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Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.12.21 Good Friday morning. According to a new poll released by Ryan Tyson of The Tyson Group, Florida voters support several measures pitched as improving election security and voter access. The poll, commissioned by nonpartisan nonprofit Secure Democracy, found more than three-quarters of Floridians want ballot drop boxes to be monitored either in-person or by video. The proposal earned 77% among the 600 voters po...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.10.21 Good Wednesday morning: Donald Trump over Joe Biden by a couple of points on Election Day, and not much has changed in the four months since, according to new polling from Mason-Dixon. The pollster didn’t put the former President head-to-head with his successor, but it did find that Biden’s job approval rating is underwater, with 47% of voters approving and 49% disapproving. The balance is undecided...

/PRNewswire/ -- As president of the Southern University of New Hampshire, Paul LeBlanc has leveraged an enormous advertising budget over the past two decades...

The Australian Banking Association supports the Federal Government's proposed licencing regime for debt management firms and has called for further...

Dear Member of Congress, On behalf of millions of taxpayers across the country, we urge you to reject proposals to increase the federal minimum wage at a time of unprecedented economic calamity, including President Joe Biden’s push to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour, more than doubling the current minimum wage of $7.25/hour. President Biden’s recent $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” calls on Congress to more than double the federal minimum wage to $15/hour and eliminate the “tip...

CEI Joins Coalition Letter Opposed to Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing Final Rule Introduction On behalf of the undersigned federal and state-based organizations, we write to express our opposition to the interim final rule to implement the Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model under section 1115A of the Social Security Act. We request you withdraw the rule. The rule forces physicians, patients, and providers into a mandatory demonstration under the Obamacare Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovati...

MATTHEW KANDRACH Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, along with a new Biden administration, promise sweeping policy changes in the United States. This includes campaign pledges to remake America’s electricity mix. But with campaign season over, Democrats should put rhetoric aside and pursue a bipartisan energy plan that supports economic recovery. During the 2020 campaign, Joe Biden pledged to “achieve a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035.” Doing so would mean essential...

It would be a grave mistake to hurriedly abandon the nation’s current, diverse electricity mix in favor of costly power generation.

Getty Images A new breed of digital payday lenders are popping up in Australia, with the lending niche growing five times larger in just 12 months. Joining an array of app-based competitors, the Commonwealth Bank is offering its own pay advance feature to customers. Financial commentators, however, are urging people to do their homework before borrowing. While the idea of payday lenders might conjure up images up loan sharks and dimly lit offices, a new generation of financial apps insist they...

HHS unleashed in string of last-minute policies Presented by CVS Health On Tap with FDA officials bracing for more. — FDA shakeup in the final Trump days as officials depart amid the pandemic. — Biden tees up vaccine plan this week after questions about hitting ambitious distribution goals. It’s Tuesday, welcome back to Prescription Pulse. Another advocate for FDA as an independent agency? Commissioner Stephen Hahn says its a timely question. As always, send tips to Sarah Owermohle at [em...