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Martin DyckmanFebruary 17, 2016

Mitch McConnell couldn’t even wait until Justice Antonin Scalia‘s corpse was cold before exploiting his death for partisan politics. The oleaginous majority leader means to keep the seat empty, no matter the likelihood of that paralyzing the sharply divided Supreme Court for a year, on the chance that voters might elect a Republican president to […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 16, 2016

Mitch McConnell couldn’t even wait until Justice Antonin Scalia’s corpse was cold before exploiting his death for partisan politics. The oleaginous majority leader means to keep the seat empty, no matter the likelihood of that paralyzing the sharply divided Supreme Court for a year, on the chance that voters might elect a Republican president to […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 10, 2016

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is cheering the U.S. Supreme Court, a day after they agreed in a 5-4 decision to halt enforcement of President Obama‘s sweeping plan to address climate change until after the resolution of legal challenges. “This U.S. Supreme Court order is a huge victory for Florida families, businesses and the rule of law,” […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 3, 2016

Whenever I am waiting in a supermarket line (or movie theater, department store, or, frankly, any line), every other line always appears to move faster. This maddening phenomenon is, of course, known as Supermarket Line Karma. Floridians are well aware of this phenomenon because we have watched it play out in presidential primaries. About a […]

Dan GelberFebruary 2, 2016

Whenever I am waiting in a supermarket line (or movie theater, department store, or, frankly, any line), every other line always appears to move faster. This maddening phenomenon is, of course, known as Supermarket Line Karma. Floridians are well aware of this phenomenon because we have watched it play out in presidential primaries. About a […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 28, 2016

Raise your hand if you ever had an EBT card, or that is, been on food stamps. Whew! I am not alone. In 2012, I was let go from a job I held for six years. The economy was still recovering from the Great Recession, and being a working class fellow with no higher education […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 25, 2016

As the son and grandson of small business owners, I understand how hard it can be to achieve success for the company on which a family’s hopes and dreams rest. It is a daily struggle, made all the harder in recent years by over-regulation, a deep recession, and a complicated, burdensome tax code. Congress should […]

Steve SchaleJanuary 24, 2016

If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me in the last two weeks what the new State Senate maps mean for the partisan balance of the State Senate, I wouldn’t need to play Powerball. There is no question the maps are good news for Democrats. But how much good news? The answer […]

Bob SparksJanuary 14, 2016

On Tuesday night, the U.S. House and Senate gathered in a joint session to hear President Barack Obama deliver his final State of the Union address. Tuesday morning, the Florida House of Representatives and Senate also convened in joint session for Gov. Rick Scott’s State of the State remarks. These speeches normally provide a roadmap […]

Julie DelegalJanuary 11, 2016

When President Barack Obama announced his executive actions on guns last week, parents of children slain by bullets stood behind him. Jordan Davis’ mother, Lucia McBath, was one of them. McBath and Ron Davis were thrust into every parent’s nightmare in late 2012 when their 17-year-old son, Jordan, was shot and killed outside a Gate […]

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Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

Martin Dyckman: Refusing to approve Obama nominee could hurt the Party of No in November

Martin Dyckman: Refusing to approve Obama nominee could hurt the Party of No in November

Pam Bondi cheers Supreme Court halting President Obama’s Clean Power Plan

Dan Gelber: Florida ‘Presidential Primary Karma’ strikes again?

Dan Gelber: Florida ‘Presidential Primary Karma’ strikes again?

Chris Timmons: Florida wants welfare for the rich, not the poor

José Félix Díaz: Congress must not hurt small businesses by repealing accounting procedure

Steve Schale: New state Senate map favors the Democrats

Bob Sparks: U.S. Supreme Court adds to Legislature’s “to do” list

Julie Delegal: Crossing over: Parents of slain son fight gun violence