It took me less than five minutes with Pat Neal over a cup of coffee at the Doubletree in Tallahassee to see why he and Gov. Rick Scott are such good friends.
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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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Three months ago, State Trooper Jonathan Otto, 33, of the Arizona Department of Public Safety pulled over a car that had caught his attention by traveling 104 miles per hour long after midnight, just south of Kingman. He smelled marijuana in the car. It was driven by a man with an adult female wearing only lingerie. Their passenger was a female juvenile whose fake document showed her to be 18. She was, Otto says, "not wearing a whole lot of clothing."
Frank Artiles is a racist lunatic. That is obvious. He is also a coward. That is obvious. He seems to pick on people who are smaller physically than he is.
William Forrester was on disability, and recently had a lung removed due to cancer. After he was unable to obtain painkillers legally, Forrester forged a prescription for 120 oxycodone pills, which he then filled at a drug store. When he did it again, the pharmacist called the doctor to confirm the authenticity of the prescription. After the doctor told the pharmacist he had not authorized the prescription, Forrester was charged with trafficking 15.6 grams of Oxycodone.
Senate President Joe Negron's immediate response after he heard about Sen. Frank Artiles' racial slur and other defamatory remarks delivered to fellow senators at the Governor's Club wasn't good enough.
“In God We Trust," which is one of the main legacies of the longest serving member in Congress in Florida’s history, is under attack.
Syrian President Bashar al Assad is being read out of the human race, and the Trump administration seems to have done a 180-degree turn on the necessity for “regime change” in Syria because Assad used horrible, horrible! weapons against civilians, including helpless little babies.
Jim Crow is alive and well and living within the Florida Democratic Party, only this time it isn't where you think it is.
Let's be honest. Rick Scott does hold the cards. He really is the man with "a partner in the White House."
It’s important to me that as the Legislature has progressed on President Negron’s priority Lake Okeechobee bill, I give an update on how I believe we should be funding our environment and conversations I have been having with the Trump Administration.
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By Kevin Derby
On Thursday, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate announced Gov. Rick Scott’s request to declare the Tampa Bay area a disaster area after flooding last month was denied, prompting two Republican congressmen representing parts of the region to object.
By Kevin Derby
The team behind Tallahassee attorney Mary Thomas, running for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., came out swinging at primary rival Dr. Neal Dunn on Friday.
By Kevin Derby
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., said he was “proud” of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis for not issuing licenses for same-sex marriages despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. On Thursday, a federal judge held Davis in contempt and had her jailed for her continued refusal to issue the licenses.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., took aim at former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton for using private servers and email for classified matters.
By Kevin Derby
On Thursday, the Independent Women’s Voice announced that U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., signed its pledge to repeal President Barack Obama’s federal health-care law. Jolly is running for the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2016.
By Kevin Derby
Asked about his take on Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, who refuses to issue same-sex marriage licenses despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called for a “balance” between the law and religious beliefs.
By Kevin Derby
On Wednesday, two South Florida congresswomen reached across party lines to team up and urge Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez to crack down on fraudulent hotel booking sites.
By Kevin Derby
With Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis under fire for not issuing same-sex marriage licenses in Kentucky despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., running again for the Republican presidential nomination, talked to her on Wednesday and said he was fully behind her.
By Kevin Derby
With Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis under fire for not issuing same-sex marriage licenses in Kentucky despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., running again for the Republican presidential nomination, talked to her on Wednesday and said he was fully behind her.
By Kevin Derby
With President Barack Obama now having enough votes in the U.S. Senate to ensure a veto of a congressional resolution condemning his deal with Iran over its nuclear program can’t be overridden, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Fla., announced on Wednesday that she backed the agreement.
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