Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri caused an uproar with gun rights activists last week for comments about concealed carry permit holders, prompting the Florida Sheriffs Association to contend Gualtieri’s remarks were taken out of context
Out of the limelight, four of the dark horses seeking the Republican presidential nomination will be on stage on Tuesday afternoon in the undercard debate.
The stakes will be high in Las Vegas as nine Republican presidential candidates get ready to engage in Tuesday night’s main event as CNN hosts the fifth round of debates.
The race has changed considerably in recent weeks as terrorism replaced the economy as the top issue for many Republican voters after the Paris and San Bernardino attacks. Donald Trump still remains at the top of the polls but Ted Cruz has broken from the pack to be his top challenger, overtaking him in some surveys of Iowa which holds the first caucus in seven weeks.
The 2016 legislative session is gearing up to be the year of gun bills, with a new bill proposing heightened requirements for concealed carry permit applicants being introduced this week.
A new proposal requiring concealed carry permit holders to carry their concealed weapons permits and state they're carrying a concealed weapon if approached by a first responder is being introduced in time for the 2016 legislative session.
Recently, a minor change to the business agenda of the South Florida Water Management District Governing Board’s monthly meeting streamlined protocols for public comment. Previously, public comment was heard on each and every agenda item. Public comment continues to be welcomed on all voting items before the board. Comment on general topics and non-voting issues is now heard separately, with the same three-minute time limit that applies to all speakers.
Gov. Rick Scott headed to Jacksonville Monday, making an appearance at a local candy making facility to highlight local job growth in the Jacksonville area.
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U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., announced on Monday she was supporting U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate.
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With the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasting a 29 percent drop in Florida oranges from last year, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., urged Congress take quick action on his effort to help Florida’s citrus industry which is being devastated by citrus greening.
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During the past three decades, the American people have been kept in the dark about the true status of the Social Security program.
While newly crowned U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan’s, R-Wisc., main rival in the Republican caucus was U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, R-Fla., the new speaker has a key ally in a longtime congresswoman from the Sunshine State.
