Mark Ferrulo, Author at Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Mark FerruloJanuary 27, 2014

The sequel to Gov. Rick Scott’s 2012 election-year voter purge is coming soon to a county near you and like many sequels, it’s a rehashed version of the original with some new bells and whistles. Scott’s latest voter purge features a flawed script, politically motivated actors, and in the starring role, an ill-conceived, taxpayer funded […]

Mark FerruloJanuary 20, 2014

Across the nation, people are becoming increasingly concerned about corporate influence over lawmaking. Nowhere is that concern more justified than in Florida, where a shadowy front group for powerful corporations called ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, works hand in hand with dues-paying state legislators to push an extremist agenda that puts the interest of […]

Mark FerruloOctober 29, 2013

In an inexplicable act of flip-flopping, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has decided to block President Barack Obama’s nomination of Miami-Dade County Circuit Court Judge William Thomas to a seat on the federal bench for the Southern District of Florida. Political obstructionism in Washington is hardly newsworthy, but this is an extraordinary case. You see, Rubio […]

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Mark Ferrulo: Scott’s voter-purge sequel as misguided as original attempt

Mark Ferrulo: We need to curb corporate influence over lawmaking

Mark Ferrulo: Why is Rubio blocking vote on judge he nominated?