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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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When people learn that you are an economist, they often want you to predict which way the economy is going. There seem to be more than the usual number of calls for such predictions lately. But an economist should be more aware than others are of how hazardous such predictions can be.
Members of Congress and their staffs will slowly be making their way back to D.C. this coming week, in an effort to get prepared for a quick, short, fall session of the 111th Congress before the November elections.
Voters looking at supporting moderates in the GOP and the Democratic Party this upcoming election cycle might want to ask themselves: Do they want to be "Stupaked"?
WASHINGTON -- The collapsing crusade for legislation to combat climate change raises a question: Has ever a political movement made so little of so many advantages? Its implosion has continued since "the Cluster of Copenhagen, when world leaders assembled for the single most unproductive and chaotic global gathering ever held." So says Walter Russell Mead, who has an explanation: Bambi became Godzilla.
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By Nancy Smith
Tallahassee reporter/videographer Dave Heller reports this:
TheFlorida Senate on Thursday unanimouslypassed a bill that would require insurance companies to charge the same price for IV andoral cancerdrugs.
Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, made an emotional appeal to her colleagues to pass the legislation.
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The Florida House Thursday continued the perfect voting streak for a bill that would add cyberbullying to the state's antibullying measures.
HB 609 passed the full House in the same manner it had passed its previous three committees, unanimously.
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Educational leaders and elected officials will come together in Florida to discuss the future of public universities amid technological advances and virtual learning.
The Bricks and Mortar in a Digital Age: The Uncertain Future of Higher Education symposium is being hosted by the University of Florida on April 11, marking the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act that established the land-grant university system.
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No, fishing isnt always free in Floridas 3 million acres of lakes, ponds and reservoirs and 12,000 miles of fishable rivers, streams and canals, but on April 6, Floridians can cast their lines without penalty.Saturday will be the first of four license-free recreational fishing days provided by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
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Gov. Rick Scott's office Thursday launched a new Twitter feed to get out information about Florida's economic recovery.
@ItsWorkingFL will be a daily news feed with stats.
Its first message: "Florida has experienced positive annual job growth now for 31 consecutive months."
By Nancy Smith
Video Credit: Dave Heller
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Should marijuana be legalized for medical purposes in Florida?
That was a question being asked in the Florida Legislature during the 2013 session, with Rep. Katie Edwards, D-Plantation, filing a bill to allow patients suffering from illness to be able to use medical cannabis with a doctors permission.
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The Republican National Committee struck out at what they deem to be President Barack Obama's hypocrisy Wednesday, as he cuts White House tours because of the sequester, but takes pricey Air Force One flights to pad his campaign account.
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A law that would allow members of the court to access personal records from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) Driver and Vehicle Information Database (DAVID) passed the House Economic Affairs Committee Wednesday.
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Democrats applaud the idea of the federal government keeping a list of every gun owner in the country. But, Republicans flock to say it's a bad idea.
While the federal government currently does not keep track of potential gun buyers whose names are submitted for background checks, and no such list is being proposed, individual states do keep lists of licensed gun owners and those with concealed weapons permits.
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