Running to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in 2016, U.S. Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., unveiled his “Florida Fishing Industry Council” to focus on fishing issues on Thursday.
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Lost in the shuffle while Donald Trump leads the polls and dominates media coverage of the Republican presidential race, this week U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., tried to make the case that he represented the nation’s future as he called for a “New American Economy for the 21st Century.”
Senate leaders crafting new districts for the chamber in 2012 held confidential meetings to discuss maps with lawmakers before the maps were made public, while at the same time boasting about "the most open and transparent redistricting process in Florida's history," according to court documents.
Depositions and other evidence in a long-running lawsuit about the Senate districts were released this week, at the same time that lawmakers are holding a special session to redraw congressional lines that were struck down as unconstitutional gerrymanders by the Florida Supreme Court.
Florida is doing the right thing. In case you doubt the wisdom of Attorney General Pam Bondi's decision to join a multi-state bipartisan lawsuit against the EPA attempt to seize regulatory control over large categories of state waters, you might want to take a look at the graphic reproduced just below.
Let's assume, for fun, that Donald Trump's supporters are thinking with their brains, not their viscera. If so, they will want to know that the issue he has lassoed for self-aggrandizement has been utterly demagogued. Trump is playing them for chumps.
United For Care, the political action committee trying to pass medical marijuana in Florida, says it's getting closer and closer to getting RX pot back on the ballot in 2016.
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For basically anyone involved in the Common Core State Standards, the road to the implementation of the national education standards has been anything but smooth. The same is true for any Republican hoping to snag the party’s presidential nomination -- and one website has doled out a “report card” on how each candidate is responding to concerns about Common Core.
State Attorney Jeff Siegmeister endorsed Tallahassee attorney Mary Thomas for Congress on Thursday.
Siegmeister noted they were both members of the Federalist Society, a group of conservative attorneys.
Thomas is running for the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., which should be expected greatly by redistricting.
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State Attorney Jeff Siegmeister endorsed Tallahassee attorney Mary Thomas for Congress on Thursday.
Siegmeister noted they were both members of the Federalist Society, a group of conservative attorneys.
Thomas is running for the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Fla., which should be expected greatly by redistricting.
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