Category: State & National News

Although the 2012 presidential election is over a year away, Republican candidates – possible, presumed, and announced alike – have already begun to emerge as…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Don’t laugh. NY Times columnist Nate Silver writes that a Southerner has an edge in winning the GOP presidential nomination. Since 1980, a Southerner has…

The federal and state governments are cutting their spending. Hooray! ….while sort of. The needs and problems aren’t going away simply because the programs are…

Not to mainstream media–or even us–, but to the Florida Baptist Witness. Gov. Rick Scott gave Florida Baptist Witness a 20-minute interview on May 3….

Gov. Rick Scott will spend the next few weeks redefining the 2011 Legislative Session as success for his administration. His Facebook page–yes, Scott has a…

Center for American Progress has an interactive map that explores where U.S. foreign aid dollars are spent and how these countries rank in terms of…

St. Pete Times reports that a gathering of 400 scientists in Copenhagen this month reached the conclusion that the arctic’s glaciers are melting faster than…

Orlando Sentinel reports the federal government has been pushing banks such as BOA and Wells Fargo to reduce the mortgage principal for qualified borrowers in…

I know it sounds far-fetched but Adam Smith of the St. Pete Times makes a good argument that Florida Gov. Rick Scott could make a…

Rep. Ron Paul, a Texas Republican, says “Time is right” for him to pursue the presidency for a third time. He said in an interview…

Earlier this week I wrote about Lara Logan, the reporter who was sexually assaulted by a crowd while covering the uprising in Cairo. Now Peace…