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Larry GriffinFebruary 1, 2017

Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy‘s first act of legislation in Congress would protect the National Security Council from partisan politics, in the wake of President Donald Trump‘s appointment of his chief strategist Steve Bannon to the council over the weekend. In doing that, Trump also downgraded the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 24, 2017

FanDuel, the national fantasy sports website, has sent a “call to action” email to its Florida users, asking them to contact lawmakers in support of their hobby. “With the Big Game just around the corner, we have an important message to share with every Florida fantasy sports player,” the email says. “A new bill has […]

Phil AmmannJuly 5, 2016

Gun control, immigration and money to combat the Zika virus top the congressional agenda as lawmakers sprint toward the political conventions this month and a seven-week summer recess. Amid all that, Republicans plan to squeeze in a meeting with Donald Trump Thursday. The House and Senate have just eight legislative days before their break, and lawmakers […]

Guest AuthorMarch 16, 2015

Innovation is all around us. We see it in electronics, automobiles and many other sectors of our economy. American consumers regularly use products with new features they think will make their lives a little more interesting, more convenient, more efficient or otherwise better. While a thinner phone or a faster computer certainly might seem significant […]

Guest AuthorMarch 23, 2014

If you are a legislator in the South and want to prove your mettle during a legislative session, either address abortion or marriage. Both are great fodder for provoking headlines. Last week, Rep. Cynthia Stafford, D-Miami, got titillating headlines by proposing a law that would ban youths under age 16 from getting married. According to […]

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Buccaneers QB Teddy Bridgewater. Image via AP.

Stephanie Murphy bill would make sure National Security Council is protected from partisan politics

FanDuel calls on Florida fans to support fantasy sports

Guns, immigration and Zika top agenda as Congress returns

Gus Bilirakis: Reward companies that improve medicines

Steve Kurlander: There’s no need to ban marriage for youths under age 16