July 30, 2013 - 6:00pm
Rick Scott: 'Jesse Jackson Owes Every Floridian an Apology for his Reckless and Divisive Comments'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 31, 2013 - 11:38am
Gov. Rick Scott fired back at Jesse Jackson who had called Florida an apartheid state and the Selma of our times and demanded an apology.
Jesse Jackson owes every Floridian an apology for his reckless and divisive comments, Scott said. It is unfortunate that he would come to Florida to insult Floridians and divide our state at a time when we are striving for unity and healing. Floridians are a strong, resilient people. We are fortunate to live in a great state where all Floridians enjoy opportunities to get a great job and a world-class education.
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Marco Rubio: We Need To Restructure Foreign Aid and Relationship With Egypt
Submitted by Anonymous on July 31, 2013 - 11:28am
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.. has introduced an amendment to a Senate transportation funding bill that would essentially end military aid to Egypt, and other members of the Senate are speaking out. Paul's amendment would redirect the money to domestic infrastructure projects rather than providing it to Egypt, which has been mired with controversy and unrest since the overthrow of democratically-elected leader Mohamed Morsi earlier this month.
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Dozier Exhumations Close to State OK
Submitted by Nancy Smith on July 31, 2013 - 10:52am
Finally, movement on the University of South Florida's request to begin the exhumation of remains at the site of the former Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna.
The Florida board of trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund has on its calendar for Aug. 6 a vote on a joint land-use agreement with the Department of Environmental Protection to permit the excavation of human remains on the Dozier property.
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John McCain Has Kind Words for Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 31, 2013 - 10:43am
U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is expressing his thoughts on some of the lead actors on Floridas political stage.
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Rick Scott Breaks Ground on Galaxy Aviation Facility
Submitted by Anonymous on July 31, 2013 - 10:18am
Gov. Rick Scott headed to Palm Beach Wednesday, breaking ground at Galaxy Aviation's newest facility at the Palm Beach International Airport.The new facility expands Galaxy Aviation's 1 million square feet of space currently occupied at the airport, and is expected to create 200 new jobs.
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Will Weatherford Creates Health Care Workforce Innovation Select Committee
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 31, 2013 - 9:33am
Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, announced on Wednesday that he would be creating a new select committee of Health Care Workforce Innovation. Rep. Jose Oliva, R-Hialeah, who is scheduled to become House speaker after the 2018 elections, will chair the new committee. Freshman Rep. Cary Pigman, R-Sebring, who is an emergency-room physician, will be the vice chairman.
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Steve Crisafulli Takes Over From Steve Precourt as House Majority Leader
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 31, 2013 - 9:16am
On Wednesday, Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, announced that incoming Speaker Steve Crisafulli, R-Merritt Island, would take over from Rep. Steve Precourt, R-Orlando, as House majority leader in the 2014 session. Weatherford also announced that Precourt will take over the State Affairs Committee.
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Marco Rubio Urges GOP to Unite to Defund Obama's Health Care Law
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 31, 2013 - 9:11am
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continued his attacks on President Barack Obamas federal health care law this week, insisting Republicans join him in defunding it. Rubio also offered a warning on what could happen if the GOP doesnt stand together on the issue.
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Detroit's Death by Democracy
July 30, 2013 - 6:00pm
DETROIT -- In 1860, an uneasy Charles Darwin confided in a letter to a friend: "I had no intention to write atheistically" but "I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created the Ichneumonidae with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of caterpillars."
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