Category: State & National News
Local governments scramble on FRS deduction
Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater may have moved up the state’s payday to June 30 to avoid a new law that mandates state workers, teachers…
Inside Gingrich campaign meltdown
The Daily Beast has the inside scoop on why Newt Gingrich’s top aides bolted en masse Thursday, leaving his campaign in tatters. Peter J. Boyer…
Palin vs. Bachmann
The GOP presidential primaries could be a lot of fun, especially as the candidates try to out do each in catering to the Tea Party…
Rick Scott – Job-a-nator
Is Gov. Rick Scott taking credit for jobs that he did little for the that to land? St. Pete Times thinks so. It reports Gov….
Obama-care could be in trouble
LA Times: Skeptical questions from three federal judges in Atlanta suggest they may be ready to declare unconstitutional all or part of the healthcare law…
Miami mayoral candidates distancing themselves from Scott
The St. Pete Times Buzz reports that the two (Republican) candidates running for Miami-Dade mayor sought in a debate Tuesday morning to distance themselves as…
Obama loses May bump in polls
The latest polls are showing that the bounce in the polls that Obama received after the death of Osama bin Laden in early May has…
Evers, billboards and public record issue
The Florida Times-Union reports that Department of Transportation officials, Sen. Greg Evers and others knowingly allowed a billboard company to build signs without necessary permits….
Jobs budget cuts jobs
Sarasota Herald Tribune reports that the state budget which goes into effect on July—the one Gov. Rick Scott has proclaimed as the jobs budget– will…
GOP has some responsibility for National Debt
Think Progress writes that Bush tax and the Iraq War attributed to half of the National Debt. Read Some Inconvenient Truths About National Debt
Ron Paul has most interest on GOP ticket
Although the 2012 presidential election is over a year away, Republican candidates – possible, presumed, and announced alike – have already begun to emerge as…
Gaetz reports on 2011 Session
Email from State Sen. Don Gaetz: The Florida Legislature began its 113th session in the worst of times – a historically sour economy producing $3.8…
Scott sucks up Obama dollars
Gov. Rick “Voldemort” Scott campaigned against President Obama’s “failed stimulus” program — yet he kept nearly $370 million of the federal cash in his budget….
Gov. Scott called
Actually it was a robo call that the Republican Party of Florida paid for. Gov. Scott praised his “Jobs” budget and how it meets his…
Scott: Most unpopular governor in nation
Press release: Florida Voters Turn Thumbs Down On Gov. Scott 2-1, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Say Property Insurance Is Getting Worse. Florida voters disapprove…
Scott gets another veto request
Infrastructure—road, bridges, etc —is seen as a key element of economic development. The state legislature passed as part of its budget sweeping $150 million from…
No presidential run for Scott
AP reports that Rick Scott has announced he will not seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. He has his hands full with Hogwarts. Read…
Book: ‘Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin’
Former Sarah Palin aide, Frank Bailey, has a tell-all book that will hit the stands on Tuesday: “Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin: A Memoir of…
Rapture FAQ
At 6 p.m. the Rapture begins so if that van down the street is a rockin’, don’t come knockin’. The signal that the End of…
Scott signs election bill
Press Release: The League of Women Voters of Florida is gravely disappointed by Governor Rick Scott’s decision to approve HB 1355, a controversial elections bill…
