Tallahassee can’t wait for Washington to tackle the crisis of illegal immigration
By James Staudenraus Let’s face it. Most of Florida’s 850,000 to 957,000 unlawful immigrants were...
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Aluminum and steel tariff job loss predictions are being exaggerated; impact will be minimal
by Economic Policy Institute The Trump administration recently announced that it would impose tariffs of...
OPINION: Teachers & students lose, contractors win: Florida school safety bill forbids teacher carry, includes $373.4 million security outlay
By Deborah Nelson Florida’s legislature, yesterday, passed a bill that includes $373.4 million in new...
Gaetz memo grandstanding belies his unconstitutional FISA bill vote
by Deborah Nelson It looks like the FBI abused surveillance power in a political attack...
CFJG urges Senate to abolish weaponized filibuster
by Deborah Nelson/Policy Director/Citizens for a Just Government In response to systemic gridlock, Citizens...
Shiny object wins again: infrastructure press conference reporters ask no infrastructure questions
by Deborah Nelson Despite the full on media-circus President Trump’s Tuesday infrastructure press conference turned...
Meet the new NAFTA, same as the old NAFTA
Editor's note: click here to read the Trump administration's NAFTA renegotiating summary, released July 17,...
OPINION: Interstate insurance sales start with McCarran Ferguson repeal currently languishing in Senate
by Deborah Nelson (reprinted in edited form from Citizens for a Just Government) The Federal Government’s abrogation of...
Public Citizen: Add your name to NAFTA renegotiation letter
by: Public Citizen Add your name: Demand a NAFTA renegotiations benefit working people, not corporations:...
OPINION: Fed interest rate hikes could slow economy
by Economic Policy Institute The decision by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) [June 14] to raise...
Federal flood insurance program $24.6 billion in the hole
By Deborah Nelson The federal program that subsidizes flood insurance for millions of homeowners is...
OPINION: Workers lost in Trump’s first 100 days
by Economic Policy Institute In a new report (HERE), EPI experts examine President Trump’s actions...
Syria Gas Attack: Assad’s Doing…Or False Flag?
by Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity Would Syrian President Assad launch a chemical...
Elections Commission clears Gaetz-linked PACs; codifies donation loophole in the process
by Deborah Nelson Florida’s Elections Commission says two state political committees that dissolved and gave...
Please don’t feed the troll: Gaetz EPA bill a desperate bid for media attention…arguing in public helps him, not the environment
by Deborah Nelson Dear fellow friends of the environment, Recently, Congressman Matt Gaetz filed a...
Your tax dollars not at work: 2017 “Wastebook” details $5B in Federal government squandering
$1.5 million went to study fish on a treadmill by U.S. Senator Jeff Flake Washington,...
“Audit the Fed:” Senator Rand Paul reintroduces bill
by Senator Rand Paul/released January 4, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Rand...
Federal government creates propaganda ministry
$60 million budget appears to include media bribe money; “personal services” handout jobs By Deborah...
Part time work the “new normal”
by Economic Policy Institute A new paper by Penn State economics professor and University of...
Miller’s veterans bill passes House unanimously
District 1 U.S. House Representative and House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chair Jeff Miller (R-Chumuckla)...