January 7, 2016 - 9:45am
The U.S. House passed a measure repealing much of President Barack Obama’s federal health-care law and defunding Planned Parenthood on Wednesday. Obama is expected to veto the bill.
AFP Bashes Rick Scott's Proposal for More Funds to Enterprise Florida
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 7, 2016 - 9:55am
Americans for Prosperity’s (AFP) Florida chapter continued to push against Gov. Rick Scott’s call for an additional $250 million to Enterprise Florida.
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Burying Negative Polls
January 7, 2016 - 7:00am
Network news outlets conduct their own polls. They also bury the poll results when they don't like them. On PBS on Jan. 1, liberal pundit Mark Shields brought some very bad news for the left. The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found 73 percent say they want the next president to take a different approach from President Obama's.
Executive Order This, Executive Order That
January 7, 2016 - 3:30am
Scott's Budget Plans Could Face Squeeze
January 6, 2016 - 9:00pm
An election-year budget that includes huge tax cuts, record funding for public schools and a new initiative to bring jobs to Florida might be good politics for lawmakers. The question is whether they can afford it.
When lawmakers start the 2016 legislative session Tuesday, it will have been years since the House and Senate were in the depths of the fallout from the global financial meltdown that forced painful cuts to schools and politically perilous increases in tobacco taxes and motor-vehicle fees.
Nearly Half of Florida's 10th Graders to Fail Part of FSA Under New Cut Score Formula
January 6, 2016 - 5:15pm
The State Board of Education voted in favor of Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart’s recommendations for the Florida Standards Assessment cut scores in Tallahassee Wednesday.
Ted Cruz Names Steve King Co-Chair of 2016 Campaign
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 6, 2016 - 4:19pm
Leading in some of the polls in Iowa, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced on Wednesday that U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, will co-chair his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Rick Scott Starts 2016 Back on Florida's Center Stage
January 6, 2016 - 3:30pm
Rick Scott’s starting the new year by offering some reminders that, even while he can’t run for a third term, he’s no lame duck in Tallahassee.
While the economy continued to do well with tourism on the rise and the unemployment rate dropping, Scott had a few hiccups last year. Despite sizeable Republican majorities in both chambers of the Legislature, the House and the Senate were often on far different pages over the budget, redistricting, Medicaid expansion and other issues.
Former Jeb, Rubio Staffer Brandon Patty Runs for Congress
January 6, 2016 - 2:45pm
Political aide and Navy veteran Brandon Patty launched a bid to replace U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., who is currently running for the U.S. Senate.
Five Food Fights Likely to Be Slung During Session
January 6, 2016 - 2:00pm
It’s been a contentious year since the Florida Legislature left the state Capitol after the last regular session and state lawmakers are gearing up for another 60-day session to hammer out new laws and a hefty state budget.
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