July 24, 2013 - 6:00pm
Rick Perry Headed to Orlando to Speak at AFP Event
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 25, 2013 - 9:05am
Once and perhaps future Republican presidential hopeful Gov. Rick Perry of Texas will be speaking at Americans for Prosperitys (AFP) Defending the American Dream Summit in Orlando in August.
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Ander Crenshaw Insists Defense Appropriations Bill Helps First Coast
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 25, 2013 - 8:52am
With President Barack Obama in Jacksonville on Thursday, most eyes on the First Coast are focused there, but U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., issued a statement late Wednesday insisting the region will be helped by the fiscal year 2014 House Defense Appropriations Bill. Crenshaw, who sits on the Defense Appropriations Committee, noted the bill will keep three cruisers based at Naval Station Mayport.
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RPOF Hits Obama With Newspaper Ad in Jacksonville
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 25, 2013 - 8:38am
With President Barack Obama in Jacksonville to give a speech on the economy on Thursday, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) welcomed him to the First Coast with a full-page ad in the Florida Times-Union insisting Gov. Rick Scotts policies are responsible for the recent economic gains in the Sunshine State.
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A Woman in Full: Thatcher Gets Her Due in New Biography
July 24, 2013 - 6:00pm
The first volume of Charles Moore's authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher, covering her life up to Britain's victory in the Falklands, is out, just weeks after her death. It takes its place among the finest political biographies of all time.
The Proof is in the Pudding: Common Core Standards Can Work for the U.S.
July 24, 2013 - 6:00pm
Reflective of 50 different states, Americas education system has been supporting 50 different standards for learning, resulting in wide disparities in student proficiency across the country.
President Obama, You Were Economically Profiled
July 24, 2013 - 6:00pm
Not to pick on President Obama today of all days, when he's in Florida trying to reacquaint us with his economic policy ... but I'm still stuck in the I-was-like-Trayvon speech he gave at the White House last Friday.
Rick Scott Speaks Out on Reinsurance Tax Legislation
Submitted by Anonymous on July 24, 2013 - 3:52pm
Gov. Rick Scott is joining a number of state and local officials who are voicing their opposition to legislation denying tax deductions for certain reinsurance premiums paid to foreign-based affiliates of domestic insurers. In a letter to Congressman Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., the governor warned that the legislation could have a "disastrous impact" on small businesses and homeowners in Florida.
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Republicans Welcome Obama to Jacksonville With Jeers and Jabs
July 23, 2013 - 6:00pm
With President Barack Obama giving a speech on the economy in Jacksonville on Thursday, Republicans are going on the attack while First Coast Democrats are going strangely quiet.
This week, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) threw jabs at Obama on the economy, launching the lastest attack on Wednesday claiming the president is looking for a mulligan on the economy.
Jeers and Jabs Welcome Obama to Jacksonville
July 23, 2013 - 6:00pm
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