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Guest AuthorApril 16, 2015

For those of us who care about the future of our nation – and in particular the future of Florida – we must first and foremost acknowledge that it is more than just the climate that is changing. Sea levels are unquestionably rising. High tides are measurably higher. And drinking wells near our coastlines are […]

Guest AuthorApril 16, 2015

Florida has successfully operated tax credit education scholarships for 13 years. More than 70,000 underprivileged students throughout Florida currently benefit from these scholarships, which provide important school choice options. These students, whose household incomes are only 5 percent above the poverty level, two-thirds of whom are black or Hispanic, and the majority of whom live […]

Associated PressApril 16, 2015

The House unanimously passed a bill Thursday that would let people use experimental drugs — but not marijuana — if a doctor tells them they have less than a year to live. The “Right To Try Act” will only apply to drugs that have gone through the first phase of federal testing, though several lawmakers […]

Ryan RayApril 16, 2015

Sen. Joe Negron announced Thursday that he has succeeded in brokering an agreement between the Legislature and the Florida College System in their ongoing conflict over the proper role and scale of Florida’s community colleges. The deal — under the moniker of the “2+2 Program,” referring to the common course of study that includes two years toward […]

Associated PressApril 16, 2015

Jeb Bush said Thursday he will make up his mind “in relatively short order” whether to seek the Republican nomination for president in 2016. The former Florida governor will be in New Hampshire this weekend to speak at town hall-style meetings at two businesses and at a GOP event. He will also attend a night […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 16, 2015

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On Saturday morning, Lenny Curry plans to open a Beaches campaign headquarters to consolidate his strength from the First Election in Jacksonville’s beach communities. It takes place at 10 a.m. at 1708 Third St N. Ahead of that opening, Curry had an editorial in the Beaches Leader that assured Beaches voters that if he were elected mayor […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 16, 2015

Outgoing District 8 Councilwoman E. Denise Lee has finally ended the long wait for her endorsement in the race between Katrina Brown and Pat Lockett-Felder. Saying that “this District’s been pimped and sold (by outside endorsers), and that’s not right,” Lee is going with experience. “I can’t think of a time when I have been […]

Ryan RayApril 16, 2015

During a conference call late Thursday morning, the anti-rail group Citizens Against Rail Expansion in Florida inveighed against a plan backed by Gov. Rick Scott to build more rail lines in the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach County areas. Its main bone of contention is an April poll conducted by Mason-Dixon that CARE says offers stark evidence that […]

Phil AmmannApril 16, 2015

Outspoken U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson will “probably yes” run for U.S. Senate in 2016, leading to an ideological primary battle against the announced candidate Patrick Murphy, a more centrist Democrat. Grayson, an Orlando Democrat popular in liberal circles, made the comment during an online Democracy Now! video. Asked whether he’s planning to run for the […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 16, 2015

Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Thursday he will sue the federal government for “coercing” the state into expanding Medicaid under the federal health care law by withholding supplemental Medicaid funding known as Low Income Pool.. “It is appalling that President Obama would cut off federal healthcare dollars to Florida in an effort to force our […]

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Bill Golden: Rising seas and Florida's economic future

John Legg: Don't let vulnerable kids get mired in politics of education

Lawmaker advises dying patients to smoke pot if it helps

Joe Negron announces community college partnership pact

Jeb Bush: Campaign decision “in relatively short order”

Lenny Curry storms the Beaches with new HQ and op-ed

Denise Lee endorses Pat Lockett-Felder for Jax District 8

Anti-train group rails against All Aboard Florida

Alan Grayson will “probably yes” run for U.S. Senate

Rick Scott says he’s suing feds over Medicaid expansion