Category: State & National News
Context Florida: Will Scott bash Obama to win re-election in 2014?
My latest column for the political website Context Florida: People have tired of the Tea Party’s constant haranguing about Obama, its unwillingness to listen and…
Sink announces run for Congress
Former Florida CFO Alex Sink has announced that she is running for Congress…no, not against Jeff Miller. She is running for the District 13 seat…
State lawmakers continue war on employees
Elimination of Local Sick Time Laws: “What’s Next?”, Ask Opponents By Stephanie Carroll Carson, FLorida News Connection Just months after the Florida legislature passed a…
Naval Aviation Museum closed, celebration postponed…this is real, folks
Press Release: 50th Anniversary Celebration Postpone, National Naval Aviation Museum Closed Until Further Notice Pensacola, Fla. October 1, 2013–Due to the government shutdown, the Naval…
Buzz: Shutdown impacts local bases
Jeremy Lau, an aircraft mechanic with L-3 Vortex on NAS Pensacola and president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local 2777, just…
Sink sent out email to supporters
Here is the actual email that former Florida CEO Alex Sink sent out to supporters explaining why she will not seek the Democratic nomination for…
Congressman uses campaign funds to maintain home
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting is reporting that Congressman Steve Southerland (R-Panama City) used campaign funds to improve and maintain a Panama City home he…
‘Panhandle Speaks’ town hall coming Saturday, Sept. 14
The Democratic Black Caucus of Florida, ACLU of Florida and Florida Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials are launching a series of town hall meetings,…
Context Florida: Pro-business mayors susceptible to bribery, kickbacks
My latest column for the statewide website Context Florida went live this morning. Here is the intro: Public service was once a noble cause, one…
Food stamp cut coming, food banks have to pick up influx
By Stephanie Carroll Carson, Florida News Connection About 2.6 million people in Florida will have less money to spend on groceries starting this November. SNAP…
Sorry, Gene. Thrasher has inside track to Lt. Governor
Sources close to Governor Rick Scott tell the East Orlando Post that the Governor’s Chief of Staff Adam Hollingsworth is pushing the Governor to choose…
Buzz: Baby Gaetz could have worthy competition for Daddy Gaetz’s senate seat
Our sources are telling us that former State Sen. Durell Peaden is considering a run for Senate President Don Gaetz’s seat next year. The senate…
Rubio in town today
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio will be in Pensacola today to discuss Obamacara. The visit is part of his tour, which Saint Peter’s Blog describes as…
Cohen loses out on Miramar job
The Miramar, Fla. city council chose Kathleen Woods-Richardson, former director of Miami-Dade County’s Public Works and Waste Management Department where she oversaw more than 1,730…
Viewpoint: Turning the Tide on Childhood Obesity
by: Dr. Janey Thornton, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services As the Department of Agriculture’s Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition…
Are You Ready to Rumble? Stand Your Ground: El Baby Gaetz vs. The Unchained (see poster)
SaintPetersBlog.com is having fun with the proposed debate on Stand Your Ground between Rep. Matt Gaetz and executive director of the Dream Defenders, Phillip Agnew….
Matt Gaetz ready to debate over Stand Your Ground
The Miami Herald reports that Rep. Matt Gaetz has agreed to a televised debate with Dream Defenders Director Phillip Agnew on Florida’s controversial Stand Your…
Florida Congressman says tax on tanning beds is racist. Guess chocolate milk is too
SaintPetersblog reports that Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Gainesville) told constituents at a town hall event that a provision in Obamacare imposing a 10% tax on tanning…
Florida House Democratic Caucus calls for special session on Stand Your Ground
The Honorable Ken Detzner Florida Secretary of State Florida Department of State R.A. Gray Building 500 South Bronough Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 Dear Secretary Detzner:…
Buzz: Papantonio says Progressives aren’t warming up to Crist
In a telephone interview today, Pensacola attorney and political pundit Mike Papantonio said Charlie Crist doesn’t appear to be gaining much traction among Progressives around…
