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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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President Obama continues to hurt American business owners and those Americans looking for a job.
Over the past couple of weeks, the president has been criss-crossing the country politicking about his $447 billion stimulus/jobs bill and calling out the congressional GOP membership for not conducting a vote on it.
Make no mistake about it. Both Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich know exactly what they are doing.
Leadership, said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in his press conference Tuesday announcing he would not reverse his decision not to run for president, is something you can't be taught or learn.
I know its fall when the Walgreens flu shot reminder arrives in my mail.
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By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott is urging businesses based in Missouri to head to Florida. With Gov. Jay Nixon vetoing $700 million in tax cuts, Scott is calling for businesses to move from the Show Me State to the Sunshine State.
According to a ranking of business-friendly climate by the Tax Foundation, Missouri ranks 16th in the country while Florida is one of the top five performing states, Scott said on Wednesday. And its unlikely to get better for Missouri, as we just saw Governor Nixon veto a $700 million tax cut for individuals and businesses.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a team of researchers led by Drs. Erin Kimmerle and Christian Wells from the University of South Florida a grant for more than $420,000 to assist in their research at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Fla.
By Kevin Derby
A new poll shows a majority of American adults believe schools should not open until after Labor Day. Some schools across Florida and the nation kicked off their school year earlier this month.
A Rasmussen Reports poll released on Wednesday finds a majority -- 53 percent -- of those surveyed think the school year should start after Labor Day while 36 percent want the school year to begin before it and 11 percent are undecided.
The poll of 1,000 American adults was taken from Aug. 24-25 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, who has left the door open to a political comeback in 2016, weighed in on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther Kings I Have A Dream speech and used the occasion to question the nations abortion policies.
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U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., spoke out Wednesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, one of the largest political rallies in American history.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West ripped President Barack Obamas handling of Syria on Tuesday.
Barack Obama doesn't get it, West wrote in an email sent out to supporters. He doesn't know how or when to use military force and his on-the-job training as commander in chief is embarrassing all of us. Obama is stumbling toward military action in Syria. He drew a red line on chemical weapons use and Syria crossed it. We did nothing and it badly wounded our credibility. Not surprisingly, they used chemical weapons again ... but now we are forced to act.
By Kevin Derby
Florida Rep. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, announced on Tuesday that she would run again for the Florida House and not run in the Republican primary to challenge U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla.
By Kevin Derby
On Tuesday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called for defunding President Barack Obamas Affordable Care Act.
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George Zimmerman, who was acquitted of second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in July, plans to ask the state of Florida to cover $200,000 to $300,000 of his legal fees, his attorney told the Orlando Sentinel on Monday.
Because he was acquitted, Florida law requires the state to pay for his legal costs, minus the largest fee -- the one that goes to his lawyers.
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Interim Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart spoke out on Tuesday on some of the differences between Common Core State Standards and previous education standards in Florida.
Stewart is currently leading a summit on education in Clearwater, where she has been joined by teachers, legislators and education officials alike to discuss four key priorities for Floridas education system: state standards, state standard assessments, school grades and teacher evaluations.
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