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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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Democratic spin doctors have set out how their side is going to hold onto a majority in the House. They'll capture four at-risk Republican seats, hold half of the next 30 or so Democratic at-risk seats, and avoid significant losses on target seats lower on the list.
Many of the wonderful-sounding ideas that have been tried as government policies have failed disastrously. Because so few people bother to study history, often the same ideas and policies have been tried again, either in another country or in the same country at a later time -- and with the same disastrous results.
Grass somehow manages to grow up through small cracks in the sidewalk. Similarly, the American private sector somehow seems to be exerting itself despite the vast expansion of government by the Barack Obama administration and congressional Democrats.
School's almost out for the summer oops, I mean Congress. The House will recess at the end of this week for a six-week summer vacation. The Senate will follow suit at the end of next week.
Congress spent the week preparing for its more-than-month-long recess by finally passing the extension of the federal unemployment benefits. This $34 billion bill was passed in the Senate on Tuesday, just minutes after the newest senator from West Virginia was sworn in as the 100th United States senator for the 111th Congress.
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By Kevin Derby
In advance of spring break season, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has issued a statement warning students about the dangers of synthetic drugs. Synthetic drugs, sometimes referred to as incense, potpourri, K2, spice, and bath salts, can cause psychotic episodes, hallucinations, seizures, paranoia, tremors, and more.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, who has emerged as one of the most vocal critics of President Obama's prosecution of the "War on Terror," on Friday sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder urging him to reconsider the Obama administrations decision to prosecute Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, former al-Qaida spokesman and son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, on American soil.
Earlier this month Abu Ghaith was secretly brought to New York to stand trial for conspiring to kill Americans.
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While Florida lawmakers fiercely debate a wide scope of issues from Medicaid to gun control, state Sen. Jeff Clemens, D-Lake Worth, may have found something even Joe the Plumber and the liberal Palm Beach County legislator can agree about.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott today shared his proposed 2013-2014Florida Families First budget,which provides $36 million in funding to people on the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) waiver waiting list, during Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day at the Capitol.
By Kevin Derby
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced a legislative proposal intended to stop organized retail theft, a type of organized crime she says leaves consumers paying higher prices as a result of businesses losses.
By Kevin Derby
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced that Florida has recovered nearly $50,000 through a settlement with Par Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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A Parent Empowerment in Education bill cleared the Florida House Choice and Innovation Subcommittee Thursday.
PCS for HB 867, by Rep. Carlos Trujillo, R-Miami, was recommended favorably by the members, by an 8-5 vote, after an energized and lengthy discussion. The bill enables parents to petition the school board to request school turnaround options if the school earns an F grade.
By Kevin Derby
During Thursday's meeting of the Florida Cabinet, Gov. Rick Scott expressed his appreciation for Floridas teachers and applauded their commitment to improving Floridas education system by presenting special commendations to several North Florida 2013 Teachers of the Year.
The commendation was created to honor Floridas valued educators and their effort to foster greater student achievement. The five winners invited to attend Thursday's meeting come from Franklin, Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla counties.
By Kevin Derby
During Thursday's Florida Cabinet meeting, Gov. Rick Scott presented Publix with the Governors Business Ambassador Award for the companys "longstanding commitment to hiring people with disabilities throughout the state."
Publixs Associate Diversity Development Specialist Greta Dupuy, Store Manager Chip Seale, and Store Manager Mark Grant accepted the award during the meeting. Scott and the Florida Cabinet also declared the month of March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.
By Kevin Derby
During a meeting of the Florida Cabinet Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott announced that according to preliminary estimates released by VISIT FLORIDA, visitors to the state spent a record $71.8 billion, an increase of 6.8 percent over 2011. This represents a record year of spending in 2012 by tourists in Florida, exceeding the previous highs of $67.2 billion in 2011 and $65.5 billion in 2007.
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