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Jacob OglesDecember 30, 2018

President Donald Trump’s administration may soon rescind recognition of the Cuban Baseball Federation as an organization independent of the Cuban government, according to a report by the McClatchy DC Bureau. The aim of such an action, reversing a 2016 decision made as then-President Barack Obama sought to normalize relations with Cuba, would be to scuttle […]

Jacob OglesDecember 30, 2018

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says Major League Baseball can end the dangerous practice of Cuban athletes being trafficked through third-party countries by changing its own rules — and without dealing with the Cuban government. Rubio wrote on Twitter Saturday the major reason baseball players undergo such travel risks stems from a requirement athletes establish “fake” […]

Jacob OglesDecember 29, 2018

State Sen. Joe Gruters filed three bills Friday related to water quality and predicts the issue will dominate this year’s legislative session. “If I had to guess, I’d say the environmental bills will triple from last year,” he said. That’s because red tide dominated politics in a different way in 2018, particularly in coastal communities. […]

Jacob OglesDecember 28, 2018

CNN singled out Republican Rick Scott’s U.S. Senate election effort this year as the “Best Campaign of 2018” nationwide during the just-wrapped election cycle. The Point Awards spotlighted the best and worst campaigns this year. It saw the term-limited Republican governor’s defeat of Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson — despite a national environment favoring the blue […]

Jacob OglesDecember 28, 2018

Rep. Randy Fine made clear his first priority for the 2019 Legislative Session: Cleaning up the polluted Indian River Lagoon. Fine, a Palm Bay Republican, filed new legislation (HB 141) to budget $50 million in annual state matching funds for cleanup projects in the water body, which the Audubon Society says faces an “ecological crisis.” […]

Jacob OglesDecember 26, 2018

Young Americans for Freedom filed a lawsuit against the University of Florida that alleges the school violates conservative students’ right to free speech. “UF officials are actively trying to stifle the University of Florida Young Americans for Freedom chapter on the basis of the students’ conservative beliefs,” said YAF spokesman Spencer Brown. UF officials did […]

Jacob OglesDecember 25, 2018

Charter schools may promise to provide access to a top education for more children, but one University of Florida researcher’s findings show hat opportunity doesn’t get offered readily to many of the most at-risk students. A new study shows schools of choice often ignore inquiries of students with special needs, and charter schools do so […]

Jacob OglesDecember 25, 2018

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Staying outside will no longer be an option for Broward County Sheriff’s deputies responding to a mass shooting, More than 10 months after a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, the sheriff’s office there will change its policies to require officers to enter the scene and engage the shooter, […]

Jacob OglesDecember 23, 2018

The first family won’t holiday in Mar-a-Lago for Christmas after all. President Donald Trump announced he will cancel a scheduled Christmas vacation in Florida, the White House announced yesterday. “Due to the shutdown, President Trump will remain in Washington, D.C. and the first lady will return from Florida so they can spend Christmas together,” White […]

Jacob OglesDecember 22, 2018

Background checks should stop violent felons from buying guns. State Rep. Margaret Good just filed legislation to make all sellers actually use them. “I don’t know if people understand that if you buy off the internet in Florida, if you buy off of Craiglist or you do it person to person, a background check is […]

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McClatchy: Donald Trump to call strike on baseball deal

Marco Rubio says Major League Baseball can protect Cuban players with rule change

Joe Gruters files water quality bills ahead of session

CNN names Rick Scott the ‘Best campaign of 2018’

Randy Fine seeks $50M to help Indian River Lagoon

Conservative student group sues UF, claiming discrimination

Univ. of Florida study: Charter schools less responsive to neediest students

Broward deputies now must enter active shootings

Trumps cancel Mar-a-Lago Christmas amid shutdown

Margaret Good aims for background checks on private gun sales