Bill Nelson, the senator whose name fewer than 50 percent of Floridians know but who's been in or hanging around elected office since Richard Nixon was president, tells us he can still be fresh and new.
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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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I don’t care how loudly Howard Dean screams a lie, it’s never going to make it true.
What will Citrus County school authorities do about white supremacist teacher Dayanna Volitich? I hope, the right thing.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., led a group of U.S. Senators this week in a letter urging U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to reaffirm America’s commitment to democratic principles and human rights in Egypt ahead of their presidential election later this month.
The group's name sounds innocuous enough -- Organize Florida. Could mean anything, right?
Controlling the public narrative is the most important tool of propaganda. And after the horrendous Florida school massacre, the public narrative in the mainstream media and "correct" political circles has been to portray guns as the villain, and to call for more restrictive gun-control laws. It is all so predictable.
President Trump's announcement that he will impose stiff tariffs on American companies that purchase imported steel and aluminum should have come as no surprise. From moving our embassy to Jerusalem to pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, Trump is a president who does what he promises. Unfortunately, his proposed tariffs undermine his ability to deliver on many other important promises he made in the 2016 campaign.
Remember the challenge filed by Rick Boylan, regarding how Florida’s Democratic National Committee members are elected?
Rep. Katie Edwards-Walpole -- widely admired around the state, a lawmaker Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz told me Monday "is among the top five most effective legislators in either party I've ever worked with" -- has announced she won't run for reelection in November.
Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, which ripples over the steep hills of this Pittsburgh suburb and stretches south to the West Virginia border, has not had a competitive congressional election since 2006. The fact that it will have one on March 13 makes this the most important 2018 voting before Nov. 6.
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By Kevin Derby
Running for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., Dr. Neal Dunn stressed his support for the Second Amendment on Tuesday and his opposition to President Barack Obama’s executive orders implementing more gun control measures.
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Gov. Rick Scott headed to Tampa Monday afternoon to announce 50 new jobs at Integrity Express Logistics, an asset-based third party freight brokerage company with an expansion in the Tampa Bay Area.
By Kevin Derby
With the U.S.-France Agreement on Compensation for Certain Victims of Holocaust-Related Deportation from France Who Are Not Covered by French Programs taking effect, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., urged Holocaust survivors and surviving spouses to reach out to the State Department to see if they are eligible.
By Kevin Derby
While he won the Iowa caucus last time out, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Penn., is lagging in the polls behind U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, businessman Donald Trump and other Republican presidential hopefuls in the Hawkeye State.
By Kevin Derby
Businessman Donald Trump unveiled his first TV ad on Monday as he continues his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
By Kevin Derby
On Monday, conservative group Madison Project announced its support for Tallahassee lawyer Mary Thomas as she looks to topple U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., in November.
By Kevin Derby
On Sunday, as he continues his bid for the U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., named Brad Harold his campaign manager.
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Republican voters aren't sure if the fictional city where Disney's Aladdin lived, Agrabah, is a real threat to the United States, according to a new poll.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott announced on Friday that there were 35,600 new private sector jobs in Florida last month as the unemployment rate dropped to 5.0 percent.
By Kevin Derby
Florida TaxWatch released a report on Friday which shows state and local governments across the Sunshine State are taking less of a share out of the pockets of Florida residents.
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