June 1, 2015 - 12:15pm
A national liberal group wants to take out U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., next year but the Florida Republican insists he is ready for a fight.
Marco Rubio Hits Rand Paul's 'Political Posturing' in Letting Patriot Act Expire
June 1, 2015 - 10:15am
With the Patriot Act expiring on Sunday after legislative maneuvering by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Republican presidential rival U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., went on the attack, insisting letting the law expire undermined national security and was the result of “political posturing.” Congress is expected to reinstate the law later this week.
Jeb Bush Calls for Social Security Reform
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 1, 2015 - 9:50am
During his bid for the Republican presidential nomination back in 1999 and 2000, George W. Bush called for Social Security reform. On Sunday his brother, former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., pursued the same strategy as he appeared on “Face the Nation” on CBS.
“I think it needs to be phased in over an extended period of time,” Bush said.
“We need to look over the horizon and begin to phase in, over an extended period of time, going from 65 to 68 or 70,” Bush added. “And that, by itself, will help sustain the retirement system for anybody under the age of 40.”
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Welcome to Sunshine State News Version 3.0
June 1, 2015 - 10:00am
At Sunshine State News, we decided to celebrate the Special Session with a complete overhaul of our news site! Or so it would seem.
... Fortunately for us, we had already started working on it months ago in anticipation of what we thought would be a prolonged timeline for legislative stories.
Reality Show Jumps 19 Sharks
June 1, 2015 - 7:00am
WASHINGTON -- Several years ago, I heard Republican strategist Karl Rove give a most eloquent answer to a question about his faith, rendered here from memory:
Faith is a gift that, unfortunately, I have not received.
I feel the same way about reality shows.
Whatever was given to the millions who delight in reality TV was not received by me. This is especially so when reality, religion and politics converge in a home populated by 19 children and two compulsively fertile adults.
Right First Time
June 1, 2015 - 2:00am
Mark Miner: Ron DeSantis Version 2.0?
May 31, 2015 - 5:15pm
Ron DeSantis won the Republican primary for an open congressional seat in 2012 by running as a conservative, stressing his military service, attacking career politicians and nailing down St. Johns County. Now that DeSantis is running for the Senate, a potential contender could be using the same strategy.
Why Doctors Quit
May 29, 2015 - 11:15pm
WASHINGTON -- About a decade ago, a doctor friend was lamenting the increasingly frustrating conditions of clinical practice. "How did you know to get out of medicine in 1978?" he asked with a smile.
"I didn't," I replied. "I had no idea what was coming. I just felt I'd chosen the wrong vocation."
Is the 'Endangered' Florida Panther a Myth?
May 30, 2015 - 11:15pm
You wouldn't know it by the noise over Amendment 1 this week. But there are other issues besides land for water storage roiling up Floridians who live in and around the Everglades. Besides even Burmese pythons.
Believe it or not, the debate of the day in Glades County and neighborhoods around the Big Cypress National Preserve involves the iconic Florida panther -- the official state animal and star of Florida's fifth most popular license plate.
The Incredible Shrinking Man
May 30, 2015 - 1:45pm
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