Like Cattle
Backroom Briefing: Scott Coaches 'Em up at Higher Ed Summit
Next Thursday afternoon, near the end of his "Degrees to Jobs Summit" in Orlando, Gov. Rick Scott will take the stage for a panel discussion with three of the most powerful men in Florida's higher education system.
Amendment 2: Medical Marijuana Back on Florida Ballot
On top of selecting a new president, voting on a new U.S. Senator and choosing Florida lawmakers, Floridians will vote on five constitutional amendments later this year. Getting a constitutional amendment to pass isn’t a walk in the park. Each amendment needs 60 percent of the vote in order to pass, and groups in favor of and against each amendment typically tend to spend millions of dollars in campaigns to push their message.
Amendment 1: Solar Power Amendment Aims to Give Consumers Power Over Electricity
On top of selecting a new president, voting on a new U.S. Senator and choosing Florida lawmakers, Floridians will vote on five constitutional amendments later this year.
Holocaust Survivors Resolution Clears Committee
A resolution from two congressional representatives from Florida urging Germany to “fulfill its moral responsibility to Holocaust survivors and urgently provide the financial resources necessary to ensure that Survivors live in dignity and comfort in their remaining years” cleared a key committee vote this week.
Mandating Americans Out of a Job
Every week another job-killing, economy-stifling, Constitution-trampling regulation seems to come out from on high.
Selective Vision
Is Mitt on a Suicide Mission?
"It's a suicide mission," said the Republican Party Chairman.
Bernie's Advice Is Good for Trump, Apparently Not for Bernie
When the shoe's on the other foot, notice how badly Bernie Sanders wears it.
The same Democratic candidate who decried Donald Trump for condoning violence in North Carolina in March turned right around and did the same thing in Nevada when his rally devolved into chaos. He condoned it.
Joe Negron Sees Bright Futures as Key in Higher Ed Plans
Preparing to make public universities a priority during the next two years, incoming Senate President Joe Negron says more and better scholarships will help take Florida's higher-education system to the next level.
The Stuart Republican has made clear his goal of finding an additional $1 billion for the 12 public universities during his two-year term as president, which is slated to begin after the November elections.










