February 17, 2015 - 6:00pm
All Aboard Florida Foes Insist Rail Project Will Lose $100 Million Annually
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 18, 2015 - 10:47am
Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida (CARE FL) came out swinging at All Aboard Florida (AAF) on Wednesday, releasing a report which insists AAF will face losses of $100 million a year.
For months now, homeowners and residents in the communities CARE FL represents have repeatedly expressed their concerns about the proposed rail project and the adverse impact it will have on the communities along the way, said Bill Ward, the chairman of CARE FL.
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Reggie Fullwood Returns to the Florida House
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 18, 2015 - 9:55am
A familiar face is returning to Tallahassee as Democrat Reggie Fullwood won a special election for the Florida House seat he was forced to vacate after he failed to make the ballot last year due to papers not being filed correctly.
Fullwood took 56 percent of the vote on Tuesday, beating Republican Lawrence Jeff Jefferson by almost 1,100 votes to take the seat which represents parts of Duval County.
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Jeb Bush Tasks Vin Weber With Courting Conservatives
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 18, 2015 - 9:33am
Former U.S. Rep. Vin Weber, R-Minn., a key adviser to former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., during his presidential bids, is backing former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., for the Republican nomination in 2016. The Washington Post reported the news on Tuesday.
Weber is going to be courting conservatives on Bushs behalf in the months to come. When he was with Romney, Weber often focused on policy.
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Gus Bilirakis: Islamic State 'Imminent Threat' to the U.S.
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 18, 2015 - 9:26am
With Islamic State (IS) terrorists executing more than 20 Coptic Christians in Libya this week, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., called the killings an act of barbarism and insisted the terrorists are an imminent threat to the U.S.
IS has shown time and time again they are a menace, intent on killing all those who disagree with their views, Bilirakis said on Tuesday. They terrorize religious minorities across the Middle East, and now into Africa. IS must be degraded and ultimately destroyed.
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Tunnel Vision
February 17, 2015 - 6:00pm
Requests Pour Into House for Water Projects
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Mitt Romney Backers Going for Scott Walker Over Jeb Bush in Iowa
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 17, 2015 - 5:38pm
When it comes to the Iowa caucus, Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., is the chief beneficiary of former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., not running for president in 2016.
We see Scott Walker leading; he clearly took the Mitt Romney vote, Doug Kaplan from Gravis said. The debates the Republicans will have that start later in the year will be much more important than previous years.
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