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Mitch PerryMarch 17, 2015

According to Miami state House Republican Frank Artiles, the only reason he has introduced his legislation that would stop transgender people from using public restrooms aligned with their gender identity is because Miami-Dade County Commissioners wouldn’t change their own ordinance. “I am here because the Miami Dade ordinance is overbroad and subjective,” he told lawmakers […]

Phil AmmannMarch 17, 2015

When it comes to personal emails for public business, Jeb Bush is nothing short of a hypocrite, says the left-leaning American Bridge 21st Century. As the controversy lingers over Hillary Clinton’s emails, a new American Bridge video reminds the public of correspondence problems of Bush, another high-profile potential presidential candidate. Recently, Bush attacked Clinton for […]

Phil AmmannMarch 17, 2015

When it comes to personal emails for public business, Jeb Bush is nothing short of a hypocrite, says the left-leaning American Bridge 21st Century. As the controversy lingers over Hillary Clinton’s emails, a new American Bridge video reminds the public of correspondence problems of Bush, another high-profile potential presidential candidate. Recently, Bush attacked Clinton for […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 17, 2015

A House appropriations subcommittee chair on Tuesday recommended bonding Amendment 1 revenue for land-buying while using a significant amount of the cash from the conservation-spending initiative for existing environmental spending, debt service, land management, and agricultural water programs. A key issue in the 2015 Legislative Session is how the Legislature will spend an estimated $757 million […]

Florence SnyderMarch 17, 2015

A half-century after an unsolved murder, who did the crime is less important that what the crime did to those left behind. The Oct. 22, 1966, murders of Robert and Helen Sims and their 12-year-old daughter Joy changed Tallahassee, overnight, from a place where everyone trusted everyone to a place where the unspeakable could happen […]

Associated PressMarch 17, 2015

Two Broward County traffic court judges dismissed about 24,000 pending red-light camera ticket cases totaling more than $6.3 million. The judges ruled Monday that the program violates Florida law. Attorney Ted Hollander of Ticket Clinic told the South Florida Sun Sentinel his office argued for more than four years that the program was an improper delegation […]

James CallMarch 17, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott continues to preach from the Book of Low Taxation while a choir of number crunchers sings about more people going to work. The Florida jobless rate remained unchanged in January at 5.7 percent, above the national rate of 5.5 percent but showing an increase of 13,900 jobs compared with December and 274,000 more […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 17, 2015

Jacksonville mayoral candidate Lenny Curry took calls on First Coast Connect on WJCT-FM Tuesday. Aside from the expected question about expanding Human Rights Ordinance protections to the LGBT community, there weren’t many points of contention or surprise in the questions, which allowed Curry to introduce to this particular audience many of the themes he has used this campaign season. […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 17, 2015

Jacksonville mayoral candidate Lenny Curry took calls on First Coast Connect on WJCT-FM Tuesday. Aside from the expected question about expanding Human Rights Ordinance protections to the LGBT community, there weren’t many points of contention or surprise in the questions, which allowed Curry to introduce to this particular audience many of the themes he has used this campaign season. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 17, 2015

A bill that removes the requirement that write-in candidates live within the district of the seat they’re seeking has passed its first committee stop. Members of the House Government Operations Subcommittee passed HB 4043 Tuesday morning with no discussion. The bill’s sponsor, North Bay Village Democrat Joseph Geller, told committee members the bill was needed to repeal […]

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Israel after Iranian missile strike. Image via AP.

Frank Artiles admits his “bathroom bill” is still a work in progress as it advances in Florida House

American Bridge: Jeb Bush "hypocrite" over Hillary Clinton email criticism

American Bridge: Jeb Bush “hypocrite” over Hillary Clinton email criticism

Idea would bond Amendment 1 income, free cash for other enviro projects

Florence Snyder: Postcard from a Tallahassee cold case

Broward judges dismiss 24,000 red-light camera cases

Unemployment rate steady while Rick Scott focuses on new jobs

Lenny Curry takes calls on WJCT’s First Coast Connect

Lenny Curry takes calls on WJCT's First Coast Connect

Write-in candidate bill passes first committee stop