June 26, 2015 - 7:00am
Here's what the former president of the United States had to say when he eulogized his mentor, an Arkansas senator:
Brian Mast: Supreme Court Did U.S. a 'Disservice' on King v. Burwell
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 26, 2015 - 8:47am
Veteran and conservative activist Brian Mast, now running for Congress, came out swinging at the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on King v. Burwell. On Friday morning, Mast, who is running in the crowded Republican primary to replace U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., made his case against the decision.
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Death of Outstanding Agricultural Program Is What Scott's Vengeance Has Wrought
Submitted by Nancy Smith on June 25, 2015 - 10:31pm
Many Floridians are grieving over one cut or another after Gov. Rick Scott bludgeoned the budget in a fit of revenge Tuesday. I am no different.
The cut I'm feeling as deeply as any is the failure to fund a joint project by the University of Florida and IFAS, the Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences.
This is an amazing, results-driven program conducted in a state-of-the-art laboratory on the edge of an orange grove in Fort Pierce. It's been funded for years.
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June 26, 2015 - 2:00am
Backroom Briefing: Confederate Flag Flap Renews Old Hope
June 25, 2015 - 9:00pm
The flap over Confederate flags now sweeping the nation is stirring in the Florida Panhandle, where folks who failed to get the controversial banner removed more than a decade ago have revived their efforts.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a Republican, this week called for the flag to be removed from its post in front of the state Capitol in the aftermath of the shooting deaths of nine black churchgoers in Charleston. Haley called the Confederate flag "a deeply offensive symbol of a brutally offensive past."
Bill Nelson Backs Supreme Court's Obamacare Decision
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 25, 2015 - 5:49pm
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., expressed his support for the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday in the King v. Burwell case. The court ruled on favor or tax subsidies set up by President Barack Obama’s federal health-care law and the Florida delegation split along party lines over the decision.
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Florida Congressional Reps Clash Over King v. Burwell
June 25, 2015 - 4:45pm
Members of the Florida delegation continued to divide along party lines on Thursday afternoon over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in King v. Burwell.
All Aboard Florida Critic K.C. Ingram-Traylor Nears Decision on Congressional Bid
June 25, 2015 - 4:00pm
Conservative talk-radio host K.C. Ingram-Traylor, one of the most vocal opponents of All Aboard Florida (AAF), is looking at running for Congress in the wide open race to replace U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., who is running for the U.S. Senate in 2016.
Ingram-Traylor, who would run in the Republican primary, told Sunshine State News on Thursday that she was looking at entering the race.
“I am definitely considering running for Congress,” Ingram-Traylor said.
Dennis Ross, Patrick Murphy Join Forces Again on Flood Insurance
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 25, 2015 - 2:59pm
On Thursday, two Florida congressmen -- Republican U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross and Democrat U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy -- joined forces to bring back the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act which, they insist, will allow more role for the private market on flood insurance by reducing the federal role and giving states more flexibility. Ross and Murphy introduced a similar bill last year that went nowhere.
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GOP Congressmen Turn to VA Reform as They Seek to Replace Marco Rubio in the Senate in 2016
June 25, 2015 - 2:30pm
Two Republican congressmen hoping to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate focused on reforming the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday. Rubio is currently running for the Republican presidential nomination and is not expected to run for a second Senate term in 2016.
U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., looked at the VA budget as the House Veterans Affairs Committee held a hearing on the subject on Thursday. Miller chairs the committee.
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