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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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They were called "terrorists," "fanatics" and "unpatriotic."
Those who consider themselves constitutional conservatives should take care to consider not only the powers that the Constitution confers on the different branches of government and reserves to the states and the people, but also the schedule that the Constitution sets up for sharp changes and reversals of public policy.
Laura Ingraham calls her newest book, "Of Thee I Zing," a "comedic intervention" on the sorry state of our popular culture.
When governments want to encourage what they believe is beneficial behavior, they subsidize it. Sounds like good public policy.
Life has many good things. The problem is that most of these good things can be gotten only by sacrificing other good things.
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Richard DeNapoli, who announced on Monday his intention to run for the House District 74 seat, has received endorsements from two GOP state representatives. Rep. Ray Pilon, R-Sarasota, and Rep. George Moraitis, R-Fort Lauderdale, both tipped their hats and are showing their support for DeNapoli.
By Kevin Derby
News broke on Tuesday that Rep. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, who served almost two decades in both chambers of the Florida Legislature, will be appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to fill the vacant office of Pasco County tax collector. The post has been vacant since the death of Mike Olson.
While Fasano often broke with the Republican leadership in Tallahassee, the GOP is praising him as he plans to leave the House.
By Kevin Derby
When he tours the Alzheimer/Parkinson Association of Indian River County facilities on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., will be updated on research and the groups programs -- but he also has seen firsthand what those diseases can do to a family.
By Kevin Derby
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clintons status as the overwhelming favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 was confirmed in a poll released on Tuesday.
Clinton topped a national Rasmussen Reports poll with 63 percent. Vice President Joe Biden placed a distant second with 12 percent. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York took third with 5 percent. Former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles took 3 percent while Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who announced at the end of last month he would not run, and Maryland Gov. Martin OMalley garnered 1 percent each.
By Kevin Derby
Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will be holding the Defending the American Dream Summit in Orlando at the end of the month. This week, AFP tuned to conservative pundit Michelle Malkin to promote the event.
By Kevin Derby
Last August, conservative leader Kim Kendall came up short in her attempt to defeat Rep. Doc Renuart, R-Ponte Vedra Beach, in the Republican primary for a Florida House seat representing parts of the First Coast. Kendall will resurface this week with Making the Grade," a radio show focusing on education issues.
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The Florida Cabinet will be meeting Tuesday to discuss the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, possibly giving a team of researchers from the University of South Florida the green light to proceed with the exhumation process at several burial sites at the school.
By Kevin Derby
Chris Latvala, the son of Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, declared Monday he would run for the Florida House. Today I begin my candidacy for the Florida House, District 67, Chris Latvala posted on Twitter.
Latavla is running for the Florida House seat currently held by Rep. Ed Hooper, R-Clearwater, who faces term limits in 2014. Two other Republicans -- Christoper Shepard and Frederick Thompson -- are already running for the seat which represents parts of Pinellas County.
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Former Commissioner of Education Tony Bennett resigned last week, and one of his top aides, Dale Chu, has left office as well.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, agreed to a televised debate with executive director of the Dream Defenders Phillip Agnew to discuss Florida's Stand Your Ground law.
Agnew challenged Gaetz to a debate via Twitter on Sunday after he read news reports saying Gaetz wouldn't support changing the self-defense law. Gaetz has been particularly vocal about his stance on Stand Your Ground and was chosen by House Speaker Will Weatherford to hold a hearing on the controversial law in the fall.
On Sunday evening, Agnew tweeted the following to Gaetz:
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