Category: State & National News
NYT: Evers’ law pandered to gun lobby
Who would have ever thought that State Sen. Greg Evers (R-Baker) would have legislation sponsored by him earn an editorial in the New York Times?…
Papa Gaetz named Florida Senate Prez 2013-14
State Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) will be officially designated Monday as Senate president for the 2013-14 legislative sessions. According to a recent press announcement, his…
New book shows dysfunctional White House
Washington Post reports that the book, “Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington and the Education of a President,†by journalist Ron Suskind, “paints an unflattering portrait…
Go Fifth
State Republican party leaders want Florida to be the fifth presidential primary–behind Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. The Republican National Committee set forth…
Lt. Gov. Carroll offers to help bring jobs to Pensacola
Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll visited Pensacola yesterday. She was honored at a reception at Jackson’s Steakhouse and later walked down Palafox to join in…
Bondi recovers $20.2 million
Press Release: Attorney General Pam Bondi announced today that Florida, together with Texas and New York local governments, has entered into a $70 million settlement…
Carville to POTUS: ‘Fire, Indict, Fight’
Democratic strategist James Carville delivered in an interview on CNN a message to President Barack Obama. “The time has come to demand a plan of…
New Book: Palin cheated, snorted…
Joe McGinniss’ new book, ‘The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin,’ claims GOP presidential heartthrob had a fling with future NBA star Glen Rice,…
Drug possession law unconstitutional?
Circuit Judge Scott Brownell in Manatee County threw out 42 felony drug possession cases, ruling that Florida’s drug possession statute is unconstitutional. This comes on…
Judge blocks Evers gun law
Federal Judge Marcia Cooke blocked yesterday the implementation of Sen. Greg Evers’ new law (Firearm Owners’ Privacy Act) restricting the rights of doctors to obtain…
Scott creates jobs, not for minorities in his administration
Gov. Rick Scott picked an African-American, Jennifer Carroll, as his Lt. Governor, but the Saint Pete Times reports he has hired fewer minorities than his…
Scott: Show me the jobs, Mr. President
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has officially responded to President Barack Obama’s “Jobs” speech. “Speeches without specifics won’t fix our economy,” said Scott in a press…
Florida Next Foundation
Former Florida CFO Alex Sink has established a new organization focused on the future of Florida. Here is the email I received from her: Friends,…
Obama ‘Jobs’ Speech (Transcript)
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and fellow Americans: Tonight we meet at an urgent time for our country. We continue to face…
Mother Jones: Inside Koch Brothers meeting
The 2012 elections, Charles Koch warned in his followers, will be “the mother of all wars.” Mother Jones has recordings that provide a behind-the-scenes look…
Is Bachmann campaign in trouble?
Congressman Michelle Bachmann’s campaign may be in trouble. Over the weekend, her campaign manager Ed Rollins will be moving to a senior advisory role. His…
Another poll shows Obama in trouble
According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. more than 60 percent of those surveyed say they disapprove of the way the president is handling…
Famine goes unnoticed, food riots coming?
A report by the Pew Research Center pointed out this week that 12 million people in the Horn of Africa are facing a hunger crisis…
Second to None or Time to Upgrade?
The Second to None campaign is national initiative to fight cuts to the defense budget. It sees the the military industrial complex as an integral…
Top MuckReads
And finally, here are this week’s top must-read stories from MuckReads, ProPublica’s ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism. Anyone can contribute by tweeting a…
