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Drew WilsonDecember 22, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott said Tuesday that the Sunshine State’s economic output grew faster than all other large states and even outpaced the national average in the second quarter of 2015. “Florida’s GDP outpacing all other large states, and the nation as a whole, is another indicator that our economy continues to grow,” Scott said in […]

Jac VerSteegDecember 21, 2015

This being the Christmas season, we all are entitled to believe in those things we want to believe in. This time of year – if only for a short time – I choose to believe in Santa. I believe, for example, that the Reason for the Season will lead the Florida Legislature to ask itself […]

Jac VerSteegDecember 20, 2015

This being the Christmas season, we all are entitled to believe in those things we want to believe in. This time of year – if only for a short time – I choose to believe in Santa. I believe, for example, that the Reason for the Season will lead the Florida Legislature to ask itself […]

Brendan FarringtonDecember 14, 2015

Florida’s prisons are understaffed, lack adequate prison programs, have deteriorating facilities and fences and have a high turnover rate that’s led to inexperienced officers being responsible for some of the most important duties, according to a report that sheds an unflattering light on the Department of Corrections. The 178-page report was prepared for a legislative […]

Associated PressDecember 7, 2015

About 5,200 Florida teaches will receive bonuses as part of a program that rewards instructors based on how they scored on college admissions exams. The Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program will reward more than $8,400 to each instructor by April 1, The Orlando Sentinel reported. The program, which ties bonuses to teachers’ scores on […]

Jim RosicaDecember 7, 2015

The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors has voted to recommend against the state adopting a contentious change in evidence law that’s favored by Republican Gov. Rick Scott and conservative lawmakers. The board, which met in Naples Friday, voted 33-9 to recommend that the state Supreme Court “not adopt the Daubert standard,” according to a Bar spokeswoman on Monday. The move […]

Guest AuthorDecember 6, 2015

“ I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States and of the State of Florida …So help me God.” Article II Section 5 Constitution of the State of Florida. The Florida Constitution requires every elected or duly appointed member of the executive, […]

Peter SchorschDecember 3, 2015

The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce headed up to Tallahassee Thursday to discuss its 2016 legislative agenda with lawmakers. “We had the privilege today to meet with our local delegation members to express what is important to the Chamber and to the business community as a whole,” said Guy King III, the group’s chair-elect. “It […]

Guest AuthorDecember 2, 2015

Florida has become the nation’s toughest state for renters, with California and New York trailing closely behind. According to the recently released “Make Room” report by Enterprise Community Partners, Florida has the largest share of renters – 31 percent – who spend more than half of their income on housing. In fact, according to the […]

Martin DyckmanDecember 1, 2015

The corpus delicti lay in plain view. The circumstantial evidence was obvious. Everyone knew who did it. The courts, though, couldn’t act without proof the offense was deliberate. That’s not about a crime in the usual sense. Rather, it describes why it’s taking so long to replace the Legislature’s gerrymandered voting districts with maps that […]

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Florida GDP outpacing all other large U.S. states, Rick Scott says

Jac VerSteeg: Santa, Sandy Hook and Florida Atlantic University

Jac VerSteeg: Santa, Sandy Hook and Florida Atlantic University

Study finds Florida prisons understaffed, deteriorating

About 5,200 teachers to receive test-score bonuses

Florida Bar votes against controversial evidence standard

John Wood: Defending our constitutions

Tampa Chamber outlines 2016 agenda, supports Florida Enterprise Fund

Jaimie Ross: Florida leads nation in bad and good news for affordable housing

Martin Dyckman: Florida should adopt an independent redistricting commission