St. Pete Times profiles today Steve McNamara, the man behind Gov. Rick Scott’s new image. McNamara is Scott’s Chief of Staff. Read more.
Category: State & National News
State GOP chair resigns
Sun-Sentinel reports the state Republican Party chairman, David Bitner, is resigning because he has Lou Gehrig’s disease. “Something I would never allow to happen on my watch is for the future of…
Jeff Miller speaks to National American Legion Convention (transcript)
Our Congressman Jeff Miller, who is the chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, addressed the 93rd The American Legion National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Here is the transcript of his…
Sen. Nelson gets comments on Restore Act 2011
Press Release: Today, the Florida Association of Counties (FAC) coordinated a meeting of elected officials and staff from eight of Florida’s Panhandle counties to meet with Florida Senator Bill Nelson on the…
PeekScores: Perry soaring
The biggest story of the PeekScore list is the increase in PeekScore (and corresponding ascent up the chart) of Texas Governor Rick Perry. Perry’s public profile has been increasing dramatically – and…
Bachmann fact check: King Daddy Dogs of Energy
GOP presidential hopeful Michelle Bachmann said: With untapped oil reserves in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska and off the nation’s coasts, oil shale in Western states, and rich natural gas…
Gulf Power crews working near D.C.
Press Release: A Gulf Power storm restoration team of 65 employees began work in the Upper Marlboro, Md. area Sunday, helping electric utility Pepco restore power in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene….
Hasner in Pensacola today
U.S. Senate Candidate and former House Majority Leader Adam Hasner will be in Pensacola on Monday Aug. 29. According to an email I received last night, Hasner is on a listening and…
This Week’s Top MuckReads
From ProPublica: Here are this week’s top 10 must-read stories from #MuckReads, ProPublica’s ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism. Anyone can contribute by tweeting a link to a story and just…
Booze & Oreos
The Daily Beasts writes about some of the crazier Hurricane Irene survival kits. Water and batteries can get you through the hurricane—but Oreos and booze may make it more fun! See the…
Behind the scenes on Prison Chief’s resignation
Miami Herald reports that Gov. Rick Scott’s pick to lead the state’s corrections department (nation’s third-largest prison system ) came to abrupt end this week when Edwin Buss resigned after run-ins with…
Poll: Romney wins Florida
The Aug. 18-22 Sachs/Mason-Dixon poll has President Barack Obama trailing Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, 51 percent to 43 percent, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry 46 percent to 45 percent….
Bondi investigating for-profit colleges
Florida Clarion reports Attorney General Pam Bondi joined a multibillion lawsuit against Education Management Corporation this month and reportedly is continuing an investigation into several other schools operating in Florida. The suit,…
Perry leads GOP field
The latest Gallup poll of Republican voters showed Texas Gov. Rick Perry leading Mitt Romney by a double-digit margin—29% to 17%. It also found that Michele Bachmann got no significant bounce from…
New home sales expected to continue to drop in July
Bloomberg reports the the purchases of new U.S. homes probably fell for a third straight month in July, pointing to lingering housing market weakness two years into the economic recovery. Sales fell…
Obama re-election bid may be in trouble
A new Gallup survey shows all four top GOP presidential candidates — Michelle Bachmann, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry — within the margin of error against Obama. Romney leads by…
Scott may follow Rick Perry model on higher education pay
Orlando Sentinel reports that Gov. Rick Scott is looking at how Texas compensates its professors. Scott is looking at changing the way professors are paid and moving toward a merit-pay system with…
Gulf Power rate hike goes before board today
The Public Service Commission will consider today approving Gulf Power Co.’s interim rate hike request of $38.5 million. The request is part of a $93.5 million permanent rate hike requested in July…
Scott appointee had to drop lawsuit against state
Miami Herald reports that Tom Grady had to withdraw from a million dollar lawsuit against the State Board of Administration before he could be appointed by Gov. Rick Scott as the head…
GOP hopeful Perry’s record
ProPublica has the best reading on Texas Gov. Rick Perry to help you cut through the horse-race coverage and get oriented. Read here.
