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Guest AuthorMarch 9, 2016

As Donald Trump moves ever closer to snagging the GOP nomination for U.S. president, he will probably ask for – and receive – a high level of Secret Service protection. He may well need it. As the weeks pass, the political atmosphere is heating up to the point where “ugly” no longer describes what’s going […]

Guest AuthorMarch 8, 2016

Dear Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey. Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, just asked Tony Parker, the RNC treasurer, to get in touch with me. Yeah, he did. I got the letter in the mail this week. Had a handwritten note from Tony himself, promising that if I’d send him a pledge […]

Guest AuthorMarch 8, 2016

Each Legislative Session brings a cadre of bills, usually touted as consumer-friendly measures, that on the surface sound like good-government laws. In reality, such bills often have unintended consequences that should be exposed for consumer protection reasons. Companions House Bill 1041 and Senate Bill 966, related to unclaimed property, form one such example of state […]

Guest AuthorMarch 7, 2016

Based on the posts I see daily on social media, I have to wonder who in the world is voting for Donald Trump. I rarely see anyone openly advocating for him. So I must conclude I have done a wise job gathering my collection of friends, people with distinct and well developed tastes, wise minds […]

Guest AuthorMarch 7, 2016

After the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the partisan maps drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature violated the Fair Districts amendments, Rep. John Wood, R-Polk, called for impeachment proceedings against the justices. Now, Wood and his colleagues in the House are asking the people of Florida to believe that the judicial term-limits bill passed in the […]

Guest AuthorMarch 7, 2016

While most Floridians are working and going to school this week, elected officials in Tallahassee are considering how to spend an eye-popping $80 billion of your hard-earned tax money. That’s nearly $4,000 for every adult and child in the state. Too few Floridians have the time to keep an eye on Tallahassee to make sure […]

Guest AuthorMarch 6, 2016

After the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the partisan maps drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature violated the Fair Districts amendments, Rep. John Wood, R-Polk, called for impeachment proceedings against the justices. Now, Wood and his colleagues in the House are asking the people of Florida to believe that the judicial term-limits bill passed in the […]

Guest AuthorMarch 4, 2016

There are people who I am thankful for in the trajectory of my “success” in life, especially my family and my elementary school librarian, Mrs. Walker. I was Mrs. Walker’s student assistant in third and fourth grades. I ran errands and alphabetized the checkout cards. But mostly I read books. And she encouraged me to […]

Guest AuthorMarch 1, 2016

The organizing principle of my public service is Constitutional liberty. If government constrains itself to the Constitution, free markets, free enterprise and free people can thrive. Otherwise, we get catastrophic consequences like Obamacare, lawless executive orders and a government that (often corruptly) picks winners and losers. In a world of uncertainty, the Second Amendment to […]

Guest AuthorMarch 1, 2016

The most repeated phrase of late on social media and on talking-head shows is, “This election is unlike anything ever before!” Each time I hear it I have to chuckle. Is it just a sign of our times that we think ourselves so special that everything we do has to be the biggest or […]

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Bob Driver: Barack Obama's gift to Donald Trump

Linda Cunningham: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders are GOP’s best option at this point

Paul Sanford: Governor should veto state money-grab legislation

Ed Moore: Donald Trump’s nomination could be disaster for GOP

Eric Lesh and Mark Ferrulo: Another legislative power grab for control of the courts

Dominic Calabro: Floridians deserve an accountable, transparent budgeting process

Eric Lesh and Mark Ferrulo: Another legislative power grab for control of the courts

Yolanda Hood: We all have the right to read what we want

Matt Gaetz: Senate should let debate begin on open carry

Ed Moore: Is this an election unlike any seen before?