
Remember poverty? It was once a chief preoccupation of the Democratic Party. Lyndon Johnson made war on it. An entire ecosystem of federal, state and local programs has been created over the course of the past half-century to combat it, costing taxpayers more than $1 trillion annually.
A bill to direct the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to conduct a study and submit a report on expanding the use of reclaimed water in Florida passed through the Florida Legislature Monday.
SB 536, sponsored by Sen. Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, would permit the two agencies to study and submit a report on broadening the use of reclaimed water in Florida, including storm-water and excess surface water.
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The 2014 PayScale College Return on Investment Report is out and two universities from the Sunshine State garner high marks for their computer science programs. Using salary data and comparing it with cost and alumni earnings, PayScale finds the University of Floridas computer science degree offers the best return in the state on investment annually with the University of North Florida (UNF) right behind it in the second spot. UNF leads the state over a 20-year return on investment for its computer science degree.
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Former president Bill Clinton will be heading to Florida in June; he will be the keynote speaker at this year's Jefferson Jackson dinner in Hollywood on June 28.
In an email sent Monday, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant explained Democrats "needed" to hear Clinton's message.
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There's an old saying: When the horse dies, dismount.But despite the demise of a faithful old equine ridden by liberals for decades, the left refuses to stop flogging it unmercifully.