Category: State & National News

After years of debate and delay, construction on Central Florida’s SunRail commuter train is finally ready to start. Orlando Sentinel has a nice spread on…

Washington Post has reviewed the campaign spending of the presidential candidates. The first major spending reports of the 2012 presidential campaign demonstrate styles and priorities…

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is being touted as the best addition to the Republican presidential ticket in 2012. By who? Fox News’ Dick Morris….oh, forget…

InTheseTimes.com has found a link between the conservative think tank ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) and Florida House Bill 1021. The bill, sponsored by Rep….

Last fall, I had lunch with Peter Beinart at the Acme Oyster Bar in New Orleans. He is one of the brightest young journalists on…

St. Pete Times zeroes in on the Garcon Point Bridge, commonly known in other parts of Florida as “Bo’s Bridge” because for Florida House Speaker…

The Miami Herald is profiling the inner circle of Gov. Rick “Voldemort” Scott. In the Sunday, July 10 edition, the paper focuses on Enu Mianigi,…

The ads proclaim “Gov. Scott. Getting Florida Back to Work!” They appear on the GOP-leaning sites like RealClearPolitics.com. According to the Herald Tribune, the Republican…

Attorney General Bondi announced today a $92 Million Multi-State Settlement with JPMorgan Chase & Co. over Anti-competitive Scheme. What she doesn’t say is how much…

Miami Herald reports Gov. Rick Scott earned last year $11.5 million from investment income, interest and consulting fees—nearly 40 percent increase over the previous year,…

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…

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…

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…

“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 &…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…