Steve Bousquet
Opinion Editor at South Florida Sun Sentinel
Opinion editor, columnist, https://t.co/icbDztgRlK. Alum of Miami Herald, TB Times, WPLG. Pawtucket-born; rare Broward-phile. RTs not endorsements.
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1 week ago |
sun-sentinel.com | Steve Bousquet
As an American and retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel, I am angered that Trump is considering the use of Marines to attack protesters in Los Angeles to show his macho image as an alpha male. He is also violating the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits using our military to enforce laws. There are already more police, National Guard and ICE agents in L.A. than there are protesters. His “Apprentice” TV personality is on full display in his fight with California Gov.
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1 week ago |
sun-sentinel.com | Steve Bousquet
Florida’s backroom budget fell into place Friday. Six weeks overdue and precariously close to the July 1 start of a new fiscal year, the budget came together almost entirely behind closed doors with most key decisions in the hands of a select few Republican lawmakers. Rarely in Florida have so few spent so much — in this case, $115.1 billion. There was no input from most legislators, let alone the people.
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2 weeks ago |
sun-sentinel.com | Steve Bousquet
David Jolly simply asks you to believe. Jolly is the 52-year-old former congressman and MSNBC commentator who this week declared his intention to be the Democratic nominee for governor in 2026 when the office will be open for the first time in eight years. He has already heard it all — that he can’t possibly win, that Florida has turned too deeply red, and that as a Democrat who used to be a Republican, he is a warmed-over version of Charlie Crist, and you know how that turned out.
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3 weeks ago |
orlandosentinel.com | Steve Bousquet
The idea that a powerful politician could somehow be the best choice to run a major Florida university did not start with Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis corrupted it, and ruined it. And things are immeasurably worse because of a grievous mistake he and the Legislature made, to keep presidential searches secret - until it's too late. Choosing a politician to be a university president has happened often in this state, with wildly different results.
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3 weeks ago |
sun-sentinel.com | Steve Bousquet
The idea that a powerful politician could somehow be the best choice to run a major Florida university did not start with Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis corrupted it, and ruined it. And things are immeasurably worse because of a grievous mistake he and the Legislature made, to keep presidential searches secret — until it’s too late. Choosing a politician to be a university president has happened often in this state, with wildly different results.
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New threat from FL Attorney General James Uthmeier: He may remove Broward Sheriff Greg Tony unless he cooperates with ICE on immigration enforcement https://t.co/xARlhSEVGB
For now, David Jolly asks you to believe | Steve Bousquet https://t.co/JDMvrITGLG
A ray of hope: @myflhouse proposes $3.1 million to add more staff at state drivers' license offices in Broward and Miami-Dade to reduce horrific wait times. Some people spend the night in stifling heat to beat the crowds the next morning. https://t.co/uRHJZzHKx7