Tag Archive | "President Obama"

Marco Rubio Waivers On Immigration Reform Over Border Security


Ashley Lopez: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, one of the members of the bipartisan group working to pass immigration reform in the U.S. Senate, is changing his tune as the bill faces its last few hurdles in the Senate.

Published in Blog, Government, Immigration, Politics

Obama Says He’ll Introduce Immigration Plans If Congress Doesn’t Act Quickly


Ashley Lopez: President Barack Obama announced yesterday that he will release and pursue his own immigration reform plans if Congress doesn’t act quickly on its own.

Published in Blog, Government, Immigration, Politics

Trayvon Martin’s Mother Asks State Lawmakers to Repeal ‘Stand Your Ground’


Ashley Lopez: Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, held a press conference in Tallahassee Wednesday to ask lawmakers to repeal the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law, which she believes shielded the man who killed her young son last year.

Published in Blog, Government, Justice, Politics

U.S. Spends More On Immigration Enforcement Than On All Other Federal Crimes Combined


Ashley Lopez: According to a new report, the federal government currently spends more money enforcing immigration than on enforcing all other major federal laws put together.

Published in Blog, Government, Immigration, Open Records, Politics

A Politically Divided Florida Bungles Another Presidential Election


Ashley Lopez: The presidential election may have been called hours after polls closed in Florida, but the Sunshine State’s results weren’t called until days later, thanks to a series of problems in South Florida.

Published in Blog, Government, Politics

Florida Not Saying ‘I Do’ To Gay Marriage


Howard Goodman: Where does Florida stand on same-sex marriage? It wouldn’t win in a vote.

Published in Blog, Government

In Expensive School Turnaround Project, Questions About Effectiveness


Alyson Klein: After two years, questions remain about the federal program providing billions of dollars to help states and districts close or remake some of their worst-performing schools.

Published in Education, Government


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