May 20, 2015 - 6:00pm
Florida Chamber Pushes Tax Cuts for Special Session
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 21, 2015 - 4:19pm
While Medicaid expansion will be front and center in the special legislative session next month, the Florida Chamber of Commerce offered a reminder on Thursday that legislators should also cut taxes.
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Florida Congressmen Want New National Criminal Justice Commission
May 20, 2015 - 6:00pm
Ted Yoho: End Mandatory COOL Labels on Meat Products
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 21, 2015 - 1:09pm
U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., who sits on the House Agriculture Committee, backed a bill on Wednesday to end mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements on meat products. The World Trade Organization (WTO) noted earlier this week that COOL requirements violate trade agreements and Canada and Mexico have threatened to retaliate against the U.S., leading to a possible trade war.
The House Agriculture Committee passed the bill on a 38-6 vote on Wednesday and Yoho weighed in afterward.
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Marco Rubio Introduces Florida Fisheries Improvement Act
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 21, 2015 - 1:01pm
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., brought out the Florida Fisheries Improvement Act on Wednesday. As Congress plans to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Act on marine fishing, Rubios proposal gives the Regional Fishery Management Councils more flexibility, will ensure the Commerce Department reports to Congress on collecting data and speeds up declaring fishery disasters and provides more transparency.
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CMS to Florida: We Can Provide Our Share of $1 Billion for LIP
May 20, 2015 - 6:00pm
Lois Frankel, Randy Weber Pair Up on State Department Security
May 20, 2015 - 6:00pm
Mike Huckabee Joins Jeb Bush in Opt-Out of Iowa Straw Poll
May 20, 2015 - 6:00pm
George Stephanopoulos Leads to Further Distrust of Media, Poll Shows
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 21, 2015 - 9:32am
After reports emerged that ABC News personality George Stephanopoulos donated to the Clinton Foundation, a new poll shows most voters are not trusting the political news. Rasmussen Reports released a poll on Thursday which finds 61 percent of likely voters do not trust the political news while only 21 percent trust it. A Rasmussen poll from October found 45 percent did not trust the political news while 33 percent did.
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Florida TaxWatch Looks at How Citrus Greening Has Hurt Florida
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 21, 2015 - 9:16am
On Thursday, Florida TaxWatch released a look at the Sunshine States citrus industry and how citrus greening and other diseases were impacting it. The report finds diseases have led to a loss of more than $3.6 billion in revenue and more than 6,600 jobs in Florida.
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