Press release: Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. Senator Bill Nelson announced the approval of Florida’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) application. Florida’s planned use of the SSBCI…
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Searcy named Gubernatorial Fellow
Press Release: Governor Rick Scott today announced the members of the seventh class of the Gubernatorial Fellowship Program. Students participating in the program will gain first-hand experience into how state government operates….
Iowa Caucus: You have to be kidding
There were fewer votes cast (16,892) in the Iowa GOP caucus than the 2010 Pensacola Mayoral election. Here are the official results from the Iowa GOP website: 2011 Straw Poll Full Results…
Iowa GOP debate recap
NBC gives this analysis of the GOP presidential debate at the Iowa State Fair: “t wasn’t a good night for the entire Republican Party, especially since it was such an opportunity for…
Bondi under fire
Miami Herald reports that Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing a management crisis replete with allegations of old-fashioned political interference in cases and a revolving door between lawyers and the companies…
Florida Dems question integrity of state investigators
Press Release: State Representative Darren Soto (D-Orlando) and House Democratic Leader Ron Saunders (D-Key West) announced today their intent to file a bill to preserve the integrity of Florida’s investigatory state agencies….
League of Women Voters Responds To DOJ Approval
Press Release: Despite Secretary of State Kurt Browning’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Justice has approved 76 provisions of the 2011 elections law, House Bill 1355, the League of Women Voters…
S&P Rating Really Downgrade of the Political Leadership’s Credibility
Viewpoint by George Hawthorne, Chairman, Gulf Coast African Chamber of Commerce, Inc. — The recent downgrade of the United States ‘AAA’credit rating should be a “reality check” for Congress regarding the poor…
BP: Top funders of ALEC
Off-shore drilling is a coming to Florida. You can count on it. The fix is in. BP and other oil companies were big sponsors of the annual meeting of American Legislative Exchange…
On John Batchelor Show
Tonight I was on the John Batchelor Show. We talked about the stock market crash. Across the nation, retirees panicked over the worldwide economic crisis. It will days, maybe weeks, before we…
Maxwell: Scott tired of playing Voldemort
Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell is my kind of political writer. He doesn’t mince words: Gov. Scott decided he’s tired of playing the role of Voldemort in American politics. So to beef…
Gerald Celente predicted global depression
One of the great finds of my brief radio show was trends expert Gerald Celente. In December 2007, Celente predicted the collapse of Wall Street in the fall of 2008. He talked…