Political Ponderings - One Woman's Opinion
While campaigning for governor in 2018, Republican Ron DeSantis focused very little on policy, issues and solutions and instead relied heavily on President Donald Trump’s endorsement. The lack of a vision was troubling—and the...
read more“This week: The state senate offers a new plan for Medicaid expansion, but it’s met with opposition from Governor Scott. Environmentalists rev up a campaign to encourage the state to restore The Everglades. Marco...
read moreThis has been an awful legislative session for Florida’s environment. But it wasn’t supposed to be that way. The future looked so bright just a few months ago. After years of the Legislature shortchanging...
read moreWhat a world of difference between the Scott campaigns of 2010 and 2014. During his first campaign, Rick Scott was a relative unknown in political circles; he spent nearly $70 million of his own...
read moreOn the campaign trail, Gov. Rick Scott launched his latest themed tour. This one is pleasantly named “Let’s Keep Florida Beautiful.” What a lovely thought! His initiative includes: $50 million a year for...
read moreBy PAULA DOCKERY Syndicated Columnist As Florida’s 2014 legislative session ended, the much-touted springs bill dried up as many predicted. The bipartisan bill pushed by several Senate co-sponsors couldn’t navigate through the man-made dam...
read moreI had intended to offer a half-time report on the Florida Legislature’s 60-day legislative session, but the vast majority of the action occurs in the last two weeks — or, more accurately, in the...
read moreCall me a cynic, but the plan to sell state-owned conservation lands in order to buy “better” conservation lands was, at best, an intellectually dishonest way to brag about funding environmental programs without actually...
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