WASHINGTON -- During Watergate, Henry Kissinger's mordant wit leavened the unpleasantness: "The illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer." President Obama often does both simultaneously, using executive authoritarianism to evade the Constitution's separation of powers and rewrite existing laws.
Florida health officials lack the authority to issue final licenses to the state's first medical marijuana businesses, but an administrative law judge can't do anything to stop them, according to an order issued Friday.
Administrative Law Judge John G. Van Laningham refused to allow Plants of Ruskin -- a nursery that lost out to a competitor in an attempt to get one of five coveted licenses to grow, process and dispense low-THC marijuana -- to take the depositions of health officials.
What is the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, right?
When lawmakers return to Tallahassee every year for the legislative session, they are usually more or less proactive, passing legislation and holding committee hearings that shape the news that comes from the Capitol.
Every so often, though, outside events tend to shape what goes on in the Legislature more than the members of the House and Senate do. This week was one of those periods.
The coming week marks a somber but special occasion for NASA, as the space agency remembers all of its tragedies -- especially Challenger, the devastating in-flight explosion that shocked the world.
Growing up, Daniela Donoso says one emotion haunted her younger years: fear.
Conservative leader Gary Bauer announced on Friday he was backing U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, for the Republican presidential nomination.
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2015 was a good year for jobs, according to Gov. Rick Scott, who said Florida businesses created 21,000 private-sector jobs over the last year.
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