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Mitch PerryMarch 8, 2015

The drive to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot next year that would allow Floridians more choice about using solar power has enjoyed quick success, and furious push-back from their opponents. On Saturday, Conservatives for Energy Freedom, one of the groups pushing for a constitutional amendment in 2016 on solar, blasted the group Americans for […]

Associated PressMarch 8, 2015

An outspoken liberal congressman from Florida will argue in court Monday that his 24-year marriage should be annulled because his estranged wife committed bigamy, the opening salvo in an acrimonious divorce case a judge likened to an episode of the TV series “House of Cards.” Rep. Alan Grayson says his wife, Lolita, was still married […]

Associated PressMarch 8, 2015

Most U.S. presidential candidates really don’t want to spend nearly two years bowing and scraping to voters and campaign donors. Most voters sure don’t want to hear about the presidential race for anywhere near that long. Why, then, does it take so loooong to pick a U.S. president? Blame American-style democracy? Blame the pollsters and […]

Associated PressMarch 7, 2015

A sure sign that spring’s on the horizon: One hour less shut-eye Saturday night no matter when you turn out the lights. Most people in the U.S. are supposed to push the clock forward by 60 minutes before heading to bed Saturday night. Daylight saving time officially begins at 2 a.m. Sunday local time. You […]

Phil AmmannMarch 7, 2015

Red-light Cameras (RLC) caught violations by nearly one million Floridians last year, creating quite the revenue stream for municipalities across the state, according to a new report Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. As reported by Lloyd Dunkelberger of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, of 941,000 violations issued to motorists, a majority of them (648,000) […]

Phil AmmannMarch 7, 2015

It’s a little like dogs and cats living together – Florida’s largest electric utility and environmentalists on the same side of an issue. But here it is. Sierra Club of Florida is applauding a move by Florida Power and Light asking the state for permission to buy a Jacksonville coal-fired power plant with the intent […]

Associated PressMarch 7, 2015

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Friday night he is standing by his support for the Common Core school standards rejected by a segment of the GOP’s most conservative members, including other potential presidential candidates. “Raising expectations and having accurate assessments of where kids are is essential for success, and I’m not going to back […]

Peter SchorschMarch 6, 2015

A cry could be heard in the voice of Father Pat O’Neil as he spoke of the love Ken Plante generated in his work in his community and throughout the state of Florida. O’Neil, the director of the Miami Diocese’s Office of Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations, celebrated a Mass in Tallahassee Friday for his friend, […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 6, 2015

A conservative “action tank” with ties to House Speaker John Boehner is throwing its weight behind Sarasota-area U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan. According to Sunshine State News, the American Action Network (AAN) announced Buchanan is one of 16 members of Congress it will support via an advertising campaign. Buchanan is the only Florida congressman to make the group’s […]

Mitch PerryMarch 6, 2015

After the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the hands of law enforcement agencies last year, there was a nationwide clamor for police officers to begin wearing body cameras as a way to provide transparency and accountability for both the police and the citizenry. President Obama announced $263 million in funding for law enforcement […]

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Tim Robinson shows divers where to cut along the Lionfish while on the Lady Go Diver in the Intracoastal near Deerfield Beach, Fla., Saturday, August 31, 2024. (Lee Ann Anderson/Fresh Take Florida)

The battle over solar power heats up in Florida as proponents fend off attacks from Americans for Prosperity

Alan Grayson to argue that estranged wife committed bigamy

Failure to launch not a concern in 2016 presidential race

Spring forward: Daylight saving time returning to most of U.S.

Red light cameras, with $105M in revenue last year, remain controversial

Sierra Club of Florida applauds FPL plan to buy coal-fired plant

Jeb Bush defends Common Core school standards

Ken Plante eulogized for love of his work, dedication to personal principles

Sarasota Congressman Vern Buchanan to get ad push from group with ties to John Boehner

ACLU, other groups withdraw support of police body camera bill