Category: State & National News
Ford and Broxson sign on to co-sponsor Cayee Anthony bill
Press Release: State Representative Clay Ford (District 3) along with Representative Doug Broxson (District 1), will co-sponsor a bill—referred to as ““Caylee’s Law‗ to be…
League to honor Crist
Not everyone wants to bash former Gov. Charlie Crist. The League of Women Voters of Florida will present Crist with its “Making Democracy Work” Award…
Infographic: who got fired by Scott, about 1662 workers
Florida Tribune: According to the Department of Management Services, 519 of the 1,662 state employees have already been placed in different positions. These layoffs represent…
Colbert mocks Rick Scott
“I want to praise Rick Scott’s praise of Rick Scott”—Stephen Colbert…. (about at 1:50 mark) The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor &…
Scott okays SunRail funding
Herald Tribune reports that Gov. Rick Scott has reversed his position on the SunRail. In February, he refused to accept $2 billion in federal funding….
Scott says he will now talk to editorial boards
Miami Herald reports Gov. Rick Scott Bay told News 9, a Tampa Bay TV station, that he will now sit down with newspaper editorial boards—something…
Crist bashing part of GOP debate (corrected)
You have to love how Florida Republicans debate. They have to find someone to bash so that they can deflect any attention on their personal…
Putnam not running for Governor 2014
Some Republicans have already begun looking for someone to run for Florida governor in 2014, someone other than Rick Scott. Adam Putnam, a rising star…
New Florida Laws
About 160 Florida statutes go on the books today. Here are few: HB 353 requires welfare applicants to take drug tests at their own expense….
Scott met with Koch brothers
It was a gathering of GOP conservative wizards. Miami Herald reports Gov. Rick Scott flew to Colorado over the weekend to attend a secretive policy…
Pink slips sent to 1600 state workers, not Scott
Florida Tribune reports at least 1,600 state workers have been told they are losing their jobs at the end of this week. But the Department…
Smoke from Alabama park fills west side
Mobile Press Register reports Gov. Robert Bentley plans to visit Gulf State Park today, as firefighters work to control a roughly 700-acre conflagration that has…
Offshore drilling is back on the table, Gaetz opposes
Drilling platforms off the beach may be in Pensacola’s future, if Senate President Mike Haridopolos and Gov. Rick Scott have their way. State Sen. Don…
Crist’s wife sells condo for $3.5 million
What? Former Gov. Charlie Crist is still married? Sun-Sentinel reports Carole Rome Crist has sold her sold her four-bedroom, four-bath Fisher Island condo for $3.5…
Sesame Street Eviction
Our June 23 cover and the story on the impact of Gov. Rick Scott’s cuts to WSRE and WUWF have attracted attention. Our art director…
Scott shakes up staff
Mary Anne Carter, the chief policy advisor to Gov. Rick Scott, turned in her resignation letter a day after Gov. Rick Scott announced his chief…
Obama speech: 10K troops coming home (full text)
President Barack Obama says 10,000 troops will come home from Afghanistan by the end of this year as the U.S. mission shifts from combat to…
Slutwalk: International phenomenon (photos)
“Slutwalk” protests are demonstrations against sexism, rape, sexual crimes and the injustice of blaming the victim rather than the rapist or abuser. The first one…
Judge says jury should decide death penalty
U.S. Federal District Judge Jose Martinez ruled that Florida’s death penalty is unconstitutional because juries, not judges, should be the ones to determine ‘aggravating factors’…
Redistricting meetings for Panhandle
Press Release: Florida Legislature to Hold First Round of Public Redistricting Meetings in Florida’s Panhandle The Florida House and Senate redistricting committees will hold their…
