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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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Transportation need not be a partisan issue, but Democrats are steering it that way as they reflexively attack Gov.
One way to judge the merits of the budget Barack Obama unveiled this week is by the comments of his political allies. "It's not enough to focus primarily on the nonsecurity discretionary part of the budget," said Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad.
Florida is in need of economic revival and jobs. Florida Main Street programs are catalysts for economic revitalization and the retention and recruitment of jobs.
WASHINGTON -- At first, the banquet audience at the 38th annual Conservative Political Action Conference paid Mitch Daniels, Indiana's Republican governor, the conventional compliment of frequently, almost reflexively, interrupting his address with applause.
Rocky Marciano was the only heavyweight champion who never lost a single fight in his whole career -- and, at the time, he seemed the least likely fighter to do that. In many a boxing match, he was battered, bruised and bleeding.
We're still awaiting word from Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith about the closure of the Democratic Leadership Council.
This past week the Senate continued debating the Federal Aviation Administation bill but mostly it was in recess while chamber Democrats conducted their legislative agenda retreat in Charlottesville, Va.
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Florida A&M University's Marching 100 band will be returning this fall, Interim President Larry Robinson announced this morning.
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Even though Democrats contend that progressive groups were also the target in the Internal Revenue Service tax status probes, the Treasury Department's inspector general has revealed only six progressive groups were targeted by the IRS as opposed to 292 tea party groups that received extra scrutiny.
The inspector general's report also revealed that while 100 percent of tea party groups seeking special tax status were put under review, only 30 percent of progressive groups were put under review.
By Nancy Smith
And you thought it's murder-minded jihadist Muslims you had to worry about! Not even close.
By Kevin Derby
We should not underestimate the Iranian influence and presence in the Western Hemisphere, Ros-Lehtinen said in a statement. We cannot turn a blind eye to the fact that many individuals have been sanctioned, indicted, and prosecuted due to their involvement with the Iranian regime, or its proxy Hezbollah, in this region of the world.
By Kevin Derby
On Wednesday, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the Defense of Marriage Act and refused to take a case on Californias Proposition 8, John Stemberger, the president and general counsel of the Florida Family Policy Council and one of the more prominent religious and social conservatives in Florida, weighed in on the matter. Stemberger issued a statement on Wednesday evening:
By Kevin Derby
On Wednesday, former Gov. Gary Johnson of New Mexico, who sought the Republican presidential nomination and eventually became the Libertarian presidential nominee in 2012, weighed in on the U.S. Supreme Courts ruling against the Defense of Marriage Act and insisted this would spur his efforts to support same-sex marriage in both Arizona and Florida.
By Kevin Derby
Sunshine State News is hitting the radio airwaves on Wednesday from 3-3:30 p.m. Your humble blogger will be on the Ed Dean radio show, which is hosted by one of the most feisty, informative and entertaining conservatives in Florida. It can be heard onlinehereand on two stations in Central Florida -- 89.3 on the west coast and 90.3 on the Atlantic coast.
By Kevin Derby
Most Republicans in Florida have expressed opposition to the Supreme Court of the United States ruling on Wednesday that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) did not pass constitutional muster. But there is one prominent supporter of the decision in the Florida GOP ranks -- U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen who released a statement on Wednesday.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., weighed in on Wednesday after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional. Rubio, who is a leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, expressed his opposition to the decision in a statement released early Wednesday afternoon.
By Kevin Derby
With the Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is constitutional, conservative former Congressman Allen West, a favorite of the tea party movement, said the issue of same-sex marriage should be left to the states. West, who has left the door open to a political comeback in 2016, posted on Facebook that voters should have more of a say on the matter instead of leaving it all in the hands of the judicial branch.
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