This column is a vehicle for a number of items in a bits-and-pieces, strictly opinion, sometimes irreverent format. Look for "Just Sayin'" to run once a week in this spot.
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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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No wonder sugar people are so loathe to speak up in their own defense. This week the twisted tongues of environmentalists showed us why.
Although the National Endowment for the Arts' 2016 cost of $148 million was less than one-hundredth of 1 percent of the federal budget, attempting to abolish the NEA is a fight worth having, never mind the certain futility of the fight.
Thanks to the efforts of Governor Rick Scott and the state’s committed business leaders, Florida has one of the strongest economies in the country. With our unemployment rate under 5 percent, Florida continues to exceed the nation’s annual job growth rate and tourism, one of the state’s economic drivers remains strong, with just under 113 million visitors in 2016, an increase from just 86 million visitors just three years ago.
Certainly in most areas of American society, I stand tall for free-market principles. I always have. But when the conversation turns to eliminating what remains of the Certificate of Need Program (CON), I strongly oppose deregulation.
Despite a new, business-friendlier commission majority elected last fall in Martin County, the dictatorial regime of the last commission woke up a pair of unincorporated Martin communities.
This column is a vehicle for a number of items in a bits-and-pieces, strictly opinion, sometimes irreverent format. Look for "Just Sayin'" to run once a week in this spot.
What is it with Democrats and emails? We seem to get caught up in something that should be so simple to navigate.
It's incredibly sad to watch House members who heartily supported Enterprise Florida during other sessions now talk nonchalantly about flushing Florida's economic success down the toilet as if it happened by magic. As if Rick Scott didn't spend the last six years kicking the door open, hauling the state economy up by its bootstraps, turning Florida into the envy of every governor in America.
When he was Ronald Reagan's secretary of state, George Shultz was once asked about the CIA's disavowal of involvement in a mysterious recent bombing in Lebanon. Replied Shultz: "If the CIA denies something, it's denied."
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By Kevin Derby
Florida Sec. of State Ken Detzner named two new Florida Main Street communities on Tuesday: Crystal River and Fernandina Beach.
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By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., showcased the “Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act” on Tuesday. The proposal ensures more coordination between the federal government, state governments and health-care professionals to look at Medicare outcomes for pregnancies and infant cares.
By Kevin Derby
Florida TaxWatch released a report on Tuesday on how virtual technology can improve health-care. The group will be holding a conference in Orlando on Sept. 10 on telehealth issues.
By Kevin Derby
Martin County School Board Member Rebecca Negron unveiled more endorsements on Monday as she continues her bid to replace U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, R-Fla., in Congress. With Murphy running for the U.S. Senate in 2016, Negron faces a crowded Republican primary.
By Kevin Derby
Rep. Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, announced on Tuesday she was launching a bill to increase penalties “for violent offenses committed against realtors while they are in the act of showing a property or conducting an open house.”
By Kevin Derby
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., jabbed the two leading Democratic candidates running to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., over President Barack Obama’s deal with Iran on its nuclear program.
By Kevin Derby
Even if he is not the favorite GOP presidential hopeful in his home state, Florida Republicans look very favorably on U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a new poll shows.
By Kevin Derby
Now in the middle of his third term, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., is in solid shape in a new poll even as a quarter of Florida voters aren’t sure him despite spending more than four decades on the political stage.
By Kevin Derby
A new poll shows Gov. Rick Scott is treading water but still in better shape than he has been in years with his poll numbers moving up over the summer.
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