Tweet Rich in pioneering history, inundated with great wealth, and steeped in Hollywood-style glamor, Palm Beach draws curious visitors and new residents alike. The name is recognized the world over as a destination for wealthy vacationers, royalty, and celebrities. In addition to having excellent cultural events throughout the year, Palm Beach County also has the [...]

Tweet “Overall, 32 percent like his job performance, compared with 55 percent who disapprove. PPP, a firm that often polls for Democrats, says that in a hypothetical matchup, Scott would lose 56-37 to Democrat Alex Sink, whom he bested by the thinnest of margins in November.” “New poll shows that Florida Gov. Rick Scott isn’t [...]

TweetU.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says he’ll stay out of the Republican primary for U.S. Senate but the nominee can count on his support in taking on incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. Rubio said he would help raise money for the national party but also indicated he’ll campaign for the nominee. That could make for awkward times [...]

Tweet Exxon Mobil, Bank of America, GE and other giant corporations paid no U.S. taxes despite billions in profits. In fact, they pocketed big IRS refunds.  As congressional leaders and the White House haggled over how many billions of dollars to cut spending on programs for working families, Bernie tried to broaden the debate. He compiled [...]

Tweet CNN anchor Carol Costello laid into Donald Trump for his birther comments and nascent presidential run. Speaking on Wednesday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Costello said Trump is “shaping up to be a joke.” She then recounted his controversial comments on “The View,” and his attempt to release his own birth certificate. “Except it wasn’t,” she noted [...]

Tweet The House’s latest proposal that would give retailers like Walgreens and CVS exclusive rights to dispense highly addictive pain medications is a no-go in the Senate, Senate President Mike Haridopolos said Wednesday afternoon. The House Judiciary Committee approved the measure (HB 7095) this morning by a 12-6 vote, deepening the divide between the two [...]

Tweet Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) inked the deal for his memoir 50 days after his upset victory. Christine O’Donnell didn’t even come close to winning her Delaware Senate bid but had a book deal even faster — in just 31 days. And Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) set a land-speed record with his contract, landing a book just [...]

Tweet As lawmakers seek to close a budget gap and eliminate “job-killing regulations,” a vast deregulation bill would free auto repair shops from providing customers with written estimates that break down the cost of parts and labor. It would halt inspections of businesses that sell ice, and stop state reports on how charities use their [...]

Tweet Capitalism As the House Appropriations Committee debates a $66.5-billion budget proposal, the most vigorous debate involved a proposal to privatize all prison and probation operations in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Private prisons are nothing new — the state has seven of them — but privatizing the supervision of probationers is uncharted territory. “This subject probably hasn’t been addressed anywhere [...]

Tweet WASHINGTON – With former President of the United States Jimmy Carter in Havana this week, US Senator Menendez (D-NJ) today sent a letter to the former President to express his concerns with the visit and the message the meeting sends to the Cuban regime about the goals of US policy, which are to support [...]