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Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 2015

With convening of the 114th Congress and the swearing in this week of new governors and state representatives, the GOP on paper is sitting very pretty in the Capitol and the nation’s statehouses. Republicans now hold majorities in both the U.S. House and the Senate. They also hold 32 governorships (that included winning 4 new […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 2015

In a holiday twist, the fate of the controversial bridge across the Halpatiokee Trails section of Savannas Preserve State Park now lies with a federal agency that once said the route is the “most ecologically damaging” Port St. Lucie could have chosen. The city, apparently hoping no one would notice over the holidays, asked the […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 7, 2015

The West Palm Beach City Commission has provided a perfect example of how government turns into The Nanny State. At its first meeting of 2015, The Palm Beach Post reports, the Commission voted 4-0 to require bars to post signs reminding customers that it is illegal for people under 21 to buy alcohol and illegal […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 2015

I love to travel because it is always a wonderful, life-changing experience – whether embarking on a road trip or flying overseas to a foreign country. No matter where you go, you will likely meet new people and learn something new, which is always my goal. Over the recent holiday break, I traveled to Sweden […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 2015

In a holiday twist, the fate of the controversial bridge across the Halpatiokee Trails section of Savannas Preserve State Park now lies with a federal agency that once said the route is the “most ecologically damaging” Port St. Lucie could have chosen. The city, apparently hoping no one would notice over the holidays, asked the […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 7, 2015

The West Palm Beach City Commission has provided a perfect example of how government turns into The Nanny State. At its first meeting of 2015, The Palm Beach Post reports, the Commission voted 4-0 to require bars to post signs reminding customers that it is illegal for people under 21 to buy alcohol and illegal […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 7, 2015

Republican candidate Jason Fischer raised a total of $53,865 in just the first month since filing for the Florida House District 16 race. The Jacksonville native and member of the Duval County School Board seeks to replace term-limited state Rep. Charles McBurney. District 16 covers Mandarin, Baymeadows and most of southeast Duval County. “Jason’s message of […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 7, 2015

Almost 1,200 gay and lesbian couples were issued marriage licenses in Florida’s 20 most-populous counties during the first two days a ban on same-sex marriage was lifted, according to a survey of clerks’ of court by The Associated Press. The clerks had issued 1,175 licenses to same-sex couples as of Tuesday evening in the state’s […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 7, 2015

When she left office four years ago, speculation in the Bay area was rife that Pam Iorio would be going on to bigger things in the political world – though she never directly said so herself. After publishing a political memoir in 2012 that didn’t exactly set the world on fire, the former Tampa mayor was […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 7, 2015

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is the latest high profile Republican to endorse candidate Lenny Curry in this spring’s Jacksonville mayoral election. “Over the years I have built a strong relationship with Lenny,” the Florida Senator said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that he admires his conservative principles and passion for the community. “As a small […]

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A Peace River Electric lineman becomes a real-life hero. Image via WFLA.

Steven Kurlander: Truly bad grits – the GOP's curse of the South

Sally Swartz: Port St. Lucie tries to sneak a bridge across public wetlands

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: West Palm plants seeds of the Nanny State

Vu Tran: From St. Pete Beach to Da Nang, lure is adventure and learning

Port St. Lucie tries to sneak a bridge across public wetlands

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: West Palm plants seeds of the Nanny State

HD 16 hopeful Jason Fischer raises nearly $54K in first month of campaign

Almost 1,200 same-sex marriages already in Florida's largest metros

Pam Iorio helps bring HQ of Big Brothers Big Sisters to Tampa

Marco Rubio endorses Lenny Curry for Jax mayor