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Rick Scott gets Senate Budget Committee seat

12/21/2018

Florida's incoming U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has grabbed a seat on the powerful SenateCommittee on the Budget for the 116th Congress. Scott, a Republican, also will be serving on three committees that currently are... Read More

Bill Nelson’s last big space bill approved by U.S. Senate

Scott Powers

12/20/2018

Our Politics

The Space Frontier Act of 2018, which has Florida's Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson as a key backer, was approved Thursday by the U.S. Senate, with provisions again extending the intended life of the Internati... Read More

Bill Nelson bids Senate adieu, vows to continue fighting

Scott Powers

12/12/2018

Our State

Florida's Democratic Sen.Bill Nelsonbid adieu to his colleagues in the U.S. Senate Wednesday afternoon but vowed to not leave public life, a pledge warmly welcomed by other senators starting with Florida's Repu... Read More

Sean Pittman: Not just felons need a second chance at voting

Guest Author

12/11/2018

Latest Opinion, Opinions

It's not just the 1.4 million convicted felons whose rights were restored by Amendment 4 that need a review on voting. Given the political turmoil in the Sunshine State during the November election, we should a... Read More

Bill Nelson’s Senate farewell to space speech urges exploration forever more

Scott Powers

12/10/2018

Our State

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In a floor speech that moved from touting science and economics to the future of human life, Florida's Democratic U.S. Senate Bill Nelson essentially said goodbye to being part of America's space policy Monday ... Read More

Weekly roundup: More school ‘choices’ in store?

News Service Of Florida

12/08/2018

Our State

Richard Corcoran has long been an outspoken critic of the Florida Education Association, the state’s major teachers’ union. And now with Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis’ decision to back the former House speaker as th... Read More

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Rick Scott gets Senate Budget Committee seat

Bill Nelson’s last big space bill approved by U.S. Senate

Bill Nelson bids Senate adieu, vows to continue fighting

Sean Pittman: Not just felons need a second chance at voting

Bill Nelson’s Senate farewell to space speech urges exploration forever more

Weekly roundup: More school ‘choices’ in store?