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Phil AmmannApril 6, 2015

State Rep. Kristin Jacobs has joined the National Institute for Coastal & Harbor Infrastructure (NICHI) as National Director of Leadership Development. The Coconut Creek Democrat is a former Broward County Mayor and currently represents House District 96, which covers the cities of Coconut Creek and Margate. Jacobs’ water management experience includes a key role in […]

Mark FerruloApril 6, 2015

Over a 30-year career, President Barack Obama’s U.S. attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch has assembled a lengthy record as a champion for justice, a dogged prosecutor of hate crimes and political corruption, and an officer of the court committed to protecting the Constitution and human rights. Ms. Lynch has distinguished herself as a tough, fair […]

Mark FerruloApril 5, 2015

Over a 30-year career, President Barack Obama’s U.S. attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch has assembled a lengthy record as a champion for justice, a dogged prosecutor of hate crimes and political corruption, and an officer of the court committed to protecting the Constitution and human rights. Ms. Lynch has distinguished herself as a tough, fair […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 1, 2015

On Wednesday afternoon, we saw Senator Bill Nelson come to town on behalf of Mayor Alvin Brown, and this won’t be the last such public endorsement designed to help the Mayor. Just a few hours after that endorsement, the Duval County Republican Party countered with an email (“Top 4 similarities between liberal Democrat Bill Nelson and liberal […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 1, 2015

Amid a deteriorating budget stalemate that is splitting Republican legislators, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson stepped into the fray with a message that the loss of more than$2 billion in Medicaid dollars for hospitals is a real threat. “The day of reckoning is here,” said Nelson, who made a quick visit to the state Capitol Wednesday, […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 1, 2015

Amid a deteriorating budget stalemate that is splitting Republican legislators, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson stepped into the fray with a message that the loss of more than$2 billion in Medicaid dollars for hospitals is a real threat. “The day of reckoning is here,” said Nelson, who made a quick visit to the state Capitol Wednesday, […]

Gary FineoutMarch 31, 2015

Amid growing budget discord that could derail this year’s session of the Florida Legislature, Senate President Andy Gardiner dispatched two top Republican senators to Washington to talk with federal officials about more than $1 billion in health care grants the state could soon lose. Gardiner, an Orlando Republican who works for a hospital, took the […]

Mitch PerryMarch 24, 2015

Tuesday night’s election finale between Jackie Toledo and Guido Maniscalco took a stunning turn at about 7:20 p.m. After the first results from early and absentee balloting showed Toledo holding on to an 8 percentage point lead over Maniscalco, the ballots cast on Election Day itself showed Maniscalco making a major turnaround. By 8 p.m. […]

Associated PressMarch 23, 2015

President Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton met privately at the White House Monday afternoon. The White House says the former rivals-turned-colleagues met for about an hour and discussed a range of issues. Obama and Clinton have met occasionally since she left the administration in 2013 after serving as secretary of state. Monday’s meeting comes […]

Associated PressMarch 23, 2015

Jeb Bush ended Florida’s affirmative action programs in 1999 with a flourish, issuing an executive order he said would “transcend the tired debate” about racial preferences. Some lawmakers grumbled about the first-year governor making such a move without consulting them, and two black legislators staged a 25-hour sit-in at his office to protest. Bush refused […]

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Kristin Jacobs joins NICHI to oversee leadership training on water issues

Mark Ferrulo: Marco Rubio must end blockade of Loretta Lynch

Mark Ferrulo: Marco Rubio must end blockade of Loretta Lynch

Email Insights: Duval GOP charges Alvin Brown with impersonating a lawyer

Bill Nelson says Florida shouldn't be playing chicken with health care for the poor

Bill Nelson says Florida shouldn’t be playing chicken with health care for the poor

Florida senators meet with feds on health care money

Jackie Toledo says not only did she lose, but Tampa did as well

Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton meet privately at White House

As governor, Jeb Bush aggressively used executive power