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Jac VerSteegFebruary 17, 2016

Sen. Joe Negron’s SB 832 declares that “fantasy contests” — meaning endeavors such as DraftKings and FanDuel — “involve the skill of contest participants and do not constitute gambling, gaming or games of chance.” Negron, R-Stuart and a Senate-president-to-be, would regulate this non-gambling via a newly created Office of Amusement. It’s not “gambling,” it’s an […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 5, 2016

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Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Labarga has been re-elected by his colleagues to serve a second two-year term, the first justice to serve two consecutive terms as chief since the end of the Civil War, according to a Friday news release. “It is a privilege to serve the people of Florida,” Labarga said. “My second term will […]

Martin DyckmanJanuary 20, 2016

Felicia Brown‘s body was left at a Palm Beach County waste management site. The decomposing corpses of her two children, ages 6 and 10, were found inside luggage floating in a canal. Clem Beauchamp, her ex-boyfriend, will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing them. He pleaded guilty this month in a […]

Martin DyckmanJanuary 19, 2016

Felicia Brown’s body was left at a Palm Beach County waste management site. The decomposing corpses of her two children, ages 6 and 10, were found inside luggage floating in a canal. Clem Beauchamp, her ex-boyfriend, will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing them. He pleaded guilty this month in a […]

Ryan RayJanuary 4, 2016

Attorney and Democratic politico Emily Slosberg opened a campaign account Monday in SD 25, a Palm Beach-area Senate district currently held by Sen. Joe Abruzzo. Slosberg is the daughter of Boca Raton Rep. Irv Slosberg. She was previously thought to be waiting in the wings for his HD 91 seat until the lawmaker terms out in 2018, but the newly-revised […]

Guest AuthorDecember 10, 2015

When state lawmakers approved the original 2010 gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe, they promised Florida residents it would serve as a firewall against the further expansion of gambling. The proposed renewal of the compact is a complete violation of that trust. In fact, the renegotiated compact will lead to the largest gambling expansion in […]

Guest AuthorDecember 9, 2015

When state lawmakers approved the original 2010 gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe, they promised Florida residents it would serve as a firewall against the further expansion of gambling. The proposed renewal of the compact is a complete violation of that trust. In fact, the renegotiated compact will lead to the largest gambling expansion in […]

Phil AmmannNovember 26, 2015

To kick off the holiday travel season, gasoline prices are expected to hit seven-year lows for Thanksgiving weekend. Doreen Hemlock of the Orlando Sentinel reports that a gallon of regular gas in Broward County averages $2.21 per gallon as of Monday. That’s down five cents from the previous week and three cents from about a […]

Ryan RayOctober 29, 2015

A working group of engineers, researchers, and municipal officials from four South Florida counties has amended their short- and long-term projections on the severity of rising sea levels Thursday, saying they expect six to 10 inches of sea level rise by 2030, and between 28 and 57 inches by 2100. The four-county Southeast Florida Regional […]

Sally SwartzOctober 27, 2015

A nightmare development scenario playing out in Palm Beach County is bad news for proponents of local control statewide. It’s almost unbelievable: new developments with thousands of homes in preserve areas that now provide drinking water for cities and water for a wild and scenic river. Ten-lane and 12-lane highways, including double-deck, high-rise roads and […]

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Golf ball and golf club in bag on green grass

Jac VerSteeg: Fantasy sports aren’t gambling? How amusing

Jorge Labarga to repeat as state’s chief justice

Martin Dyckman: Death penalty riddled with too many inconsistencies

Martin Dyckman: Death penalty riddled with too many inconsistencies

Let Emily serve? Emily Slosberg files for 2016 Senate run

John Sowinski: Compact is a #BadDealforFlorida

John Sowinski: Compact is a #BadDealforFlorida

Just in time for Thanksgiving weekend, gas prices hit 7-year low

Southeast Florida regional climate group amends sea level rise projections

Sally Swartz: Development runs rampant without state controls