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As Congress considers a farm bill that could slash federal food assistance, Florida – with nearly 18 percent of its residents relying on that help – could find its poor still further submerged beneath the poverty line, reports Margie Menzel of the News Service of Florida. Last week the U.S. House Agriculture Committee passed a bill containing $16 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, formerly known as food stamps. That would be a reduction more…

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Representative Janet Adkins announced today the endorsements of elected and former elected leaders from the Jacksonville Beaches community. “It is an honor to have the support of so many leaders from the beaches community in this election.  I have worked with many of them as part of the grassroots effort to save the ferry and appreciate their support and confidence.” Said Adkins. “Developing working relationships with leaders at all levels of a community are critical to being successful in finding…

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There is no such thing as ‘politicizing’ tragedy. James Holmes did not materialize in a movie theater in Aurora, free of any relationship to law and authority and the structures of power in this country; nor did he exit those relationships and structures by murdering 12 people and injuring several dozen more. Before he entered the theater, he purchased guns, whether legally or illegally, under a framework of laws and regulations governed and negotiated by politics; in the parking lot…

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There are more firefighters but fewer fires: Alex Tabarrok looks at how modern-day firefighters spend their time: According to Nightline it costs $3,500 every time a fire truck pulls out of a fire station in Washington, DC (25 calls in a 24 hour shift is not uncommon so this adds up quickly).  Moreover, most of the time the call is not for a fire but for a minor medical problem. In many cities, both fire trucks and ambulances respond to the same calls. The paramedics do a…

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The Tampa Bay Times‘ has made its endorsements, err, recommendations in the Aug. 14 primaries for the Florida Legislature.  The question is not as much who they endorsed, but whether the endorsements even matter? For the record, the Times endorsed John Legg, Jim Frishe, Tom Lee and Jack Latvala in four GOP primaries for the Florida Senate. While these endorsements might make the candidates feel better about themselves, it is doubtful the support of a newspaper viewed with skepticism by many, if…

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While I genuinely waver about whether or not I think Charlie Crist will run for Governor of Florida in 2014, it is op-eds like the one Crist penned today for the Washington Post which leads me to believe there is no doubt Crist will run in two years. Heck, by the tone of this op-ed, Crist is already running. Essentially describing Gov. Rick Scott’s voter purge and the Florida GOP’s efforts to restrict voter access as “un-American”, Crist is forging a…

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Earlier today, I reported about the latest controversy in the bitter GOP primary for Senate District 24, which pits State Rep. Rachel Burgin against former Senate President Tom Lee. Today’s issue is over Lee’s use of Jeb Bush’s likeness. “My opponent has consistently used Governor Bush’s likeness in mail and TV ads in an effort to imply his endorsement, even though Governor Bush is committed to staying out of this race,” writes Burgin on Facebook.  “Just a few days ago…

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