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Associated PressSeptember 29, 2015

In his latest dispute with Florida hospitals, Gov. Rick Scott on Monday called for additional regulations, including a requirement that they disclose more information about prices charged to patients. Scott is hoping the Florida Legislature will pass the proposals during the 2016 session. The Republican governor has taken aim at hospitals that receive public funds […]

Jac VerSteegSeptember 27, 2015

Well, the moment I feared has come to pass. House Speaker John Boehner is throwing in the towel. At the end of October – after he has steered the U.S. House of Representatives away from the government shutdown cliff – Boehner is resigning not just the speakership but his seat in the House. I am […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 27, 2015

Since Wednesday, it’s officially been fall. Fall is my favorite time of the year. Crisp leaves falling from grand trees, cool but pleasant weather, and the quickening of the daily pace as the lull of summer drops off and families and children come back from their summer vacations. The beginning of fall is also the […]

Martin DyckmanSeptember 21, 2015

The Republican debates say a lot about who shouldn’t be president but almost nothing about which of the 16 might deserve to be. For all but a few moments, the tedious brawl last week was to good government as a demolition derby is to auto safety. It’s hard to disagree with Marco Rubio’s take on […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 4, 2015

In a Friday email, Florida Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Todd Wilcox offered a summary of an Iran Deal panel he moderated at the recent Republican Party of Florida meeting. The title? “Iran: ‘Deal’ or ‘Death to America?‘” Wilcox feels the fierce urgency of now in getting his message across, noting media reports in recent days that […]

Associated PressSeptember 3, 2015

Presidential candidate Donald Trump ruled out the prospect of a third-party White House bid Thursday and vowed to support the Republican Party’s nominee — whoever it may be. The billionaire businessman announced his decision in a raucous news conference at Trump Tower, the gold-hued skyscraper in midtown Manhattan where he launched his surging and front-running […]

Associated PressSeptember 3, 2015

Exploring a presidential campaign, Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday offered a robust defense of a nuclear accord with Iran strongly backed by the White House in the latest sign of his work to present himself as a natural heir to President Barack Obama. “I tell you, I firmly believe, and I will go into […]

Jim RosicaAugust 31, 2015

Satisfaction is hard to come by these days. Seven out of 10 American voters say they’re “dissatisfied with the way things are going in the nation today,” according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released Monday. The poll shows 41 percent identify as “very dissatisfied,” and only 2 percent say they’re “very satisfied.” “Most American […]

Mitch PerryAugust 28, 2015

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The perception that the youth vote has always belongs to the Democrats is not accurate, says GOP pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson. In 2000, she says, George W. Bush and Al Gore split the youth vote, as well as those voters older than 65. But that split certainly occurred in 2008 and even more so in 2012, when Barack […]

Martin DyckmanAugust 18, 2015

To appreciate one reason why Donald Trump is thumping Jeb! in the polls, substitute a question mark for the exclamation point. Jeb? isn’t doing so well at persuading people that what they think they heard isn’t what he meant to say. It doesn’t take a degree in psychology to know that someone’s first, unguarded remark […]

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Rick Scott calls for more regulation of hospitals

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: John Boehner is latest the GOP has left behind

Chris Timmons: Season’s change tempers summer’s disappointment

Martin Dyckman: Debate reveals Jeb Bush’s deficit of reality

Email insights: Todd Wilcox gets mileage out of RPOF Iran deal panel

Donald Trump signs pledge to back GOP’s 2016 presidential nominee

Joe Biden, pondering campaign, defends Iran deal in South Florida

Voters can’t get no satisfaction, new Q-poll shows

GOP pollster schools RPOF on millennial generation’s priorities, how to win their vote

Martin Dyckman: Find the real Jeb Bush in his unguarded gaffes