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Associated PressJune 30, 2015

Oklahoma and Florida moved quickly to resume lethal injections after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the use of midazolam, a sedative that has been used in several problematic executions. Attorneys general in both states asked courts Monday to allow executions to proceed, just hours after the high court voted 5-4 in a case from Oklahoma […]

Phil AmmannJune 30, 2015

For the third month in a row, Florida small business owners are taking a fairly cautious view of the U.S. economy, according to a new report from consumer service provider Thumbtack. However, reported sentiment about both current and future economic conditions remains higher than one year ago. On Tuesday, Thumbtack.com released the third installment of its Small Business Sentiment Survey, […]

Marc YachtJune 24, 2015

The Washington Post commented in 2014 that since Republicans took control of the House they have voted 54 times to undo, revamp or change Obamacare. Those unsuccessful efforts have cost taxpayers a bundle and wasted lawmaker time, time better spent attending the nation’s needs. The anticipated U.S. Supreme Court ruling on King v. Burwell will […]

Julie DelegalJune 24, 2015

The murder of a pastor and eight parishioners in their historic Charleston church this past Wednesday was swiftly answered by law enforcement the next day, when police arrested 21-year-old Dylann Roof. Roof has expressed ideological kinship with the Council of Conservative Citizens, one of numerous hate groups whose poison is available with a few clicks […]

Mitch PerryJune 24, 2015

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Floridians have somewhat ambivalent feelings about Bruce Jenner‘s transition to Caitlyn Jenner, but most adults in the Sunshine State as well as in Ohio and Pennsylvania say there is “a lot” or “some” social acceptance of transgender people in the nation today, according to a Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll released Wednesday. The former Olympian’s transition has […]

Guest AuthorJune 21, 2015

The horrible news about another mad person shooting innocent people, this time in the supposed sanctity of a church, shakes one to the core and forces us to think through our own daily travels and interactions. Sit in church next Sunday and look at the hundreds assembled. Has it ever entered your mind that one […]

Mitch PerryJune 18, 2015

For the second time in the past week, a new state poll of registered Republican Party voters in Florida show Marco Rubio gaining on Jeb Bush. A Quinnipiac survey released Thursday morning shows that Bush maintains a narrow, 2 percentage point lead over the younger U.S. senator, 20-18 percent. Scott Walker is third with 9 percent […]

Melissa RossJune 17, 2015

The parents of epileptic children in Jacksonville say they’re prepared to pack up and move to Colorado to treat their kids if the Jacksonville City Council doesn’t reverse course on its new moratorium on Charlotte’s Web dispensaries. “I hope the city will change its mind, because there are lots of families who don’t want to […]

Melissa RossJune 16, 2015

Calling the 2016 battleground in Florida “utterly fascinating,” University of North Florida’s Matt Corrigan says Jeb Bush‘s official entry into the presidential race will put to the test Bush’s gamble that he can “lose the primary to win the general.” “Jeb will talk about his policy differences with the base on immigration and Common Core,” […]

Melissa RossJune 12, 2015

Later this month we’ll learn U.S. Supreme Court decisions on two of the highest-profile cases in years, maybe even decades: Obergefell v. Hodges, the same-sex marriage case, and King v. Burwell, the decision about whether to uphold or invalidate a provision of the Affordable Care Act. High court watchers tell FloridaPolitics.com that the odds of […]

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Florida, Oklahoma move quickly to resume lethal injections

Florida small business confidence slows in June, new report says

Marc Yacht: Republicans now fret high court may boot Obamacare

Julie Delegal: Southern Poverty Law Center keeps tabs on hate groups

Majority of Floridians say Caitlyn Jenner’s transition won’t change society’s feelings

Ed Moore: Sometimes connection between 2 points can be a bright one

Marco Rubio gains more ground on Jeb Bush in new Quinnipiac Florida poll

Jax mom on Charlotte’s Web flap: Families will move to Colorado if moratorium stays

Matt Corrigan: Jeb Bush is “really gonna have to earn it”

SCOTUS and the ACA: “The scramble in Florida will get even more intense”