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Jac VerSteegJune 22, 2015

I have to believe Jeb Bush when he says he wouldn’t let his priest – or even the pope – dictate his economic policy. In fact, if you take Jeb’s recent statements about religion seriously, an obvious conclusion is that Jeb doesn’t take his religion seriously. “I hope I’m not going to get castigated for […]

Dan GelberJune 22, 2015

Jeb Bush earned the moniker of Florida’s “Education Governor” because he made education his primary policy focus while in office and the area he most focused on since. And Jeb Bush was a very busy education governor. He force-fed unprecedented testing into public schools, did all he could to neuter the teaching unions, and apologetically […]

Ryan RayJune 22, 2015

As ever in the term limits era, the makeup of the Republican House majority is set to shift in terms of personnel, if not necessarily in degree of dominance. As the very House-inflected Rep. Matt Gaetz seeks to take over his father Sen. Don Gaetz‘s spot in the Legislature’s upper chamber, a Walton County commissioner has […]

Peter SchorschJune 22, 2015

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Democratic candidates hold small early leads in Florida’s 2016 U.S. Senate race, according to a Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll released today. In possible matchups in the 2016 U.S. Senate race in Florida: Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy tops Republican Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera 40 – 28 percent; Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson tops Lopez-Cantera 37 […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 22, 2015

The solipsism of the paper of record. It never gets touted as a subscription benefit for the Florida Times-Union, but it’s a much more reliable feature than their website. You can always count on it, as a recent column from the paper’s editor Frank Denton indicated. It started off fine enough, talking about how Lenny Curry […]

Drew WilsonJune 21, 2015

As of June, none of the 12 Florida Senators running for reelection is facing much of a challenge — Democratic Sen. Jeff Clemens is the only incumbent to draw an opponent so far, but it won’t derail him from another term. District 29 looks set as well, with Democratic Rep. Jim Waldman having a clear path to take over for outgoing Sen. Jeremy […]

Dan GelberJune 21, 2015

Jeb Bush earned the moniker of Florida’s “Education Governor” because he made education his primary policy focus while in office and the area he most focused on since. And Jeb Bush was a very busy education governor. He force-fed unprecedented testing into public schools, did all he could to neuter the teaching unions, and apologetically […]

Jac VerSteegJune 21, 2015

I have to believe Jeb Bush when he says he wouldn’t let his priest – or even the pope – dictate his economic policy. In fact, if you take Jeb’s recent statements about religion seriously, an obvious conclusion is that Jeb doesn’t take his religion seriously. “I hope I’m not going to get castigated for […]

Guest AuthorJune 21, 2015

In our republic, the past six months has been enough to make all of us wonder whether there’s anything we can do to unify and lift us up as one nation. Almost every day another story illustrates how divided we are. For those old enough to remember, 9/11 brought Americans together much like World War […]

Guest AuthorJune 21, 2015

The horrible news about another mad person shooting innocent people, this time in the supposed sanctity of a church, shakes one to the core and forces us to think through our own daily travels and interactions. Sit in church next Sunday and look at the hundreds assembled. Has it ever entered your mind that one […]

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Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Jeb Bush’s view of religion knocks off some commandments

Dan Gelber: Beware of Jeb Bush’s education “revolution”

Amid legislative turnover, new House candidates reach for safe GOP seats

Patrick Murphy leads Carlos Lopez-Cantera, Ron DeSantis for U.S. Senate seat

The solipsism of Frank Denton

Keep your eyes on these 8 state Senate campaigns

Dan Gelber: Beware of Jeb's education "revolution"

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Jeb Bush’s view of religion knocks off some commandments

Jeff Kottkamp and Rich Ramos: What we should do to come together as a nation

Ed Moore: Sometimes connection between 2 points can be a bright one