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¶ Don't fix it if it ain't woke Last week, Gov. Mo DeSantis tossed another few gobbets of red meat to his base, when he...
Hours before the presidential inauguration, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz sent social media aflutter by trolling toward the 2022 election cycle. Gaetz tweeted that he has no interest in challenging Sen. Marco Rubio and that the only statewide Florida office he'd consider seeking would be agriculture commissioner. @Jeff Nolan We can do so much better than this self-serving performance artist. @Dave Hardison I feel like anyone who is still encouraging violent overthrow of the government should have the decency to resign. He has free speech rights, so he can't be arrested, but at least we should ignore h...
Letters to the editor As lawmakers gear up for the 2021 legislative session in March, we've reported on many of the bills being proposed. Among the possible new laws to be considered is Sen. Joe Gruters' (R-Sarasota) SB 334, which would ban smoking in public parks and on beaches; Sen. Dennis Baxley's (R-Ocala) SB 282, which would require principals to direct first-period teachers to set aside one to two minutes for "quiet reflection"; Sen. Manny Diaz Jr.'s (R-Hialeah) proposed constitutional amendment, SJR 340, that would require a two-thirds vote from both the House and Senate before a singl...