After 10 Glorious Years, Sunshine State News and I Are Passing the Baton
You probably can't imagine how much fun I've had at Sunshine State News over the last 10 years. I don't think anybody could.
November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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NEW YORK -- It is bracing, not to mention annoying, laughable and obnoxious, to hear a White House press secretary lectured by a Russian journalist about the parameters of free expression American-style.
This past week, the House conducted memorial services for those murdered and injured in the Arizona shootings last weekend. The House of Representatives also passed resolutions and conducted general speeches concerning this horrific act of violence.
The day that President Obama departed for Arizona to address the nation on the Tucson massacre, Washington was abuzz.
Without presenting any attributed evidence or even relevant anecdotes to support their claims, at least two major Florida newspapers have designated Deborah Cox-Roush and Dave Bitner as favorites in the contest for state Republican Party chairman.
The steam seems to be going out of the move to "deftly pin this" -- the shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 13 others -- "on the tea partiers," as one unidentified senior Democratic operative put it to Politico.
WASHINGTON -- The charge: The Tucson massacre is a consequence of the "climate of hate" created by Sarah Palin, the tea party, Glenn Beck, Obamacare opponents and sundry other liberal betes noires.
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Florida's job numbers for May are slated to be released Friday, according to a recent tweet sent by Gov. Rick Scott. The report will be released at 10 a.m.
In April, the Sunshine State added 16,700 private-sector jobs, bringing the state's unemployment rate to 7.3 percent. April's unemployment rate reflected a decrease of 0.3 percent from March.
By Kevin Derby
Gwen Graham announced on Thursday that her bid to defeat U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., won the endorsements of two prominent national Democrats -- U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana.
Graham, the daughter of Bob Graham who served as governor of Florida and in the U.S. Senate, posted the news on Twitter that she was proud to have the support of the two senators who she called role models for all women in public service.
By Kevin Derby
Pundit Larry Sabato offered his take on gubernatorial elections taking place in 2014. Sabato released his latest Crystal Ball take on elections on Thursday and argues Florida is a tossup. Arguing Gov. Rick Scott is one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the nation, Sabato expects the Florida gubernatorial race to be one of the most competitive in the nation.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott warned the Florida Board of Governors about raising fees in a letter sent out on Wednesday. Every state university save Florida Atlantic University and Florida Gulf Coast University is increasing tuition in the next academic year. The Board of Governors is meeting on Thursday and raising fees is on the agenda.
By Nancy Smith
Worried environmentalists keeping an eye on the damage Burmese pythons are doing in the Florida Everglades have turned for help to a one-of-her-kind forensic scientist at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
By Kevin Derby
On Wednesday night, Gov. Rick Scott wrote U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, in support of Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Southerlands amendment to the Farm Bill which will allow states more authority on handling Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP).
By Kevin Derby
With the Obama administration meeting with representatives of the Castro regime in Washington this week to discuss establishing mail service between the two nations, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., used her perch on the House Western Hemisphere Subcommittee to weigh in on communist tyranny in Cuba.
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University of Florida will be offering a degree in Social Media. The Masters Degree will be offered through the UF College of Journalism and Communications, and would be the first degree of its kind.
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Republicans are firing back after the Congressional Budget Office released an analysis saying the current immigration bill would only cut illegal immigration by 25 percent. The Republicans are using this number as leverage tocall for more border security in order to decrease the number of illegal immigrants coming into the U.S.
By Kevin Derby
Sunshine State News is hitting the radio airwaves on Wednesday from 2:20-3 pm. I 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.
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