November 23, 2014 - 6:00pm
Marco Rubio Unhappy Iran Nuke Negotiations Extended
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 24, 2014 - 12:50pm
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and a possible contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, slammed the news that efforts to reach a deal to limit Irans nuclear program have been extended past its Monday deadline.
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Florida TaxWatch Looks at What Thanksgiving Items Are Taxed
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 24, 2014 - 11:33am
With Thanksgiving looming later this week, Florida TaxWatch noted on Monday that Floridians should give thanks for the Sunshine State not being one of 14 states taxing most groceries. Still, there are some grocery items which are taxed in the Sunshine State. Florida TaxWatch released a report on Monday showing which grocery goods -- from catered items to alcohol -- are taxed.
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Obama's Immigration Action Could Set the Stage for GOP Win in 2016
November 23, 2014 - 6:00pm
In 1968, Richard Nixon changed the Electoral College map by appealing to the Silent Majority of American voters: law-abiding, white, working class voters in the Great Lakes and the South who had backed Democrats for decades.
Hillary Adviser: Jeb Bush-Rob Portman Could Win for GOP in 2016
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 24, 2014 - 8:56am
Harold Ickes, a close adviser to former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, spoke to the media on Friday and said if she runs for president in 2016, the Republican ticket that could give her the most problems would come from two perennial swing states: Florida and Ohio.
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Jeb Bush a Contender in NH if Mitt Romney Doesn't Run
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 24, 2014 - 8:39am
A new poll shows former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., is a contender in New Hampshire, home of the first presidential primary, if former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., decides not to run for president in 2016.
A Bloomberg/St. Anslem College poll released Monday shows Romney remains the favorite in New Hampshire, which he won in 2012, with 30 percent. U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., places second with 11 percent, followed by Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., with 9 percent, Bush with 8 percent and a gaggle of candidates polling in low to mid single digits.
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Recalling Rockefeller
November 23, 2014 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- Seen through the prism of subsequent national experience, Nelson Rockefeller resembles a swollen post-war automobile -- a land yacht with tail fins, a period piece, bemusing and embarrassing. He remains, however, instructive.
Don't Expect Annette Taddeo to Go Away
November 23, 2014 - 6:00pm
Stories -- unconfirmed, but they're certainly stronger than rumor -- are coming out of Miami that Annette Taddeo, Charlie Crist's pick for lieutenant governor, is revving up to make a run for another elected office.
Gunman Kills One Leon County Sheriff's Deputy, Wounds Another
Submitted by Nancy Smith on November 22, 2014 - 5:08pm
The Leon County Sheriff's Office is not yet releasing the name of a deputy ambushed, shot and killed while responding to a 10 a.m Saturday house fire at 3722 Caracus Court in Tallahassee.
Lt. James McQuaig, LCSO spokesman, said the department will release tha information on Sunday.
The gunman took the weapon from the deputy as he lay on the ground, then walked down the street firing it. In the process he shot and wounded another deputy.
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Securities Regulators Help Combat Fraud and Protect Floridians
November 23, 2014 - 6:00pm
Since I became commissioner of the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) in 2012, protecting consumers and increasing the safety of Floridas securities industry has been one of my teams highest priorities.
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