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Guest AuthorApril 16, 2015

My first 100 days in Congress have brought a few surprises, some hard-earned achievements and a lot of new friends. Across the district, I’ve heard from Republican and Democratic constituents who are encouraged that I’m following through on my word to vote for new leadership, sponsor bipartisan legislation and fight to bring the North Florida […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 16, 2015

Democrat Mincy Pollock finished third in the First Election against fellow Democrat Tommy Hazouri and Republican Geoff Youngblood. A Democrat in good standing, he was expected by those who have expectations in such matters to endorse Hazouri. But it doesn’t look imminent. “Election Night, I got a call from both campaigns, valuing what we accomplished,” Pollock said. “When […]

Peter SchorschApril 16, 2015

Like Peter denying the Lord three times, DEP Secretary Jon Steverson denied that his department forbids the use of those terrifying words. “Climate change. Climate change. Climate change.” Yes, he actually said it three times as though to put an emphatic biblical stamp on the matter, hoping to finally put the issue to rest. He […]

Mitch PerryApril 16, 2015

For those of you out there less enamored by Florida’s reputation as the “Gunshine State,” there was some positive news out of Tallahassee Wednesday night. That proposal that would give school superintendents the ability to designate a school district employee or volunteer to carry a concealed weapon on a school campus was scheduled on the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 16, 2015

The Jacksonville District 2 City Council race continues to get more interesting by the day. First there was Lisa King, the Democrat who made the runoff, trolling Republican Al Ferraro in an attempt to get him to debate. Now, in the wake of third-place finisher Jack Daniels endorsing his fellow Republican, King alleges that Daniels might not be above […]

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 […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 16, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s former health care czar said Florida should take the Medicaid expansion dollars to provide health care access to the poor. However, in a FaceBook post former Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Alan Levine also said he thought the federal government was “overplaying its hand in Florida” by threatening to end the supplemental […]

Associated PressApril 15, 2015

Sen. Marco Rubio raised $1.25 million online during his first full day as a presidential candidate, a person close to the Florida Republican’s campaign said Wednesday. The first-term senator entered the race for the GOP nomination Monday evening during a Miami rally. A day later, his campaign made an aggressive digital push for donations. It quickly paid […]

Bruce RitchieApril 15, 2015

There has been no action publicly in the Legislature this week on Amendment 1 spending or bills dealing with water policy but those issues are being worked on, Sen. Tom Lee, the Senate’s chief budget writer, said Wednesday. Amendment 1 is the water and land conservation funding initiative approved by voters in November. The measure is expected […]

James CallApril 15, 2015

Abortion rights opponents and proponents packed a Senate meeting room Wednesday when the Judiciary Committee took up a proposal to mandate a 24-hour waiting period. SB 724 requires a face-to-face meeting between a physician and a woman to discuss the procedure at least 24 hours before it is performed. “When one makes a major decision […]

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Gwen Graham: First 100 days in Congress have been busy

Tommy Hazouri has a Mincy Pollock problem

DEP chief says “climate change” 3 times but rooster didn’t crow

Mitch Perry Report for 4.16.15 — The $2 billion elephant in the Capitol

Was Jack Daniels pay to play?

Bill Golden: Rising seas and Florida’s economic future

Former Jeb Bush health care czar says he’d expand Medicaid coverage

First day of campaign lucrative for Marco Rubio

Amendment 1, water spending work going on, Tom Lee says

Abortion waiting period advances, constitutional questions unanswered