Michael Bloomberg wasn’t able to flip the Virginia Legislature last week, despite spending more than $2.4 million pushing gun control measures. But the billionaire and former New York […]
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It might sound like a headline from before the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but in 2015, over 1.5 million people have been stripped of their right […]
In Florida a bill enabling online voter registration has drawn both praise and criticism. Proponents see it as a cost saving measure and a means of increasing […]
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By: Jason Hart Trying to force Obamacare expansion onto Florida by cutting funding for an existing Medicaid program has backfired on President Obama. Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, is suing Obama’s […]
After the second enrollment period in the Affordable Care Act’s Health Benefit Exchanges ended in February, the state of Florida – at 1.6 million enrollees – led […]
A standoff over health care is stalling a potential $470 million cut to the communications tax in Florida. The House by a 86-29 vote on April 2, approved a […]
The problems school choice programs faced in 2014 weren’t new. Lawsuits, politicians whose actions don’t match their words and aggressive teachers unions have troubled school choice programs […]
A movement is afoot from state lawmakers who believe the federal government has amassed far too much power, to the detriment of state authority and autonomy. They’re […]
Florida has the highest increase in illegal immigration of any state from 2009 to 2012, according to the Pew Research Center.By nature of avoiding detection, exact figures are […]
American Federation of Teachers, one of the largest teachers unions in the United States, passed a resolution last week to ban Coca-Cola from its facilities and events. […]
While Lincoln’s superintendent removed controversial gender sensitivity training materials from a middle school, the Lincoln school board presented a united front Tuesday, saying the training complied with […]
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In Florida, you can buy beer that comes in cans. You can buy beer that comes in bottles. You can even buy beer that comes in kegs, […]
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