Associated PressJanuary 2, 2025
9min0
An inveterate policy wonk, MacKay finished his political career as a special envoy to Latin America for President Bill Clinton before retiring to his central Florida home near Ocala.
Tag: Claude KirkDuring 'Dry January,' a new study shows Orlando and Miami as 'sober curious' hot spots, even though these two cities have a strong drinking culture.
Associated PressJanuary 2, 2025
Jacob OglesMarch 3, 2019
5min666
At least 106 died at the schools. Many more faced abuse.
Phil AmmannJanuary 19, 2019
41min1046
"We need to take all of Florida’s irreplaceable, historic artifacts and move them up 4 feet.”
Mitch PerryFebruary 22, 2016
6min398
Jeb Bush’s disappointing fourth place finish in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary wasn’t stunning, but his decision to announce he was leaving the presidential race immediately after the results came in was. “The people of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina have spoken,” he told a crowd of supporters in Columbia less than two hours […]
Mitch PerryNovember 23, 2015
5min186
A good (and finally, chilly) Monday morning to you all. Over the weekend I saw Spotlight, the superb new film that depicts The Boston Globe‘s investigation regarding allegations of sexual abuse by hundreds of clergy in the Boston archdiocese (Special props to actor Mark Ruffalo, sporting the best bowl haircut seen in a premium film in years). The […]
Mitch PerryNovember 20, 2015
8min487
As Jeb Bush struggles to win the Republican nomination for president, it’s a reminder that he’s sadly following a string of other successful Florida governors who came up far short of capturing the party’s brass ring. Every Florida governor from 1967 to 1979 ran for president, but none of their candidacies went anywhere. Claude Kirk, […]
Martin DyckmanJanuary 27, 2015
9min145
Is the Florida Cabinet worth its keep, or is it simply worthless? That venerable question has been brought front and center again by the Gerald Bailey kerfuffle. In the aftermath of his “resignation” as commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Cabinet – Attorney General Pam Bondi, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and […]
Martin DyckmanJanuary 27, 20159min251
Is the Florida Cabinet worth its keep, or is it simply worthless? That venerable question has been brought front and center again by the Gerald Bailey kerfuffle. In the aftermath of his “resignation” as commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Cabinet – Attorney General Pam Bondi, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and […]
Martin DyckmanNovember 2, 20147min209
Down deep on Tuesday’s ballots — the last item on most — is an issue not to be overlooked. Should a lame-duck governor replace Supreme Court Justices and judges of the district court of appeal who will be leaving office when he does? Or should it be the next governor’s duty? That’s the issue with […]