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Mitch PerryOctober 20, 2015

Although she’s been thwarted in the past few years, Plantation Democratic state Rep. Katie Edwards is back again to propose a needle exchange program that would help prevent transmission of HIV and hepatitis among intravenous drug users. HB 81 would create a five-year pilot program with the University of Miami to offer free, clean and unused needles and syringes […]

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, […]

Christine Jordan SextonJune 12, 2015

Budget chairmen Sen. Tom Lee and Rep. Richard Corcoran came to terms early Friday on what was the biggest stumbling block during the 2015 session and what Lee called the “linchpin” of the budget: supplemental Medicaid funding. After working for days, the House made a Low Income Pool offer to the Senate that takes advantage […]

Associated PressMay 18, 2015

An unexpected $55 million donation to University of Miami helped lift the school over its $1.6 billion fundraising goal a year early. The donation came from longtime UM supporters the Miller family and will help build a new medical education building on the campus of the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. An additional $5 […]

Associated PressApril 13, 2015

Julio Frenk, a former health minister in Mexico and a dean who helped quadruple fundraising at Harvard during his recent tenure there, was tapped Monday as the next president of the University of Miami. The school’s board of trustees unanimously approved Frenk’s selection. He’ll take office Sept. 1, three months after former U.S. Health and […]

Bruce RitchieApril 13, 2015

Could the Freedom Tower in Miami, where U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday announced his bid for president, be underwater by 2060? Before Rubio announced on Monday that he was running for president in 2016, NextGen Climate suggested the building could be underwater by 2060. The political action committee said Florida is on the front line […]

Associated PressApril 11, 2015

The University of Miami is about to choose a replacement for outgoing President Donna Shalala. Members of Miami’s Board of Trustees have been invited to vote Monday and choose the sixth president of the private university. It’s expected Shalala’s replacement would be announced that same day. Shalala announced last year that she is leaving the […]

Phil AmmannApril 7, 2015

A Catholic student group and two colleges are the latest organizations to voice support for the fight for statewide discrimination protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations. Winter Park-based Rollins College joins a coalition of 30 major Florida employers, including the University of North Florida (UNF) in Jacksonville, in supporting the Competitive Workforce Act. The […]

Ryan RayMarch 13, 2015

Democratic U.S. Rep Ted Deutch of coastal Boca Raton took to social media Thursday with a pointed message to Gov. Rick Scott amid reports that the governor prohibited any mention of the terms “global warming” or “climate change” in state governmental reports and documents: Message for @FLGovScott: #DontCensorScience Retweet or tweet your pic to tell the Guv […]

Marc YachtJanuary 20, 2015

I left Philadelphia after High School graduation, January, 1958.The severe 10 degree temperatures, wind, snow and sleet left our graduating class cold to the bone. The harsh ’58 winter found Philadelphians praying for an early spring and eagerly awaiting Punxsutawney Phil and a cloudy Groundhog Day. Should Phil see his shadow February 2, Pennsylvanians could […]

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Katie Edwards hopes this year her needle exchange bill advances in Tallahassee

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

House, Senate agree on new LIP model

Family’s $55 million donation helps UM reach $1.6 billion goal

Harvard’s Julio Frenk is new University of Miami president

Miami’s Freedom Tower under water by 2060? Unlikely, scientist says

University of Miami close to finding Shalala’s replacement

2 colleges, Catholic law school group join fight for Competitive Workforce Act

Ted Deutch skewers Rick Scott on “climate change” ban

Marc Yacht: Winter means no sleazy politician can drive me from Florida