October 14, 2014 - 6:00pm
Tom Rooney Wants Answers From Obama on Ebola
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 15, 2014 - 10:07am
U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., sent a letter to President Barack Obama and members of his administration, asking what they plan to do to combat Ebola. Besides Obama, Rooney wrote U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden.
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Amendment 1 Garners Little Opposition, New Poll Shows
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 15, 2014 - 9:32am
There is little opposition to Amendment 1, according to a poll released on Tuesday. Needing 60 percent to pass on the November ballot, Amendment 1 would mandate the Legislature send 33 percent of funds generated from real estate document taxes to be used for environmental conservation efforts for the next 20 years. Estimates shows these funds would range from $700 million to $1.3 billion.
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Florida TaxWatch Looks at 2015 Budget Surplus
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 15, 2014 - 9:23am
Florida TaxWatch noted on Wednesday that legislators will have a small surplus -- $336.2 million -- in the 2015 session. While this is the fourth year in a row there was a surplus, the projected surplus is less than half of what it was this year.
Dominic Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch, said the surplus was a result of job growth.
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The Question Unanswered
October 14, 2014 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- So unpopular is President Obama these days that the (D) following Democratic candidates' names might stand for Denial.
And, so desperate are political pundits for any fresh news crumb that a molehill quickly becomes a mountain. One ill-chosen word -- or, worse, failure to answer a reporter's question -- and the candidate is suddenly redrawn into a caricature he doesn't recognize.
John Thrasher: 'I'm Good' With FSU Contract Offer
October 14, 2014 - 6:00pm
Amendment 2 Struggles in Another Poll as Seniors, African-Americans Lean Against It
October 13, 2014 - 6:00pm
Now It's Just Noise
October 14, 2014 - 6:00pm
Rick Scott and Charlie Crist Locked in the Polls
October 13, 2014 - 6:00pm
Jeb Bush Hits the Airwaves for Rick Scott as Charlie Crist Counters With Mike Fasano
October 13, 2014 - 6:00pm
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