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Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 18, 2015

Associated Industries of Florida is weighing in on the sports incentives the Joint Legislative Budget Commission is slated to discuss tomorrow. Tom Feeney, president and chief executive officer of business lobby AIF, sent a letter to the 14 members of the LBC asking that they consider the “impact, great number of jobs and rich history […]

Christine Jordan SextonFebruary 18, 2015

Associated Industries of Florida is weighing in on the sports incentives the Joint Legislative Budget Commission is slated to discuss tomorrow. Tom Feeney, president and chief executive officer of business lobby AIF, sent a letter to the 14 members of the LBC asking that they consider the “impact, great number of jobs and rich history […]

Florence SnyderFebruary 18, 2015

Like all addicts, David Carr had a drug of choice. His was journalism. He craved the constant rush that the news business provides. The endorphins unleashed in the newsrooms where he worked in Minnesota and Washington and New York made for a better high than “the frantic kind of boring” that Carr described in his memoir about […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 18, 2015

He worked for six Florida governors and two presidents, helped found 1000 Friends of Florida, and is active in the Everglades Foundation and the Natural Resources Defense Council. His resume is impressive. But the Apollo School Foundation, kicking off a new speaker series, wanted Nathaniel Reed, 81, well-known as a storyteller, to share his childhood […]

Marc YachtFebruary 18, 2015

Debates are often driven by data, and each side of the issue will find figures supporting its position. Can such rhetoric be trusted? No! The misuse of data can be shown with job growth claims on both sides of the aisle. Unemployment rates top the list of voter concerns. In Democratic states the Ds will […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 18, 2015

There is a reason we study Russian and European history as an integral part of our history curriculum. History is required from pre-K to college because it is a vital part of knowing how you and your country came to be. History also helps shape perceptions about the people being studied. However, no matter how […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 18, 2015

Adding to an increasingly probable bid for the White House in 2016, Jeb Bush has been busy courting GOP members from his home state of Florida. The former governor has now snagged firm support from least five members of Florida’s GOP congressional delegation, with several others leaning his way. This aggressive move is in clear […]

James CallFebruary 18, 2015

Jennifer Tschetter, the Department of Health’s General Counsel, will become Secretary John Armstrong’s Chief of Staff at the end of the month. Tschetter was part of the group which crafted regulations for the state medicinal marijuana law that an administrative judge ruled invalid. The proposal came under fire for, among other things, including a lottery […]

Bruce RitchieFebruary 18, 2015

As hundreds of environmentalists gathered for a rally outside of the Capitol on Wednesday, House Speaker Steve Crisafulli fired back that nobody “wants us to have dirty water.” About 400 people attended the rally for clean water and Amendment 1, the water and land conservation funding initiative approved by 75 percent of voters in November. They […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 18, 2015

Advocates for repealing Florida’s Prohibition-era laws separating alcohol and grocery sales scored a significant victory Wednesday from a House committee. House Business and Professions Subcommittee passed HB 107, a proposal from Sarasota Republican state Rep. Greg Steube seeking to repeal the law preventing liquor stores and retailers from selling spirits in the same aisle as beer […]

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Did Dep’t of Economic Opportunity ‘punt’ on sports incentives? Debate continues to heat up on eve of legislative review

Did Dep't of Economic Opportunity 'punt' on sports incentives? Debate continues to heat up on eve of legislative review

Florence Snyder: Why journalism should be addicted to David Carr

Sally Swartz: Nathaniel Reed's Old Florida included movie stars and snakes

Marc Yacht: What's really going on with jobs?

Anthony Major: History of black inventors needs more coverage

Jeb Bush leads Marco Rubio in support among Florida GOP delegation

Staff shake-up at DOH

Nobody wants dirty water, says House Speaker in response to Amendment 1 rally

Bill to repeal state alcohol/grocery separation law passes Florida House committee