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Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2015

If you believe the most recent rumblings, Marco Rubio has decided to take his chances and make a run for the White House, damn the torpedoes — and Jeb Bush. Though early polls have Bush and Scott Walker way out in front of him, recent history shows that an exciting, up-and-coming U.S. Senator with a […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2015

If you believe the most recent rumblings, Marco Rubio has decided to take his chances and make a run for the White House, damn the torpedoes — and Jeb Bush. Though early polls have Bush and Scott Walker way out in front of him, recent history shows that an exciting, up-and-coming U.S. Senator with a […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2015

The polygamy of 2012’s Republican presidential primary — where big-money donors hedged their bets as almost every candidate in the field took their turn as the frontrunner — will not be brooked by Jeb Bush in 2016. In fact, according to Michael Barbaro and Maggie Haberman in The New York Times, Jeb’s pitch to donors includes a […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 26, 2015

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio today weighed in on net neutrality, panning the Federal Communications Commission decision to implement rules ensuring Internet service providers handle all legal content equally. In a vote Thursday morning, the FCC elected to reclassify broadband as a telecommunications utility under Title II of the Communications Act, which consider ISPs as public […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 26, 2015

Benjamin Franklin delivered the memorable line, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Were he alive today, I believe Franklin would amend his short list of inevitabilities with a declaration that Florida Republicans can solidly count on negative editorials from the Tampa Bay Times. Such is the case […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 26, 2015

Six weeks after he said he was considering filing such legislation, St. Petersburg Republican state Sen. Jeff Brandes on Thursday filed a bill that prohibits law enforcement agencies from retaining property and assets seized from individuals who are not convicted of a crime. Civil forfeiture is a controversial legal process that allows police to take assets from […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2015

Amid the spectacle of 2016 GOP presidential candidates Twitter trolling and stumbling over one another to out-firebrand the field, Florida’s Jeb Bush is attempting to stand out among the crowd by playing the part of the adult in the room. What’s more, according to Joe Klein in Time — it’s working: In a week during which Rudolph Giuliani went crusader-ballistic […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2015

Amid the spectacle of 2016 GOP presidential candidates Twitter trolling and stumbling over one another to out-firebrand the field, Florida’s Jeb Bush is attempting to stand out among the crowd by playing the part of the adult in the room. What’s more, according to Joe Klein in Time — it’s working: In a week during which Rudolph Giuliani went crusader-ballistic […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 26, 2015

Message to Mayor Alvin Brown: When dealing with veterans, you always want to be prompt. There was grousing in the crowd of about two dozen veterans who showed up for an endorsement at the Maritime Heritage Center at the Jacksonville Landing when the mayor was a couple of minutes late. “Got to get out of here pretty damn quick,” rasped […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 26, 2015

On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court will hear King v. Burwell, with the fate of millions of Americans’ access to health care through the Affordable Care Act at stake. At issue is whether the law’s language allows the government to help middle-income people buy health insurance everywhere in the country — or only in states that […]

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Known unknowns: Marco Rubio's unanswerable dilemma

Known unknowns: Marco Rubio’s unanswerable dilemma

Jeb Bush takes no prisoners — or wafflers

Marco Rubio criticizes FCC net neutrality vote

House Speaker replies to Times water bill editorial

Jeff Brandes files bill to amend civil forfeiture law in Florida

Catcher in the Right: Jeb Bush's grown-up campaign

Catcher in the Right: Jeb Bush’s grown-up campaign

Alvin Brown gets endorsements from local veterans, touts first-term initiatives

Florida advocates warn of dire consequences if Supreme Court rules against ACA