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Joe HendersonDecember 25, 2018

This is a site devoted to getting deep into the weeds of Florida politics, so we try to avoid going national too often — unless it has direct statewide impact. With that in mind, I know the best Christmas present Florida lawmakers could give to all 21 million residents of the best state in the […]

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, […]

Peter SchorschDecember 24, 2018

Good tidings to share: British Airways customer service recently contacted Marilyn and apologized for its earlier stance — and offered a full refund on the airfares. — British Airways’ cold-hearted refusal to refund a cancer-stricken Florida woman nearly $2,000 after her illness took a turn for the worse – and made it impossible for her […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 24, 2018

Jacksonville City Hall is closed today, and its denizens are (at least in theory) at home and enjoying presents. Below, a live look at the action at the Lenny Curry household, where this scene replays every thirty seconds. What about the rest of #JaxPol though? In an effort to ensure that no pol is left […]

Staff ReportsDecember 24, 2018

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a $68 million, 40-state settlement with UBS for “fraudulent conduct involving the manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate,” or LIBOR, according to a press release. LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate that affects financial instruments worth trillions of dollars and has a far-reaching impact on global markets and consumers, […]

Danny McAuliffeDecember 23, 2018

Some state employees might think it a given to spend Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve away from work each year. But the reality is Florida government workers normally get nine holidays: New Year’s, the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving and the Friday after, as […]

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 […]

Jacob OglesDecember 22, 2018

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The U.S. House threw its support behind legislation aimed at protecting education access for young girls displaced around the world. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, sponsored the companion Senate bill in 2017 and urged President Donald Trump to sign the Girls Count Act into law. “Millions of people are displaced globally due to ongoing […]

Jacob OglesDecember 22, 2018

A partial federal government shutdown went into effect at midnight, after Congressional leaders failed to pass a budget that ahd the support of President Donald Trump. Florida political leaders offered a variety of explanations what led the nation here. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida’s only Republican senator until Sen.-elect Rick Scott gets sworn in next […]

Headlines

Joe Henderson: Make Florida politics the opposite of Washington

Broward deputies now must enter active shootings

After British Airways is slammed as ”Scrooge’ for denying refund to cancer-stricken Florida woman, airline makes good

Buying for Jacksonville politicians? Behold, the 2018 gift guide

Pam Bondi announces $68 million multistate settlement

State workers make the most of extra days off

Trumps cancel Mar-a-Lago Christmas amid shutdown

Margaret Good aims for background checks on private gun sales

Marco Rubio bill to protect girls’ learning access heads to president

Florida pols point fingers on federal shutdown