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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Last summer, I wrote a column framed as a letter to a young Obama voter. It concluded: "You want policies that will enable you to choose your future. Obama backs policies that would let centralized authorities choose much of your future for you. Is this the hope and change you want?"
Congress is out for one more week on its spring recess, and presumably the members of Congress are enjoying some quality family and constituent time. During a recent press event, U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, R-FL vowed to sponsor and support legislation to repeal the federal health-care law and replace it with anti-health-care fraud legislation.
Efforts in DC and Florida to Repeal /replace and educate re: Health Care reform
"Diplomacy has failed," Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told AIPAC, "Iran is on the verge of becoming nuclear and we cannot afford that."
"We have to contemplate the final option," said Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., "the use of force to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon."
War is a "terrible thing," said Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., but "sometimes it is better to go to war than to allow the Holocaust to develop a second time."
CANTEYVILLE, S.C. -- If thy name is Incumbent, you might want to start packing up those D.C. tchotchkes.
November is likely to be a cruel month.
That, at least, is the view from Canteyville, which you wont find on a map. There is no town by this name in South Carolina, though there ought to be. Canteys are as common as front porches in this part of thecountry.
What did Gov. Charlie Crist know about Jim Greers alleged shenanigans and when did he know it?
And shouldnt the media be looking just as deeply into the fundraising and expenditure records of the Florida Democratic Party?
Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp released his first-quarter fundraising numbers April 1. Kottkamp brought in $270,000 for his bid to become attorney general Sen. Dave Aronberg, D-Greenacres, was the first Democratic major statewide candidate for office to release his first-quarter fundraising for 2010.
WASHINGTON -- What is it like to be a foreign ally of Barack Obama's America?
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Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have agreed to vote next week on a short-term hike to the debt ceiling, past the mid-February deadline when the Treasury was expected to reach its legal limit to pay.
The move, which the GOP hopes can be used to get Democrats to eventually approve spending cuts, averts the possibility of a market-rattling default, according to FOX News.
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Gov. Rick Scott has signed a death warrant for Paul Augustus Howell, a drug trafficker convicted in the 1992 bomb death of Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Jimmy Fulford.
The execution has been set for Feb. 26 at 6 p.m.
Howell, 47, now at Union Correctional Institute, was sentenced to death in 1995.
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Citizens Property Insurance Corp. President Barry Gilway has given his blessing to a bill by Sen. Joseph Abruzzo, D-Wellington, to create an inspector general position at the state-backed insurer.
Citizens is in full support of Senator Abruzzos good bill and welcomes the added oversight, Gilway stated in a release. We hope this extra layer of accountability will help to restore public trust and confidence in Citizens commitment to the highest levels of financial responsibility and corporate integrity.
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Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, has appointed Sen. Eleanor Sobel, D-Hollywood, to the Florida Children and Youth Cabinet.
Senator Sobel has years of leadership experience in ensuring that our children grow up with the safety, stability and education they need to be successful, Gaetz stated in a release.
Her inspiring passion and extensive knowledge will facilitate policy decisions throughout Floridas government that protect Floridas children and youth.
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Florida Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, D-Tallahassee, has filed a bill to give state workers who havent received any wage increases for several years an across-the-board 7 percent raise.
The bill, House Bill 289, has yet to receive a state analysis to estimate the fiscal impact.
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U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, will be taking questions during town hall meetings next week in Lakeland and Temple Terrace.
Ross is taking questions in advance, of which he intends to answer three, before responding to questions from those attending the hour-long meetings.
Both meetings are set for Thursday, Jan. 24.
5-6 p.m., Lakeland City Hall, 228 S. Massachusetts Ave.
7-8 p.m., Temple Terrace City Hall, 11250 N. 56th St.
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The Sun Sentinel reports that Judge Robert N. Scola of theU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has released one of two South Florida imams who were charged with collectively sending some $50,000 to the Pakistan Taliban since 2008.
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Floridas unemployment hit 8 percent to end 2012, down 0.1 of a percentage point from November and 1.9 points from a year earlier, according to the state Department of Economic Opportunity.
Florida has now recorded job gains in 14 of the last 18 months, with the top gains coming in the fields that include hospitality, transportation, private education and health care.
The mark is the lowest for the state since November 2008, when it was 7.8 percent.
The state continues to lag behind the national mark of 7.8 percent.
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The governors office released a long list of support for the Gov. Rick Scotts fiscal support to build up Floridas ports, highlighted by $13 million for Port Everglades on Thursday and $36 million for JaxPort on Monday.
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House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, called Scotts recommended election reforms realistic."
I applaud the governor for developing realistic solutions to fix a serious problem, Weatherford stated in a release.
The House will take a close look at these recommendations as we determine the best steps to take to resolve the issue.
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