Sierra Club points to “environmental racism” to help block solar plant in Florida

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Sierra Club points to “environmental racism” to help block solar plant in Florida

by Brian Burgess | Oct 21, 2020

A rezoning request for a proposed solar energy farm in Alachua County got spiked earlier this month after the Sierra Club and a handful of environmental special interest groups joined forces with the NAACP to kill the project. "Environmental racism" became a...

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Miami favorite son Jorge Masvidal featured in new Trump ad targeting Hispanic voters

by Jordan Kirkland | Oct 21, 2020

The Trump campaign pulled no punches on Tuesday, releasing a new ad featuring UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal blasting Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden for his 47 years in politics. A superstar inside the octagon, Masvidal -- aka "Gamebred Fighter" -- has been...

Poll: Biden’s lead over Trump shrinks in Florida

by Jordan Kirkland | Oct 20, 2020

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are neck and neck in the Sunshine State. according to a University of North Florida poll released Tuesday. The new polls, conducted by the Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) at UNF, shows the former...

Voter Registration Numbers: Seven Takeaways

by News Service of Florida | Oct 19, 2020

TALLAHASSEE --- Florida elections officials last week released voter-registration numbers for the Nov. 3 general election. Here are seven takeaways as Florida is again a key state in the battle for the White House: --- THE BIG PICTURE: Democrats have traditionally led...

Trump campaign on Kamala Harris’s visit to Florida: ‘too little, too late’

by Jordan Kirkland | Oct 19, 2020

Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris made in a stop in Orlando on Monday to rally support as early voting kicks off in the Sunshine State. Campaigning at a drive-in rally at the Central Florida Fairgrounds, Harris spoke on the importance of the...

None of Florida’s top CEO’s make the list of top Trump or Biden donors

by Brian Burgess | Oct 16, 2020

An analysis by Marketwatch of the top political donors among S&P 500 Corporations found that more of them are supporting former Vice President Joe Biden than President Donald Trump, but Trump still comes out far ahead in terms of total cash from this group....

Shevaun Harris takes the helm at Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration

by Brian Burgess | Oct 16, 2020

Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), which oversees the state's $25 billion Medicaid program, has a new, interim leader. Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Shevaun Harris as Acting Secretary for the agency on Thursday. She replaces Mary Mayhew,...

Trump campaign makes important stop in Miami with 19 days to go

by Jordan Kirkland | Oct 15, 2020

With just 19 days remaining until the general election, the "Trump Train" will make its second stop in Florida this week when it takes over Miami on Thursday. President Donald Trump will be making another stop in the all-important swing state, holding a one-hour town...

Emoji-Meter: ACB, Trump Campaign, Florida Polls, and more!

by Jordan Kirkland | Oct 15, 2020

🔥 EMOJI-METER 🔥 Sometimes words just aren't enough. Amy Coney Barrett Day 4 of Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing continues, with officials on the Senate Judiciary Committee questioning expert witnesses. While ACB is getting a much-needed break today, she's been...

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Senate Democrats Should Stop Embarrassing Themselves and Confirm Judge Barrett

by State Representative Mike Beltran | Oct 14, 2020

The effort to fill the vacancy caused by Justice Ginsburg’s recent passing is not about former President Barack Obama’s unsuccessful nomination of Judge Garland in 2016. It is surprising, then, that Judge Barrett's detractors seem to oppose her chiefly because they...

Julio Fuentes: Access to fitness centers is critical during COVID-19 fight

by Julio Fuentes | Oct 6, 2020

As the president of the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, it has been particularly tough for my community and our members to endure the health and economic fallout of COVID-19. We have watched as many of our businesses have struggled to stay afloat or...

Rep. Sabatini: Judge Lagoa is a Great Choice

by State Representative Anthony Sabatini | Sep 22, 2020

Conservative Floridian politicos are ecstatic this week having received the news that Judge Barbara Lagoa is on the short list for the Supreme Court of the United States. Currently a member of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Lagoa is a remarkable jurist who...

The Governor’s Good Choices for Our Courts

by Mike Beltran | Sep 15, 2020

Recent attacks by my colleagues across the aisle and across the lobby against Governor DeSantis, his Judicial Nominating Commissioners, and sitting jurists, go too far. The Governor has been accused of both going out of his way to appoint the only available...

Congress must protect consumers from surprise medical billing

by David Biddle | Sep 8, 2020

In rural America, access to health care providers and facilities is always a challenge. Many of us rely on a limited number of options for hospitals and medical providers to service the needs of our community. Across the country, the strain on the health care system...

Senator Lauren Book Ignores Crucial Facts Concerning Florida’s Parental-Consent Law

by Andrew Shirvell | Sep 1, 2020

On August 21, 2020, state Senator Lauren Book (D—Plantation) authored a Tampa Bay Times op-ed, which was disingenuously entitled, “Forcing children to have children.” As executive director of Florida Voice for the Unborn, I submitted a letter to the editor of the...

Pandemic creates both havoc and explosion in wireless traffic

by James Taylor | Aug 31, 2020

Almost overnight, COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the world, forcing many countries to shut down their economies. As businesses sent employees home to work, U.S. wireless networks experienced a 20-percent increase in mobile voice and data traffic. And because of the...