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Marc YachtAugust 9, 2015

The Donald clearly trumped the field of Republican presidential wannabes in Thursday’s Ohio debate. Fox kept the debate within its own cable network denying millions from watching. It could be heard online on Fox radio but proved difficult to follow. Donald Trump separated himself quickly from the pack when he refused to agree to support […]

Marc YachtAugust 4, 2015

The pro-life proponents continue their efforts at fever pitch. Their success continues to chip away laws designed to protect the right of choice. The battle typically sets religious conservatives against women’s rights advocates. Although the violent nature of the anti-abortion crowd has settled for protests and not killings of late, the confrontations at women’s clinics […]

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 […]

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 […]

Guest AuthorMay 31, 2015

“It’s like Déjà vu all over again” is one of my favorite “Yogi-isms” and it’s been looping on repeat in my head like an earworm. I’m referring to the Florida Senate’s latest attempt to revise its healthcare FHIX proposal and, yes again, expand Medicaid. The new plan will be called many things to attract broad […]

Guest AuthorMay 31, 2015

“It’s like Déjà vu all over again” is one of my favorite “Yogi-isms” and it’s been looping on repeat in my head like an earworm. I’m referring to the Florida Senate’s latest attempt to revise its healthcare FHIX proposal and, yes again, expand Medicaid. The new plan will be called many things to attract broad […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 6, 2015

Four years ago, I wrote a piece looking at how Florida stacked up to the other battleground states. It was largely in response to a bunch of reporters’ calls questioning Florida’s swing state status. At least we are past that debate. This piece updates that one, looking at how the 2012 results have or have not shaken […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 19, 2014

Let me make sure I have the facts straight. In 1989, Dennis McGuire raped, brutalized and stabbed to death Joy Stewart, a young and pregnant newlywed. He was tried, found guilty and sentenced to be executed. Now 25 years later, his last appeals ran out and the order of the court was carried out. The […]

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Marc J. Yacht: “The Donald” trumps the Republican Party

Marc Yacht: Pro-life, pro-choice combine to create lightning-rod issue

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

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

Sal Nuzzo: Senate’s new FHIX offering is ‘like Déjà vu all over again’

Sal Nuzzo: Senate's new FHIX offering is 'like Déjà vu all over again'

Steve Schale: Just how close is 'swing state' Florida?

John Grant: Death penalty is just; a pain-free execution is not guaranteed