Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel is a lot like Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who scurried out of his marmot hole in February -- and was so fearful of his own shadow, he scampered back below f
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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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In a recent Miami Herald article, Bill Nelson said he doesn’t need to do anything to motivate African American voters.
All it took was John Morgan, the father of Florida’s marijuana movement, to call Gwen Graham out on her position on legalizing marijuana for her to start doing political gymnastics again!
On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the chairwoman of the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, held a hearing on “Libya Fractured: The Struggle for Unity.” Her opening statement is below.
The lawsuit against Gov. Rick Scott and other state officials over state gun laws is a phony. The 12 mayors who signed onto Weston v. Scott know it; now they're doing what they can to look out for themselves, constituents be damned.
Conspiracy theories have always turned me off, and I'm not posing one now -- but doesn't anyone else want to know what happened to Broward County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Fitzsimons?
President Trump's decision last year to launch 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian air base was intended to send the Assad regime a message that its use of chemical weapons would no longer be tolerated. But the strikes also had a broader purpose: showing other regimes that the Obama era of U.S. weakness was over, and that America's adversaries would have to adjust their calculations about our willingness to act in response to their provocations.
It's good to see a Florida waterfront county where so many citizens -- if not the majority of their county commissioners -- are prepared to do whatever it takes to rid local waters of sewage effluent.
The criminal justice system in Florida has seen many changes since I first started coming to Tallahassee nearly 40 years ago. The focus is almost always on the criminal; giving the right punishment for the crime while protecting their constitutional rights. But there is another party that is always affected when a crime is committed -- the victim. Unfortunately, Florida’s track record of protecting their constitutional rights is not as great.
Second Circuit Judge Karen Gievers ruled Wednesday that Joe Redner, a pony-tailed strip club owner from Tampa, is entitled to grow his own pot.
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By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), was dismissive of the Republican presidential debate on Thursday night.
By Nancy Smith
The Florida House completed its part of legislation to protect Florida's natural resources Thursday, substituting its HB 7005 for SB 552,
By Kevin Derby
Former New Smyrna Beach Mayor Adam Barringer announced on Thursday he would bow out of the race to replace U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., in Congress and threw his support behind state Rep. Fred Costello, R-Ormond Beach.
By Kevin Derby
With the Obama administration releasing ten detainees from the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., the chairman of the House National Security Subcommittee, called it a mistake.
By Kevin Derby
The Florida Chamber of Commerce marked is centennial this week with its Board of Governors Capitol Days in Tallahassee.
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A bill to ban local governments from prohibiting fracking passed through the Senate Environmental Preservation & Conservation Committee Wednesday, much to the approval of the Associated Industries of Florida.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., part of the House leadership as senior deputy majority whip, doubled down on his efforts to reform flood insurance this week.
By Kevin Derby
Liberal magazine The Nation, which has been part of the national dialogue for 150 years, announced its endorsement of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., over former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination.
By Kevin Derby
Getting ready to speak in Pensacola, where he is expecting a crowd of around 10,000, businessman Donald Trump unveiled the endorsements of prominent Floridians as he continues his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
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