Category: State & National News
Janesville, Wisc. and Paul Ryan’s smalltown roots (video)
NY Times has a good story on Janesville, Wisconsin, hometown of Mitt Romney’s running mate Congressman Paul Ryan. It’s where Quint Studer taught school and…
New bill for Evers from NRA: Open carry
Our State Sen. Greg Evers loves gun bills and the NRA loves Evers. The Tampa Bay Times reports Marion Hammer, executive director of the NRA’s…
Disconnect on Rick Scott
Florida Gov. Rick Scott got a rock star’s welcome a gathering organized by the conservative RedState blog and before an audience that cheered his efforts…
League of Women Voters out to protect voting rights
Press Release: Over the weekend, Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner announced the state’s intentions to continue its systematic purging of voters from Florida’s voter…
Rubio’s Right-Wing Dimples
Back by the Science-Fiction section, at the end of the line, he was being referred to as “very visionary,†“very sincere†and “very smart.†At…
Waiting for Rubio
They were camping out Monday for a chance to see him at a bookstore down south in The Villages. Now, as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)…
Impact of Supreme Court Decision on Women’s Health in FL
Florida News Connection: Almost one million women in Florida will gain access to health insurance as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), upheld…
Miller issues statement on health care ruling
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Jeff Miller (R-FL-01) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act:  “The Supreme Court’s ruling to…
The Coal Ash Question
Two years ago this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed federal standards for coal ash, the byproduct of burning coal. That proposal never went…
Preserving the Integrity of Elections
Sen. Don Gaetz provided us this editorial —- An Op-ed submission by Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner regarding the Department of State’s efforts to…
George LeMieux quits Florida U.S. Senate race
Former Sen. George LeMieux announced via YouTube that he is dropping out of the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. This makes Rep. Connie Mack as…
Doctors endorse Ford and Ingram
Press Release: The Florida Medical Association announced the endorsement both of the Escambia County State House Candidates, Clay Ford and Clay Ingram. “It is truly…
Palin mocks Obama for pot-smoking and coke snortin’ (video)
At the annual Right Online conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, former Governor Sarah Palin went after President Obama for “snortin’ cocaine.” My Conservative Republican friends…
Author says BP owes $192B, not $15B
Antonio Juhasz, author of “‘Black Tide: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill,” has calculated the total cost to BP for its Deepwater Horizon…
A Tribute to Jason
The IN’s cover story this week explores the issue of prison privatization. Chasity Owens spoke about how her brother, Jason Owens, was attacked at a…
League, Rock the Vote Return to Florida
Following last week’s decision in federal court, third-party voter registration groups are looking to get back to work. Claiming that Florida’s newly passed H.B. 1355…
Fight For Your Right (to Vote)
A judge’s temporary injunction blocking key provisions of Florida’s new election law has voter registration groups hopeful as they head toward this year’s primary and…
Scott’s purge of voters’ roll has had little impact on Escambia County
According to Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford, Escambia County was asked by the Florida Secretary of State to verify three names on the…
Audit surfaces issues with continuing ed at NAS Pensacola
The Florida Union Times has a story on audit issues regarding the continuing education at our local Navy bases. The equivalent of 3,000 to 4,500…
Scott stumbles in Spain
Saint Petersburg Blog has covered Gov. Rick Scott’s social misstep when he recently met the King of Spain. Elephants may never forget their run-in with…
