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Associated PressSeptember 13, 2015

The last time Erik Paul took a Caribbean cruise out of PortMiami, getting off the ship took well over an hour. The lines clearing immigration in the port were backed up, and there was such general chaos that Paul’s mother got into a heated argument with a purser when she insisted on getting off the […]

Associated PressSeptember 13, 2015

Think wagering $20 to win $1 million by picking a winning combination of NFL players for a fantasy team this Sunday is gambling? The league says it isn’t. So do fast-growing daily fantasy sports companies like DraftKings and FanDuel that offer the games and advertise with the long gambling-adverse pro football organization. But as the […]

Associated PressSeptember 13, 2015

To some Republican presidential candidates, it’s better to be with the popular pope than against him. Marco Rubio, Rand Paul and Ted Cruz have deep policy differences with Pope Francis, but the senators will break off campaign travel to attend his address to Congress later this month, a centerpiece of his eagerly anticipated visit to […]

Associated PressSeptember 12, 2015

President Barack Obama on Saturday debuted a redesigned online tool with college-specific information about student costs, loans and potential earning power, scaling back a planned ratings system that critics derided as too subjective and unworkable. The College Scorecard — at https://collegescorecard.ed.gov — provides a snapshot of what former students of each school might earn, how […]

Associated PressSeptember 11, 2015

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry ended his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Friday, becoming the first major candidate of the 2016 campaign to give up on the White House. The longest-serving governor in Texas history told a group of conservative activists in St. Louis that “some things have become clear” and he […]

Associated PressSeptember 10, 2015

Eleven Republican presidential candidates have qualified for next week’s primetime debate, a slate that features the full diversity of the GOP’s 2016 class and is believed to be the largest group to share a presidential debate stage in modern political history. The candidates scheduled to meet for Wednesday’s primetime affair, announced Thursday night by debate […]

Associated PressSeptember 10, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott says he believes that there should be a statewide decision made on how to fairly regulate rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft. Scott said Wednesday after a speech to an education summit in Orlando that he thinks that the state Legislature will tackle the issue during its next regular session and pass […]

Associated PressSeptember 9, 2015

Florida State University football fans going to the game this weekend can bring their guns if they have a concealed weapons permit and they keep them locked in their cars. The day after being sued over a policy that bans guns on campus, the university Wednesday said permitted gun owners can keep guns locked in […]

Associated PressSeptember 9, 2015

The number of untested rape kits sitting in law enforcement agencies across Florida is anybody’s guess. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday that the number is in the thousands, but she wasn’t sure exactly how many. That’s why she’s calling for more funding for processing the sexual assault kits in the next state budget. The […]

Associated PressSeptember 9, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush‘s tax reform plan calls for a lower corporate tax rate and immediate tax deductions for business investments. The former Florida governor also wants to cut personal income tax brackets from seven to three, with the lowest rate at 10 percent. He outlined the proposal in an op-ed published in Wednesday’s […]

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Florida in middle of port, airport building. Is it enough?

Gambling or not, daily fantasy sports faces scrutiny

For GOP candidates, better to be with pope than against him

Barack Obama promotes online search tool with college-specific data

Rick Perry first to exit 2016 Republican presidential race

11 Republicans to share stage in next presidential debate

Gov. Scott in favor of ‘statewide decision’ for rideshares

FSU football fan with a permit? Bring gun, lock it in car

Pam Bondi wants quicker processing of untested rape kits

Jeb Bush proposes ‘simple, fair and clear’ tax code