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Melissa RossMarch 16, 2016

If it comes down to a Trump vs. Clinton matchup, how will Florida vote? As usual, it’s a tossup. Even though Donald Trump is alienating Florida’s growing Hispanic population, and Hillary Clinton has high unfavorables of her own, the state is poised to swing once again in November, with voters mobilized to cast a ballot against […]

Scott PowersJanuary 26, 2016

Continuing research at the University of Central Florida has brought another federal grant of $1.9 million to develop a method for protecting the troubled citrus industry from the disease HLB, also known as citrus greening. In awarding the funding to UCF nanoparticle researcher Swadeshmukul Santra, the U.S. Department of Agriculture also recognized the University of Central Florida […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 7, 2015

If Republican primary politics are all about reaching out to the conservative base, then on paper, Jacksonville-area Congressman Ron DeSantis should be a strong contender as the GOP Senate nominee in 2016. The Sunshine State native (who grew up in the quaint Pinellas County town of Dunedin) has only been in elected office for three years, […]

Associated PressApril 25, 2015

A University of Florida fraternity has been suspended after reports that some of its members harassed wounded military veterans vacationing recently in Panama City Beach. The Gainesville Sun reports that Zeta Beta Tau fraternity has been charged by the university with offenses including yelling and spitting at vets last weekend. UF said the university has charged […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 30, 2015

Consumer sentiment among Floridians rose sharply to 93.3 in January, almost 6 points higher than December’s reading, according to a new University of Florida study. However, much of that increase occurred because of recent changes in how UF economists collect survey data, said Chris McCarty, director of UF’s Survey Research Center in the Bureau of Economic […]

Martin DyckmanDecember 15, 2014

If Jeb Bush runs for president, as he most likely will, one of his signature issues, education, will get him hammered from both sides. The Republican Party’s tea bag wing is unforgiving – so far – over his embrace of the Common Core standards even though the federal government has had almost nothing to do with them. […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 9, 2014

There’s more and more talk about giving college football players more money for providing us all that excitement on Saturday afternoons. Just do a computer search for “pay college football players” and see what comes up. This season some players wore wristbands with “APU” on them during games. That stands for All Players United, “a […]

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In Florida, professor predicts “hate election”

UCF, UF research efforts to stop citrus greening draw U.S. agriculture grants

Ron DeSantis admits GOP faithful are “demoralized, depressed and dejected” at D.C. Republicans

UF fraternity suspended after allegedly harassing veterans

UF’s new cell-phone-only survey shows big jump in Florida’s January consumer confidence

Martin Dyckman: Jeb might have an education problem in 2016

Tom O’Hara: End the hypocrisy, hire players for college teams