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Proposed Carbon Tax Would Crush Floridians and Our Thriving Economy

October 6, 2018 - 6:00am

Florida’s economy is booming. With the passage of tax reform and smart regulatory reforms, consumers have more money in their pockets to travel and Florida is a prime location. In fact, Florida tourism numbers reached a record high in the first quarter of 2018 and Florida’s economy recently topped $1 trillion. However, recent legislation co-sponsored by our own Republican Rep. Francis Rooney would hike all Americans’ gas prices and jeopardize Florida’s economy.

Stephanie Murphy: HUD Sending Almost $20 Million to Central Florida

Sunshine State News

October 5, 2018 - 10:00am

This week, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., announced that Central Florida was getting almost $20 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Tax Cuts

Jerry Holbert

October 5, 2018 - 2:00am

Amendment 4: Voting Restoration Amendment

James Madison Institute

October 5, 2018 - 6:00am

Ballot Language: This amendment restores the voting rights of Floridians with felony convictions after they complete all terms of their sentence including parole or probation. The amendment would not apply to those convicted of murder or sexual offenses, who would continue to be permanently barred from voting unless the Governor and Cabinet vote to restore their voting rights on a case by case basis.

How The Amendment Reached The Ballot: Citizen Initiative

Gov. Rick Scott's Fight against Florida Red Tide Continues

Sunshine State News

October 5, 2018 - 6:00am

Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is offering $3 million in grants to St. Lucie, Martin, Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties to help mitigate the effects of red tide.

Democrats and Mainstream Media in Cahoots on Kavanaugh

Barney Bishop

October 5, 2018 - 6:00am

The spectacle of the Ford-Kavanaugh hearing last week was riveting, as many of us across the country watched their testimony.

Backroom Briefing: Confusion? Ageism? Senate Camps Trade Blows

Jim Turner and Dara Kam News Service of Florida

October 4, 2018 - 4:45pm

Confused. Rambling. Incoherent. Those are just a few of the terms Gov. Rick Scott and his team have used to describe U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in Scott’s attempt to unseat the veteran Washington lawmaker.

AFP-Action Launches New Ad Slamming Bill Nelson

Kevin Derby

October 5, 2018 - 6:00am

Fiscal conservative group Americans for Prosperity-Action (AFP-Action) announced on Friday that it will spend more than $1 million in a digital ad taking aim at U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla.

Chris King IS an Anti-Semite: Let Me Tell You How I Know ... and What Does This Say about Andrew Gillum?

Randy Fine

October 4, 2018 - 11:30am

In 1998, while a student at Harvard College, Chris King ran for president of the Harvard student government, the Undergraduate Council. He lost. In reflecting on his campaign the following year in a Newhouse News Service article, King blamed the Harvard student newspaper, the Crimson, for his loss. “I was nailed to the cross,” said King, in referring to the coverage of his race by the Crimson. “And most of the editorial staff that was so hard on me, the vast majority were Jewish.”

Ted Yoho's Reform of Foreign Aid Headed to Trump's Desk

Kevin Derby

October 4, 2018 - 9:15am

U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., the chairman of the U.S. House Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, scored a win this week as his proposal reforming how the federal government manages international development finances is headed to President Donald Trump’s desk.

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