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Winsor, Berger Picked to Serve as Federal Judges

April 10, 2018 - 9:00pm

President Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped two Florida appellate judges with ties to Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Gov. Jeb Bush to serve as federal district judges.

Trump said he will nominate Allen Winsor, a judge on the state’s 1st District Court of Appeal, to serve as a judge in the federal Northern District of Florida. Also, he chose Wendy Berger, a judge on the state’s 5th District Court of Appeal, to serve as a judge in the federal Middle District of Florida. The nominations are subject to Senate confirmation.

How Can We Solve the Problem of Future School Shootings?

Barney Bishop

April 10, 2018 - 9:00pm

The Parkland school shooting was a terrible, heinous act by a person who, in my opinion, deserves the death penalty.

Coming as it did during the closing weeks of the 2018 legislative session, the Legislature was forced to address the issue in a fashion that is little more than window dressing.

Sadly, it won’t stop this from happening again because the solution didn’t focus enough attention on the crux of the problem.

This isn’t a gun issue despite what students, parents and others want to make it.

Florida Primary Candidates Will Battle in a Straw Poll in Jacksonville on Saturday

Sunshine State News

April 10, 2018 - 9:00pm

This Saturday in Jacksonville, Ed Dean, the No. 1 statewide political radio talk-show host focused on Florida politics and a senior editor for Sunshine State News, will be on center stage for an early test of strength for Republicans and Democrats looking to win elections this year.

Tom Rooney: HUD Offering 'Helping Hand' to Florida With Funds for Hurricane Recovery

Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 10, 2018 - 8:35pm

U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., weighed in on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announcement it will send almost $800 million to Florida to help the state recover from Hurricanes Irma and Matthew.

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Witch Hunt

Jerry Holbert

April 10, 2018 - 9:00pm

Forecast a Glimmer of Good News for Citrus Growers

Jim Turner News Service of Florida

April 10, 2018 - 4:15pm

For the second time in a week, Florida citrus growers got what could be considered good news for the struggling industry.

A forecast Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed this season’s projected orange crop holding steady for the third consecutive month.

The estimate followed an announcement Friday by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue that anxiously awaited disaster-relief programs for farmers who suffered damages in Hurricane Irma will be in place by mid-July.

HUD Sending $791 Million to Florida for Hurricanes Irma, Matthew Recovery

Sunshine State News

April 10, 2018 - 11:00am

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it will send $791 million to Florida through its Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program to help homes and buildings damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Matthew.

U.S. HUD Sec. Ben Carson made the announcement on Tuesday morning. HUD sent $616 million to Florida back in November to help hurricane recovery efforts.

Scott-Nelson: Fasten Your Seatbelt for Bloody, Costly and Close

Nancy Smith

April 10, 2018 - 8:45am

Within minutes of Rick Scott's announcement Monday that he will challenge Sen. Bill Nelson, Democrats were swarming like ants on a jelly sandwich. As expected.

Dems have been anticipating the Florida governor's move for months, preparing thunderous criticism to mark the moment, noting everything from Scott having been previously forced out as chief executive of Columbia/HCA amid a federal fraud investigation to his "long history" of siding with the gun lobby.

ACLU Leader Retiring after Decades of Battles

Dara Kam News Service of Florida

April 9, 2018 - 10:00pm

Howard Simon began his career fighting for voting rights, and he’ll end more than four decades of civil-rights advocacy championing the same issue.

Along the way, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida has plagued the Republican-dominated Legislature and more than one GOP governor, emerging victorious in court battles involving abortion, gay adoption and drug testing of some of Florida’s neediest people, to name just a few issues.

Trump Expected to Loom over Scott-Nelson Battle

Jim Turner News Service of Florida

April 9, 2018 - 5:45pm

More than $100 million will likely be spent during the next seven months as two of Florida’s top elected officials go head-to-head in the mid-term contest for a spot in the U.S. Senate.

The long-anticipated contest in which Gov. Rick Scott will try to unseat U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson became official on Monday.

Key issues that could shape the contest include the mass shootings at Pulse nightclub in Orlando and at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and hurricanes Irma and Maria.

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