August 24, 2017 - 9:30am
Businessman Paul Spain hopes the third time’s the charm as he has launched another bid to serve in Congress.
Venezuela is a 'Humanitarian and Political Crisis'
August 24, 2017 - 9:15am
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., joined Vice President Mike Pence, Gov. Rick Scott, and U.S. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, R-Fla., to meet with members of the Venezuelan exile community, local leaders, and elected officials about the continuing deterioration of democracy, the lack of respect for human rights, and unrest in Venezuela. After the listening session, Rubio delivered remarks at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Doral. His remarks are as follows:
Florida Mourns Unexpected Loss of Greg Evers
August 24, 2017 - 6:00am
Former State Sen. Greg Evers died suddenly and unexpectedly Monday evening in a car crash, causing a wave of reactions from throughout the state.
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August 24, 2017 - 2:00am
Laws That Subvert the Rule of Law
August 24, 2017 - 7:00am
When John Adams wrote into Massachusetts' Constitution a commitment to a "government of laws and not of men," he probably assumed that the rule of law meant the rule of laws, no matter how many laws there might be. He could not have imagined the modern proliferation and complexity of laws, or how subversive this is of the rule of law.
Facebook Friendship Doesn't Disqualify Judge
August 23, 2017 - 3:30pm
Grappling with the meaning of online friendship, a state appeals court Wednesday rejected a request to disqualify a Miami-Dade County circuit judge from a case in which a lawyer is one of the judge's Facebook friends.
The 10-page decision by the 3rd District Court of Appeal is at least the third time Florida appellate courts have faced similar questions, including a 2012 ruling in which another appeals court ruled that a judge should be disqualified because of being a Facebook friend with a prosecutor.
Richard Corcoran Calls for End of Public Funding for Statewide Elections
August 23, 2017 - 3:15pm
House Speaker Richard Corcoran says it’s high time for Florida to end public financing of political elections.
Hurricane Threat in Western Gulf Sending Gas Prices Up
Submitted by Nancy Smith on August 23, 2017 - 11:16am
The cost of gasoline at the pump is expected to shoot up this week, as oil and gas producers from Mexico to Louisiana gear up for heavy rains and winds as remnants of a tropical storm circulating over Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula threaten to redevelop into a hurricane.
Wholesale gasoline prices along the U.S. Gulf Coast were slightly stronger on Tuesday ahead of the storm, traders said.
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Vern Buchanan Goes to Bat for Florida Panther Habitat
August 23, 2017 - 11:15am
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., continued his efforts on behalf of the Florida panther this week, urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to continue to protect that animal.
Florida Delegation Divides on Party Lines Over Sending More Troops to Afghanistan
August 23, 2017 - 9:15am
Splitting on party lines, members of the Florida delegation continued to offer their take on President Donald Trump’s speech on Monday in which he proposed a new direction for American military operations in Afghanistan.
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