Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has introduced a measure to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the health care law passed last year, as an amendment to legislation dealing with the Federal Aviation Administration. Senators are currently debating the amendment on the Senate floor.
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With federal stimulus funds petering out in June, Florida school districts are cranking up their never-ending campaign for more money.
The credulous stenographers at the Miami Herald quoted Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's tired woe-is-us spiel, warning of "draconian cuts" if the state doesn't come up with money to compensate for the impending loss of stimulus dollars.
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Former Attorney General Bill McCollum weighed in on Tuesday after a federal judge ruled in favor of the constitutional challenge he launched against the health care law backed by President Barack Obama.
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A Florida pastor is calling on Fox Sports to air a "John 3:16" advertisement during the Super Bowl. But the network rejected the ad as wide right.
Rev. Mark D. Boykin, senior pastor ofthe Church of All Nations,and the Christian Family Coalition accuse Fox of "discriminating against Christians" by refusing to accept the spot produced by theFixed Point Foundation.
The "John 3:16" verse, a New Testament reference, has been part of the culture of football in America for decades. Fans see such signs in the stands and on players' tape and tattoos.
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Northern Florida District Court Judge Roger Vinsons ruling, declaring the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional and void, has left parties on both sides of the lawsuit to ponder their next bit of legal strategem as the case winds its way through the judicial system.
Longtime Republican activist Fred Karger, a veteran of many political campaigns who is considering launching a bid to become the first openly gay presidential candidate in American history, proposed a new constitutional amendment on Tuesday to lower the voting age in a speech made at Dartmouth College in the key primary state of New Hampshire.
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U.S. Rep. David Rivera signed on to a bill introduced by his fellow Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan looking to prevent an effort, backed by Cuba, to drill for oil off the coast of Florida.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill hurt the economy of my state, said Rivera, who is co-sponsoring the measure.It especially affected the tourism and fishing industries that employ so many people in Florida.
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On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott unveiled his reform plans for state employees, arguing that the changes he is backing will save Floridians almost $3 billion in the next two years. Scott called for state employees to place 5 percent of their salaries into the current pension system and have new employees enroll in retirement plans more similar to those of private-sector employees.
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While U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio will not be speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) later in February, two of his fellow Sunshine State Republicans will be addressing the event.
