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Guest AuthorApril 13, 2015

Florida is blessed to have some of the highest quality cancer care centers in the world. Among them is the renowned Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, which is designated by the National Cancer Institute as a Comprehensive Cancer Center. In fact, Mayo Clinic is unique among major providers of cancer care in that its Comprehensive Cancer […]

Guest AuthorApril 13, 2015

Since June 2014 medical marijuana has been legal in Florida thanks to the Florida Legislature’s passage of Senate Bill 1030. Unfortunately Florida patients still wait for the law to become a reality in their medical treatment due to continuing delays in implementing the statute. Floridians suffering from debilitating conditions such as cancer, epilepsy, ALS, MS […]

Ryan RayApril 13, 2015

Former Charlie Crist for Governor digital director Amanda Litman is heading to Hillaryworld as the Democratic field’s only real contender kicks off her campaign today in Iowa, Clinton’s 2008 Waterloo. Litman has been selected as the Clinton 2016 presidential campaign’s email director, giving her the chance to put into practice her confident remarks at the end of […]

James CallApril 13, 2015

The Medical Cannabis Trade Association of Florida is considering whether to withdraw its challenge to a proposed rule of the Charlotte’s Web law. Judge W. David Watkins ordered the association on Monday to divulge its membership when he granted a motion to compel filed by the state Department of Health. DOH attorney Eduardo Lombard argued […]

Ryan RayApril 13, 2015

A bill to continue Great Recession-era relief to homebuilders and bulk buyers of bank-owned condominiums was approved in House Finance & Tax during a Monday afternoon meeting held specifically to consider the proposal. HB 791 sponsored by Rep. George Moraitis — the sole Republican among the Broward delegation — was the subject of a 45-minute debate period, […]

Melissa RossApril 13, 2015

State Rep. Charles McBurney of Jacksonville says a video making the rounds on progressive blogs has been taken out of context. McBurney is being lit up in the liberal blogosphere after seeming to cut off 10-year-old Nathaniel Gill from testifying against legislation that would allow adoption agencies to turn away same-sex parents from adopting a child by […]

Ryan RayApril 13, 2015

Marco Rubio‘s life story has its own inherent interest to anyone who takes the time to look into his Florida Dream rise to the U.S. Senate, but the high-powered PR operations at the heart of today’s presidential campaigns can take no chances. That’s why Rubio has brought on a pair of top-shelf Republican media firms […]

Melissa RossApril 13, 2015

Calling himself “the least political member” of his famous political family, Neil Bush is preparing to visit Florida to say his older brother, Jeb, is likely to run for president “to make the world a better place.” “I think he’s had an extraordinary track record leading the state of Florida,” said Bush, the chairman of the […]

Mitch PerryApril 13, 2015

The suspense is over: The Associated Press reported Monday morning that Marco Rubio is officially the third Republican to declare his candidacy for president for 2016 But all eyes remain on how Rubio will deliver that announcement later Monday in downtown Miami. Giving a little pre-speech smacktalk to welcome Rubio to the highest level of […]

Peter SchorschApril 13, 2015

To paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld, sometimes you go to war with the Senate President you have, not the Senate President you might want or wish to have at a later time. Soon, Florida Senate Republicans will be at war. Well it’s really hard to describe campaigning against the bungling Florida Democratic Party as being at war, but it’s […]

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Mia Jones: Add Jacksonville's Mayo Clinic to state's cancer consortium

Cerise Naylor: Florida medical marijuana law still stuck

Political veteran Amanda Litman to be Hillary Clinton 2016 email director

Judge: Medical Cannabis Trade Association must disclose members

Condo bill passes House Finance & Tax on party-line vote

Charles McBurney: Video flap over gay adoption bill taken out of context

Poolhouse ad agency gears up to frame story of Marco Rubio

Neil Bush visits Florida, says brother Jeb has “a good shot” at presidency

Debbie Wasserman Schultz calls Marco Rubio a “prune wrapped in tinsel”

Time for an end to Joe Negron vs. Jack Latvala