Hillary Clinton's campaign again signaled its contempt for the press during a July 4 parade in New Hampshire. Aides brought out ropes to cordon off the media. It was the perfect metaphor for a "news" media so cowered by their candidate that they would allow such a humiliating action.
The House of Representatives voted to overhaul the increasingly controversial No Child Left Behind education law Wednesday, aiming to give less control over education to the federal government and more control to state and local school districts.
It was a so-so legislative season for early education in Florida.
A bill that would have raised health and safety standards for voluntary pre-kindergarten and school-readiness programs failed for the second year in a row.
State leaders added no new money to voluntary pre-K, which serves 170,000 4-year-olds --- while per-student spending remains well below the national average.
Tom Steyer, billionaire Democratic donor who has singlehandedly put climate change on the White House agenda, may be ... I'm not saying he is, but he may be ... just another rich, greedy, self-serving enviro masquerading as a good guy.
I say that because Steyer is effecting through energy policy pathways to make himself richer -- at taxpayers' expense, as a matter of fact, in the form of the "investment tax credit." Here's the latest.
As all four Florida Cabinet members carry on in their second terms, each continues to see their net worth rise steadily, according to the newest set of financial disclosures.
U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., is ready to launch a bid to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., setting up a competitive Democratic primary with U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla.
Roll Call reported on Wednesday that Grayson will kick off his bid on Thursday. Over the last few weeks, Grayson has left the door open to entering the Senate race. During July, Grayson has picked up the pace, throwing more hints that he was set to announce a bid and calling on his supporters to open their wallets.
On Tuesday, the U.S. House passed the “United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015” which expedites aid to Jordan as the U.S. looks to help that Middle East nation against Islamic State (IS) terrorism.
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Businessman Todd Wilcox jumped in the race for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, taking aim at career politicians and promising to fight for change in Washington.
Wilcox announced last month that he would leave Patriot Capital to focus on an exploratory effort for the Senate seat currently held by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who is running for the Republican presidential nomination and has said he will not run for a second Senate term. Last week, Wilcox left Patriot Capital.
On Tuesday night, the U.S. House approved an amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill keeping the moratorium on drilling in the eastern Gulf until 2022 and preventing exploration efforts in that area until that time. Currently there is an effort in the U.S. Senate from U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., which would allow drilling up to 50 miles off the Florida Gulf Coast.
