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Phil AmmannDecember 18, 2014

About two dozen friends, supporters and fundraisers loyal to Jeb Bush met with former governor in Miami this week to discuss details of a possible White House run. Although the meeting was more social than political, attendees tell Beth Reinhard and Max Colchester of the Wall Street Journal that guest list will form the heart […]

Phil AmmannDecember 18, 2014

Republican Paul Renner once again received the endorsement of the Florida Medical Association PAC (FMA PAC), this time in his bid for House District 24. “From his military service to prosecuting serious felons as a former lead trial attorney, Paul Renner has demonstrated his commitment to public service,” said FMA PAC President Dr. Ralph Nobo in […]

Christine Jordan SextonDecember 18, 2014

Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Elizabeth “Liz” Dudek just finished implementing a statewide mandatory managed care program for the fifth largest Medicaid program in the nation. What does she plan to do now? Dudek rattles off an ambitious “to do” list s that she said she’d like to accomplish in the next four years […]

Guest AuthorDecember 17, 2014

We have known for the past 10 years that our government tortured prisoners in our war against terrorism. Our leaders told us that these were bad men, unworthy of the rights granted under the Geneva Convention. They claimed to have obtained valuable information that prevented further attacks, saved American lives and led to the killing […]

Jac VerSteegDecember 17, 2014

In passing the $1.1 trillion budget bill to avoid a government shutdown, Congress has shown that the word “guarantee” means different things for different interest groups. The spending measure so blatantly played fast-and-loose with “guarantee” that South Florida Democrats including Reps. Lois Frankel, Alcee Hastings and Ted Deutch voted against the bill. In a statement, […]

Guest AuthorDecember 17, 2014

You may have read in early December that 61 people were arrested across Florida in a four-day human-trafficking sting operation. If you haven’t followed the dramatic increase in stories about human trafficking in the United States, this news may have caught you by surprise. We need to understand that human trafficking exists in all 50 […]

Martin DyckmanDecember 17, 2014

We Americans owe our civil liberties not only to the statesmen such as James Madison who wrote them into the Constitution or to the lawyers and judges who have upheld them. We also have people to thank who we wouldn’t necessarily want as friends or neighbors. They’re the ones accused of crimes – and sometimes […]

Phil AmmannDecember 17, 2014

Republican state Rep. Travis Hutson adds two local officials to his growing roster of supporters in the special election for John Thrasher’s vacant Senate District 6 seat. Following endorsements from State Attorney R.J. Larizza and Sheriffs David Shoar and Ben Johnson, Hutson announced today the support of St. Johns County Tax Collector Dennis Hollingsworth and […]

Mitch PerryDecember 17, 2014

Today’s blockbuster announcement that the U.S. will restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba and open an embassy in Havana for the first time in more than a half-century has been met with mixed emotions across Florida, but perhaps no member of Congress is more ecstatic about the breakthrough than Tampa Democratic Representative Kathy Castor. “It was the […]

Mitch PerryDecember 17, 2014

Today’s blockbuster announcement that the U.S. will restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba and open an embassy in Havana for the first time in more than a half-century has been met with mixed emotions across Florida, but perhaps no member of Congress is more ecstatic about the breakthrough than Tampa Democratic Representative Kathy Castor. “It was the […]

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Jeb Bush rallies Florida loyalists ahead of 2016 decision

Florida Medical Association PAC (again) endorses Paul Renner

AHCA's Liz Dudek says she’d like to “ride out” Scott’s second term

Rick Outzen: The lunacy of torture

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Congress guaranteed to favor the wealthy

Richard Lapchick: We can’t close our eyes to human trafficking

Martin Dyckman: Bad people who helped make good law

Travis Hutson adds endorsements from 2 local officials for SD 6 special election

Kathy Castor calls diplomatic breakthrough “The most historic change in our lifetime when it comes to Cuba”

Kathy Castor calls diplomatic breakthrough "The most historic change in our lifetime when it comes to Cuba"