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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg has just demonstrated that you can become a billionaire in America many times over, while being clueless about the country you live in.
Great Britain has a new coalition government of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, and what a mess it is as they face the largest budget deficit in Europe. Where, oh where, will they cut the budget?
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There's something oddly funny about the cluelessness of liberal media companies when their ratings fall or their subscriptions collapse. They just refuse to admit, even consider that the business problem could be (at least in part) their own incessant liberal agitating. Instead, they seem to double down and make things even worse.
Meet the Smith family. They are a family of three with a pre-teen, growing boy. Mom and Dad attend the PTA, do community work and are pillars of the community.
Everybody, even White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, agrees that Republicans are going to pick up seats in the House and Senate elections this year. The disagreement is about how many.
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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached a deal Friday that rightfully allows the state to set nutrient rules for its own waterways.
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Watch Sen. Marco Rubio live at the Conservative Political Action Conference(CPAC) Thursday at 1:15 p.m.
Florida's Republican senator will take the stage after an introduction from Al Cardenas, chairman of the American Conservative Union.
Watch Rubio live as he addresses the ways to move our country forward.
By Kevin Derby
Miami's grassroots Christian Family Coalition (CFC), which refers to itself as "Florida's premiere human rights and social justice organization,"has established a nonpartisan 'blue ribbon committee' to analyze the proposed use of taxpayer dollars for Sun Life Stadium improvements.
By Nancy Smith
Ed Moore, Ph.D., president of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, says he liked our story speculating on Jennifer Carroll's replacement as lieutenant governor.
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Scratch a few names off of Gov. Rick Scotts short list to be the next lieutenant governor of Florida.
None of the three Republicans in the Cabinet is likely to want the demotion. The same holds true for Republican members of Congress.Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, slammed the door on the possibility on Wednesday morning, asserting hes not interested.
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Veteran lawmaker Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, is likely to be atop the short list of candidates to replace Jennifer Carroll as lieutenant governor.Sources close to Gov. Rick Scott confirm that Latvalas record as a moderate who frequently crosses the aisle to block hard-line conservative legislation would help move Scott to the center in his quest to draw more independent and Democratic voters for his re-election bid.
By Nancy Smith
With little discussion and no drama, the Florida House took up and rolled to a third reading HB 7059, the bill that repeals an international driving permit requirement put into Florida law in 2012 and aimed to make it easier for police to interpret foreign drivers' licenses.
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During a Florida Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Tuesday considering SB 92, which would restrict the use of drones for law enforcement, Sen. Andy Gardiner expressed his concern over the continued private use of drones that is not covered by the legislation.
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A bill that would allow the public to have a look at projects that are granted incentives by Florida in return for bringing jobs and economic development to the state cleared the House Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee Tuesday.
By Nancy Smith
Sen. Joe Negron's bill to guarantee Floridians the right to speak before a public board before the board takes any action moved forward on the Senate floor Tuesday morning. It will be placed on the calendar for a third reading.
"We only have three rights we guarantee in our Constitution," the Republican senator from Stuart said. "The right to a trial by jury, the right to vote and the right to speak.
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