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Darryl Paulson: The Era of Bad Feelings

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The Era of Good Feelings is the term used to describe the aftermath of the War of 1812 where the American nation sought to establish national unity during a period of one-party dominance. The Federalist Party, representing the urban and aristocratic citizens, disappeared after the disastrous Hartford Convention in 1814, leaving only the Jeffersonian Republicans as the sole political party. The Jeffersonian Republicans so dominated the political landscape that President James Monroe ran unopposed in 1820 and would have won…

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House approves its spending plan, setting up budget negotiations

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The House approved an $81.2 billion budget Thursday afternoon, sending the proposed fiscal 2017-18 spending plan to conference. The House voted 89-26 to approve the budget proposal after about 45 minutes of debate, mostly from Democratic members raising concerns over spending for public school education, the environment and health care. ā€œI have to rise in opposition to this budget simply because of the fact that our priorities are out of whack,ā€ said Rep. Loranne Ausley, a Tallahassee Democrat. The House…

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House, Senate bills to repeal PIP clear committees despite questions, differences

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Florida lawmakers appear to be taking steps to repeal a state law requiring personal injury protection coverage, but differences remain between the House and Senate proposals. The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee voted 8-1 to approve a bill (SB 1766) that would repeal the Florida Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law, replacing the PIP mandate with a requirement that motorists carry bodily injury protection. The Senate proposal, sponsored by Hillsborough County Republican Sen. Tom Lee, would create a medical payment, or MedPay,…

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Joe Henderson: Betsy DeVos sends clear signal that student loan borrowers won’t get a break

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If you are struggling with student loan debt and thought you might get a break, think again. This week, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos quietly issued a decree reversing actions by President Obama to ease the burden of people struggling to pay off those loans. It focused on the servicing companies that collect loan payments for the U.S. Department of Education. Her action might have gotten lost in the bigger debate of the deteriorating bromance between PresidentĀ Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin…

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Donald Trump boasts of hiring only the best, but picks haunt him

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President Donald Trump likes to boast that he hires only the best people. But his personnel choices keep coming back to haunt him. One of the people Trump hired for the White House was working as a foreign agent while advising him during the election. His campaign chairman caught the Justice Department’s attention for similarly surreptitious work. And a third campaign adviser was reportedly surveilled by the FBI as part of an investigation into whether or not he was a…

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Bernie Sanders, Tom Perez to appear in Miami April 19

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A date and time have been officially announced for the Florida appearance of Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez and Vermont independent Sen.Ā Bernie Sanders. The two will speak Wednesday, April 19, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the James L. Knight Center in Miami. To RSVP for the event, go here. The two officialsĀ are scheduled to hold events in ā€œredā€ and ā€œpurpleā€ states, including Maine, Nebraska and Montana, in addition to Florida. The tour startsĀ April 17 and lasts about…

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Paul Manafort registering with U.S. as foreign agent

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The Latest on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his firm’s work (all times local): 3:05 p.m. President Donald Trump‘s former campaign chairman is registering as a foreign agent. Paul Manafort’s spokesman says he was in talks with the government about registering before the 2016 election and is now “taking appropriate steps” in response to “formal guidance” from the government. The spokesman says Manafort’s lobbying work was not conducted on behalf of the Russian government and began before Manafort…

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