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Associated PressMay 25, 2016

Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants the state’s colleges and universities to do more to help students graduate within four years. Scott will kick off a two-day “Degrees to Jobs” summit on Wednesday in Orlando by calling for several changes designed to help students to get out of school sooner. Currently only 44 percent of students […]

Scott PowersMay 22, 2016

Hillary Clinton maintains a four-point lead over Donald Trump among Florida registered voters in the latest poll released Sunday by Gravis Marketing. The poll found the likely Democratic presidential candidate is preferred by 46 percent of voters and the presumed Republican presidential candidate by 42. The poll was taken last Tuesday and Wednesday of more […]

Drew WilsonMay 19, 2016

Year after year of funding cuts for state colleges and universities has led to spikes in tuition across the nation, according to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. “Funding Down, Tuition Up,” published Thursday, shows 45 of the 50 states are allocating less per college or university student than before […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMay 16, 2016

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is backing a House proposal to spend more than $600 million to battle Zika. House Republicans have proposed spending $622 million to battle the Zika virus. The legislation — introduced by Kentucky Republican Hal Rogers, chairman of the House appropriations committee — includes $230 million for the National Institutes of Health to […]

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 […]

Associated PressFebruary 26, 2016

Donald Trump is a part-time Florida resident — and a full-time problem for the home-state senator running for president, Marco Rubio. Rubio is counting on Florida to reshape the Republican contest that Trump has dominated by winning three of the first four states to vote. A loss in Florida on March 15 could doom Rubio’s […]

Melissa RossFebruary 18, 2016

The director of Donald Trump‘s Florida campaign is warning his supporters not to let “the Establishment steal the Florida Primary Election” from Trump. “If you are interesting in being a Poll Watcher for the Donald J. Trump for President Inc. Campaign, the deadline is fast approaching for many of our Early Voting Counties,” a Thursday e-blast […]

Melissa RossFebruary 4, 2016

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Despite his declining poll numbers coming out of the Iowa caucuses, the Florida state director of the Donald Trump presidential campaign says this weekend is going to be a busy one for Trump supporters and volunteers. “We invite you to join us this weekend for a variety of volunteer events for the Trump Campaign,” said […]

Julie DelegalJanuary 11, 2016

When President Barack Obama announced his executive actions on guns last week, parents of children slain by bullets stood behind him. Jordan Davis’ mother, Lucia McBath, was one of them. McBath and Ron Davis were thrust into every parent’s nightmare in late 2012 when their 17-year-old son, Jordan, was shot and killed outside a Gate […]

Melissa RossSeptember 25, 2015

Harvard Law School’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics is out with a fascinating new report measuring legal and illegal corruption in American states, and Florida does not fare particularly well. The deep dive is here, but here’s the short take: Illegal corruption is “moderately common” in Florida’s executive branch. Illegal corruption is “very common” […]

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Rick Scott wants more college students to graduate on time

Gravis Poll: Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 4 in Florida

Florida colleges have some of the largest tuition spikes in nation, new study finds

Mario Diaz-Balart: Funding to fight spread of Zika is ‘critical’

Matt Gaetz: Senate should let debate begin on open carry

Donald Trump looms as cloud in Marco Rubio’s Sunshine State

Donald Trump campaign: Don’t let “the establishment” steal Florida primary

Donald Trump’s Florida campaign to hold weekend volunteer events

Julie Delegal: Crossing over: Parents of slain son fight gun violence

Harvard finds Florida among most politically corrupt states in U.S.