As the new year begins, Florida looks set to keep its status as one of the nation’s perennial political battlegrounds.
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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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If you think about it, the scandalous events that played out in Tallahassee in 2017 should have come as no surprise. Women in America are still fighting battles they thought they won in 1920 when the 19th Amendment was ratified.
Wisconsin's Supreme Court can soon right a flagrant wrong stemming from events set in motion in 2014 at Milwaukee's Marquette University by Cheryl Abbate. Although just a graduate student, she already had a precocious aptitude for academic nastiness.
Preaching morality while practicing cupidity can be tricky, but various American governments have done it for years regarding smoking. This mental contortion now has a new chapter. The four largest American tobacco companies (Altria, R.J. Reynolds, Lorillard, Philip Morris) are, under government compulsion, funding newspaper and television ads to tell -- actually, to remind -- people that their products are sickening:
No issue inspires more political energy in Florida than does term limits. At any given moment there are always campaigns underway to apply term limits to more offices or, in the case of cynical politicians, to undo or evade voter-approved laws. U.S. Term Limits tracked this activity for 2017 and prepared a summary.
It is protected by Washington state's lopsidedly Democratic political class, which knows who butters its bread. It has been provided with bespoke law, tailored for its comfort. Nevertheless, the Service Employees International Union has been so avaricious in its objectives and so thuggish in its methods that it has been bested by the Freedom Foundation.
Does anybody believe Senate President Joe Negron decided all on his own -- before he'd studied the completed plans -- to challenge the science behind the South Florida Water Management District models for the reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee?
On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla. weighed in on the vote in the UN General Assembly criticizing the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Travel and tourism have long served as the backbone of Florida’s economy, which is now the 18th largest in the world. Here in Pensacola, we’re proud that our city has emerged as a driving force of this growth industry.
It’s no secret that being able to access affordable, quality health care is critical to maintaining good health and enjoying a prosperous life. In Florida, our community health centers fill the role of providing comprehensive primary and preventive care to every patient, regardless of their ability to pay. And by helping to keep these patients out of hospital emergency rooms, we are able to save the state millions of dollars every year.
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By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., part of the Republican leadership as senior deputy majority whip, said on Tuesday he will bring out a bill to ensure federal money won’t be used to bring over refugees from Syria.
By Kevin Derby
State Rep. Charles Van Zant, R-Keystone Heights, endorsed Tallahassee attorney Mary Thomas on Tuesday as she looks to unseat U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., in 2016.
By Kevin Derby
Susan Smith, the president of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida, compared Gov. Rick Scott to American officials who did not let Jewish refugees immigrate from Germany in the late 1930s for opposing bringing Syrian refugees into the Sunshine State.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., insisted on Monday that President Barack Obama has no plans to screen 10,000 refugees from Syria and stated his opposition to the plan.
By Kevin Derby
Howard Simon, the executive director of the ACLU of Florida, insisted that Gov. Rick Scott should support Syrian refugees coming to Florida.
By Nancy Smith
Free-market advocate Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) has sent members of the Florida House Business and Professions Subcommittee a letter supporting passage of HB 245, a bill to remove al
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, scored a big endorsement as conservative U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, announced he was backing his presidential bid.
By Kevin Derby
On Monday, following the Islamic terrorist attacks in Paris, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., wrote President Barack Obama, urging him to deny allowing refugees from Syria to immigrate to the U.S.
By Kevin Derby
Now running for the Republican presidential nomination, former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., called for more action against Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists after the attacks on Paris on Friday.
By Kevin Derby
On Sunday, Gov. Rick Scott ordered flags across Florida to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Sunday, Nov. 22 to honor the victims of Islamic terrorist attacks in Paris.
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