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Joe HendersonMay 17, 2018

Yes, the giant Publix supermarket chain has essentially endorsed Adam Putnam to be Florida’s next governor and has thrown a lot of money into his campaign. Interesting but, in the big picture, so what? I find shopping at Publix to be a pleasure, especially when its deli fried chicken is fresh out of the cooker. […]

Ryan NicolMay 16, 2018

South Florida Rep. Ted Deutch is calling out the Donald Trump administration, after a move expected to ease the export of guns. Currently, the State Department is in charge of approving the sale of weapons overseas. President Trump has now started a process that would shift approval for small arms exports over to the Commerce […]

Joe HendersonMay 16, 2018

Dear Gun Owner. I have a question for you. I don’t know what kind of weapon you own, or how many. If you bought them legally and hadn’t shot anyone outside the law, your guns are your business. But the National Rifle Association likes to say it represents all law-abiding gun owners by protecting their […]

Scott PowersMay 15, 2018

New NRA President Oliver North‘s comments in an interview last week calling gun protests “civil terrorism” drew harsh condemnation Tuesday from the three Democrats who represent Parkland and the communities around it. “These expletives are too far even for the NRA,” declared U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, whose district includes the scene of the Marjory Stoneman […]

Jim RosicaMay 14, 2018

A federal judge has denied the National Rifle Association‘s request to shield a plaintiff’s name in litigation against the state’s new school safety and mental health law. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker on Sunday turned down the NRA’s request to use a “Jane Doe” pseudonym for the 19-year-old Alachua County woman, portrayed in court documents as seeking […]

Joe HendersonApril 24, 2018

While survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre got headlines and lots of support in the weeks following the murders there, the National Rifle Association was raking in cash. Lots of cash. The Miami Herald reported the NRA’s Political Victory Fund raised $2.4 million in March. For perspective, that is $1.5 million more […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 5, 2018

This week, Jacksonville developer and political donor Peter Rummell called on Mayor Lenny Curry, a frequent recipient of Rummell dollars, to “see the light” and get behind a ban on assault weapons. This continued a divergence between the two that first surfaced in the immediate wake of the Parkland massacre in February, when Rummell first spoke out […]

Joe HendersonMarch 25, 2018

Maybe the March For Our Lives pulled some people off the sideline and converted them to the cause of ending gun violence here and around the world. I hope so. But you know what? I know how the other side thinks, and they are betting against that. They figure that within a few more days, maybe […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 22, 2018

Governor Rick Scott and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam are in the twilight of their current tenures. Putnam wants to replace Scott and has been vocal in criticisms of Scott policy. Putnam vowed to bring back the drug czar position that Scott eliminated after he took office in 2011, although the commissioner was quick to point out that Scott […]

Joe HendersonMarch 22, 2018

Some of the state’s leading Republicans are finding their new dance steps a little tricky to master. Many of them, including outgoing House Speaker Richard Corcoran and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, have long pledged support for the National Rifle Association and, by association, its no-compromise stance on the Second Amendment. But Corcoran drew the wrath […]

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Joe Henderson: I go to Publix for groceries, not for politics

Ted Deutch calls out Trump administration over push to ease exporting of guns

Joe Henderson: Voices of reason needed in gun debate

Ted Deutch, Alcee Hastings, Debbie Wasserman Schultz blast Oliver North comments

Judge denies anonymity in NRA suit against gun law

Joe Henderson: Mixed messages abound in gun control debate

Lenny Curry has yet to ‘see the light’ on assault weapons ban

Joe Henderson: March leaders’ next challenge is keeping momentum

In twilight of their time in office, daylight emerges between Rick Scott, Adam Putnam

Joe Henderson: Some GOP leaders dancing around gun issue