July 19, 2015 - 9:45pm
Tallahassee attorney Steve Uhlfelder has had any number of roles: corporate lawyer, state official, children's advocate, civic fundraiser and media consultant.
David Beckham Will Tuck His MLS Stadium in Next to Marlins Park
Submitted by Nancy Smith on July 20, 2015 - 12:24am
It wasn't his first choice for location. But soccer great David Beckham is making his dream come true -- he's bringing an MLS team to Miami. Beckham Miami United agreed to a deal with the City of Miami Friday that will see a privately funded, 25,000-seat stadium built next to Marlins Park and the site of the old Orange Bowl.
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Worse Than We Could Have Imagined
July 20, 2015 - 7:00am
When you write a column, as did I two weeks ago, headlined "The worst agreement in U.S. diplomatic history," you don't expect to revisit the issue. We had hit bottom. Or so I thought. Then on Tuesday the final terms of the Iranian nuclear deal were published. I was wrong.
Who would have imagined we would be giving up the conventional arms and ballistic missile embargoes on Iran? In nuclear negotiations?
Legend in His Own Mind
July 20, 2015 - 2:00am
Even After Redistricting, Mike Prendergast Has Uphill Climb Against Kathy Castor
July 19, 2015 - 10:30am
Kathy Castor will be one of the congressional representatives who will be impacted by redistricting and this could lead to a rematch with her toughest challenger in recent elections.
Rick Scott Issues Executive Order to Secure National Guard Posts After Chattanooga Attack
July 18, 2015 - 3:30pm
Two days after a jihadist gunman killed four Marines and a Naval officer in Chattanooga, Gov. Rick Scott issued an executive order to secure Florida National Guard centers.
Scott ordered Florida Adjunct General Michael Calhoun on Saturday to send National Guard members from current recruiting centers to Florida National Guard Armories until security is boosted. Additional security measures involve more coordination with local law enforcement and arming National Guard personnel.
This is the text of Scott's order:
On First Anniversary of Railway's Port Everglades Container Facility, Volume up 26 Percent
July 17, 2015 - 10:45pm
After its first full year in operation, Florida East Coast Railway's Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF) in Fort Lauderdale is heralded as a complete success. And it's in perfect position to take on added business when larger cargo ships begin moving through the Panama Canal.
The facility next to Port Everglades accounts for a 26 percent increase in port volume, according to James R. Hertwig, FECR president and CEO.
Weekly Roundup: Redistricting, Elections Heat Up
July 17, 2015 - 9:45pm
The midsummer classic in baseball usually means Florida gets to settle into a sweltering, snowbird-free serenity, with eyes throughout the peninsula shifting to the tropics for hurricanes and the near horizon for the latest brush fire.
In Tallahassee, summer also means a slowdown in the pace of life, including a respite from lawmakers, fewer cars on the road, open barstools and even more talk than usual about Florida State University football.
But this summer, it's hard to escape the politics filling the capital air.
Hillary Clinton's Economics: Suddenly It's 1947
July 18, 2015 - 7:00am
Like it or not, Hillary Clinton is the single individual most likely to be elected the next president. So it's worthwhile looking closely at and behind her words when she deigns to speak on public policy, as she did in her July 14 speech on economics.
What the World's Coming to
July 18, 2015 - 2:00am
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