June 23, 2015 - 7:00am
Now come Greeks bearing the gift of confirmation that Margaret Thatcher was right about socialist governments: "They always run out of other people's money."
Libertarian Radio Host Challenges Kathleen Peters
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 23, 2015 - 8:04am
Radio show host and hypnotist Robert Saviola is challenging state Rep. Kathleen Peters, R-St. Petersburg, on the Libertarian line.
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Tough Times?
June 23, 2015 - 2:00am
Americans for Prosperity to Rick Scott: Veto Late Budget Additions
June 22, 2015 - 7:15pm
A conservative-advocacy group is telling Gov. Rick Scott it'll have his back if he vetoes projects crammed into the state budget just before the nearly $80 billion package was completed last week.
"We are making everyone aware that we are not happy with the $301 million in last-minute projects," Americans for Prosperity-Florida spokesman Andres Malave said Sunday. "AFP stands with Floridians who wouldn't be disappointed if the governor vetoed projects not beneficial to all taxpayers."
Amendment 1 Lawsuit Filed: Legislature Must Defend Its 'Land' Rationale
June 22, 2015 - 6:30pm
Insisting the Legislature has ignored Florida voters, environmental litagator Earthjustice filed suit Monday to compel lawmakers to comply with Amendment 1, Water and Land Legacy, in the state Constitution.
The suit (see attached document below) was filed in Leon County Circuit Court on behalf of the Florida Wildlife Federation, the St. Johns Riverkeeper, and the Environmental Confederation of Southwest Florida.
Bill Galvano Tapped to Lead GOP Senate Campaign Committee
June 22, 2015 - 3:30pm
With the 2015 legislative session behind state lawmakers, Florida Republican senators are wasting no time, already gearing up for 2016 campaign efforts. In a move widely expected to energize Republican Senate fundraising efforts come next year, Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, will take the helm of the 2016 Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Steve Schale, Grady Judd Make the Grade; Debbie Wasserman Schultz Doesn't
June 22, 2015 - 2:45pm
Welcome to The Dean's List -- an Ed Dean-style look at who Florida's political achievers were (and weren't) in the last seven days. What you see here is strictly my opinion, not necessarily the editor's or the rest of the staff at Sunshine State News.
THOSE WHO MADE THE LIST.
Marco Rubio Urges Obama to Stand Up to China
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 22, 2015 - 1:03pm
As the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) kicked off in Washington, D.C., on Monday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a Republican presidential hopeful, called on President Barack Obama to stand up to that Asian nation.
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Florida Should Remove General Kirby Smith From Statuary Hall
June 22, 2015 - 12:15pm
This month marks the 150th anniversary of the surrender of the Confederacy’s Trans-Mississipi Department to federal forces, effectively ending the Civil War. The Confederate general in charge of the department was Edmund Kirby Smith, who is one of two Floridians honored in the U.S. Capitol in Statuary Hall.
Alan Grayson Can Pull 'Major Upset' Over Patrick Murphy, GOP Pollster Notes
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 22, 2015 - 9:47am
Republican pollster Vox Populi Polling released a poll on Friday looking at the Democratic primary to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2016. Currently running for the Republican presidential nomination, Rubio has said he will not run for a second Senate term.
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