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Florida: The state sinks. The governor stinks.
Florida is beginning to drown as the world warms and sea levels rise. Meanwhile, the man who runs the state, Governor Rick Scott, is doing nothing about it.
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From Cuba to Florida: Diana Nyad’s final attempt at a record-breaking swim
"I've taken on those life lessons, that big break of just wanting the journey to be an elevated experience, no matter the success," she says. "Those people on the beach that day, they…
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Marco Rubio’s cold war approach to Cuba is losing him voters
Polls suggest that things have changed, and that Rubio's strident Cuba outlook could damage his standing among a constituency that has buoyed his political career.
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The end of Little Havana?
Critics of no-holds barred global capitalism coined the phrase "another world is possible." Perhaps, in Miami, another form of development different from that of high-rise canyons for…
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Florida struggles to pay the tab for rejecting Obamacare
Governor Rick Scott and conservative state lawmakers are finding that it’s not so easy to cover the poor without expanding Medicaid.
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Will Miami become the city of (too many) lights?
Beyond the transparent BS, the real purpose of Miami's Innovation Tower is to enhance the net worth of the developer and whatever investors he may have bringing rich profits for many…
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Conexion Miami / Fearing competition, Florida leaders cite disease
Here’s the catch: Florida growers say they also have concerns about increased competition from Cuban agricultural products.
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The fallout from the House Republican quitters
The Republican-led Florida Legislature has failed this state. When House Republicans abruptly adjourned three days early, they guaranteed the state's most pressing public policy…
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Mr. President, use Everglades backdrop to shun sugar cash and honor Earth Day
It makes sense for President Barack Obama to be in the Everglades on Earth Day. He will draw attention to both the Everglades and the massive economic consequences of global warming and…
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Florida pays lip service to health care for the poor
Scott is less interested in these people's travails than he is in practicing the GOP's favorite pastime, bashing Barack Obama.
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