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Guest AuthorSeptember 26, 2013

5min126
It’s an interesting sign of these confusing political times that general elections tell us as much about political parties as primaries. It used to be that Republicans would gleefully pick off centrist Democrats who were disaffected by their party’s perceived leftward direction. Now it appears that Democrats are returning the favor, capturing centrist Republicans (a […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 25, 2013

5min201
Sadly, Sept. 19 marked five years since TransCanada applied for permission from the U.S. government to build the Keystone XL pipeline, a privately funded project that would give American consumers a direct link to Canadian oil sands, the third largest oil reserves in the world.  However, the Obama Administration, bowing to political pressure from anti-energy […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 24, 2013

4min185
This past session, state legislators passed a bill defining the permitted scope of activities for individuals who will soon help Florida consumers navigate the complicated maze of health insurance exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). These individuals, who work for the federal health insurance exchanges, are called “navigators,” and it’s […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 24, 2013

5min147
Here’s where we are, Florida. Gov. Rick Scott has cut taxes five times in the last three legislative sessions: property taxes, business income taxes, sales taxes on manufacturing equipment and machinery. Almost 370,000 private-sector jobs have been created. Our unemployment rate has been dramatically reduced to 7 percent, below the national average, surpassing economists’ expectations. […]


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