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Steve SchaleApril 20, 2016

The Bernie Sanders campaign is over. The commanding win by Hillary Clinton should bring an end to the nomination fight. Going into Tuesday night, her delegate lead was over 200, and her popular vote lead was over 2.4 million. We’ll see how the New York delegates get allocated, but her lead will significantly grow and she […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 20, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott is California bound. Scott announced Wednesday he will be leading a domestic trade mission to California in May. While there, the governor is expected to attend the Milken Institute’s Global Conference 2016 and meet with businesses about possibly moving to the Sunshine State. “Our goal is to create the California-to-Florida jobs pipeline,” […]

Jac VerSteegApril 5, 2016

It’s bugging me that Florida, now the third-most populous state, never has managed to get a Floridian elected president. It looked like there was a great chance this year, with Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio starting out as strong possibles. Even Ben Carson looked like he had a shot at one time. But each saw […]

Jac VerSteegApril 4, 2016

It’s bugging me that Florida, now the third-most populous state, never has managed to get a Floridian elected president. It looked like there was a great chance this year, with Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio starting out as strong possibles. Even Ben Carson looked like he had a shot at one time. But each saw […]

Guest AuthorMarch 31, 2016

The late singer Ted Lewis in top hat, cane and tuxedo would look straight at the audience and ask, “Is everybody happy?” He would go on to sing, “Me and My Shadow” or any number of songs in his repertoire. The audience laughed then, but there would be little amusement today. Very few are happy. […]

Marc YachtMarch 30, 2016

The late singer Ted Lewis in top hat, cane and tuxedo would look straight at the audience and ask, “Is everybody happy?” He would go on to sing, “Me and My Shadow” or any number of songs in his repertoire. The audience laughed then, but there would be little amusement today. Very few are happy. […]

Steve SchaleMarch 23, 2016

It was one of those conversations that changed everything. Watching a hockey game from a luxury box in Tampa Bay in late 2014, I asked the two Pakistani guys from a group I was hosting a simple question: Why does it seem to guys like me that countries like yours seem to have a lax […]

Mitch PerryMarch 16, 2016

Tuesday night was huge for Hillary Clinton in her spirited contest with Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination: The former secretary of state pulled off a royal flush in taking five states. Yet the Sanders campaign insisted all is well on a conference call with reporters on Wednesday afternoon. Campaign manager Jeff Weaver said […]

Guest AuthorMarch 1, 2016

The organizing principle of my public service is Constitutional liberty. If government constrains itself to the Constitution, free markets, free enterprise and free people can thrive. Otherwise, we get catastrophic consequences like Obamacare, lawless executive orders and a government that (often corruptly) picks winners and losers. In a world of uncertainty, the Second Amendment to […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 10, 2016

Last of three parts. Unlike Florida’s stagnant civil forfeiture laws, other states have worked to address the problem. New Mexico, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, and Washington, D.C. have joined North Carolina by either banning civil forfeiture or requiring a criminal conviction as a prerequisite for all forfeitures. This is in addition to other states, like California, […]

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Debate party at Sports Grill Kendall. Image via AP.

Steve Schale: The Democratic primary is over, let’s go beat Donald Trump

Rick Scott off to steal California jobs in May

Jac VerSteeg: Want a president from Florida? Don’t send Rick Scott to the Senate

Jac VerSteeg: Want a president from Florida? Don’t send Rick Scott to the Senate

Marc Yacht: The voters are angry and unhappy

Marc Yacht: The voters are angry and unhappy

Steve Schale: Terrorism is a grim fact of life around the world

Bernie Sanders campaign rolling past Tuesday losses, predicts wins coming

Matt Gaetz: Senate should let debate begin on open carry

Justin Pearson: Legislature should pass important reforms to civil forfeiture laws