly identified target states, much like the contests in 2000 and 2004. Call it the 2000/2004 long, hard slog scenario.
"You have a Prius. ... You probably compost, sort all your recycling, and have a reusable shopping bag for your short drive to Whole Foods. You are the best! So, do we really need the Obama sticker?"
Youve been invited to participate on a new game show called "Do You Know the Law?" Two wrong answers eliminate you.
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Former secretary for the Florida Department of Children and Families, George Sheldon, announced Monday he will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, Sheldon quit his job as the assistant secretary for the Administration for Children and Families in Washington on Friday. In a 10-hour drive on Saturday, Sheldon said he called potential donors to raise the money he'll need to take on Bondi, who has already raised $1.4 million for her campaign so far.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., took aim at the website launched by President Barack Obamas administration as the federal health-care law starts to take effect.
"It is clear the Obamacare roll-out has been a disaster that has further eroded the American people's confidence in the federal government's ability to keep basic promises, Rubio said on Monday.
By Kevin Derby
As part of the agreement to end the federal shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, a joint committee, led by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., was tasked with trying to reach a budget agreement. On Monday, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., called for the committees meetings to be open to the public.
By Kevin Derby
A new national poll from Rasmussen finds a slim majority of likely voters -- 51 percent -- of those surveyed said the federal shutdown had some impact on them. Almost as many Americans -- 46 percent -- said the shutdown had no impact on them.
Only 11 percent of those surveyed said the shutdown had a major impact on them while 40 percent said it had a minor impact.
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The former chief of staff for U.S. Rep.Joe Garcia, D-Fla., will be heading to jail for arranging a fraudulent absentee-ballot request scheme during the 2012 election.
By Kevin Derby
With two escaped inmates who were released by mistake from the Franklin Correctional Institute captured in Panama City on Saturday night, Florida Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Orange Park, is promising to hold a hearing on the matter. Bradley chairs the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla., who passed away on Friday, was first elected to Congress in 1970 but faced only two minor-party candidates in the more than 20 times he ran for his Tampa Bay seat. Richard Winger over at Ballot Access News, one of the nations leading experts on third parties and independent candidates, noted this over the weekend.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West turned to "Star Trek" for his latest attack on President Barack Obama. Over at his new website, West compared Democrats to the Borg, a villainous alien race that first appeared on Star Trek: The New Generation which tried to assimilate other species.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is going national as he contemplates a second bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Americans for Economic Freedom is running a television ad featuring Perry stressing the economic success of Republican-led states while bashing the policies of the Obama White House.
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