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Phil AmmannMarch 4, 2015
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Florida lawmakers are taking up the possibility of gambling reform once again in the newly launched 2015 Legislative Session. In honor of that 60-day road ahead, editorial cartoonist Bill Day offers his take on one of the most contentious issues in state politics. “While I’m not against gambling, in general,” Day says, “the great danger is […]

Phil AmmannMarch 4, 2015
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Florida lawmakers are taking up the possibility of gambling reform once again in the newly launched 2015 Legislative Session. In honor of that 60-day road ahead, editorial cartoonist Bill Day offers his take on one of the most contentious issues in state politics. “While I’m not against gambling, in general,” Day says, “the great danger is […]

James CallMarch 4, 2015
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Voters in the 2nd Congressional District are still coming to terms with U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham’s campaign theme “The North Florida Way.” To help the process along, Graham on Wednesday announced she will hold regular mobile office hours in the 12 rural counties she represents in addition to Tallahassee and Panama City. Her defeat of […]

Ryan RayMarch 4, 2015
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A matching pair of proposals that would allow Floridians to carry concealed weapons without a permit during certain emergency situations passed committees in both legislative chambers on Wednesday. First up was Fort Myers Rep. Heather Fitzenhagen‘s HB 493, which passed the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee by a vote of 9 to 2, with Democratic Reps. Clovis Watson and Randolph Bracy dissenting. […]


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The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee gave the green light Wednesday to the Florida Medical Association’s top priority: a bill that precludes insurance companies and HMOs from limiting direct access to medications without prior approval from a government-housed clinical committee. It’s being called the “Right Medicine, Right Time Act” and it most likely will be […]

Marc YachtMarch 4, 2015

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According to the Institute for College Access & Success student loan debt is on the rise. Sixty percent of graduates from public institutions, 75 percent of graduates from private non-profit schools and 88 percent from for-profit schools, incurred significant debt. Families earning under $40,000 annually can receive Pell Grants. Surprisingly, Pell recipients tend to borrow […]


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