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Guest AuthorMay 12, 2015

As we all know, Florida is an odd state for politics; one where Republicans control the Cabinet, House and Senate, but where voters have supported a Democratic presidential candidate the last two cycles. On the important topic of energy, Florida’s red politicians get very purple. Traditionally, Republicans have supported the notion of offshore energy exploration, […]

Ryan RayMay 12, 2015

Rep. Dwight Dudley survived a serious electoral scare in November from well-known local Republican Bill Young II, son of the late Pinellas U.S. Rep. C.W. Bill Young. The two tangled over House District 68, in the heart of St. Petersburg, one of the most competitive seats in the state at any level. Borrowing from the old […]

Mitch PerryMay 12, 2015

Are supporters/apologists for Jeb Bush now claiming Jeb Bush didn’t understand the question when he Megyn Kelly asked him about the Iraq war? “Knowing what we know now, would you have authorized the invasion?” The Fox News host asked Bush in a very straightforward way that aired last night on the FNC. “I would have, and […]

Ryan RayMay 11, 2015

A battle between two Republicans is shaping up in Polk County-based House District 41, where Winter Haven Rep. John Wood won’t stand for re-election in 2016 because of term limits. To date, the open seat has attracted Polk County Commissioner Ed Smith as well as Sam Killebrew, a retired contractor who joined the race — a la Dick Cheney — after recruiting and […]

Associated PressMay 9, 2015

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a longtime opponent of “Obamacare,” made a startling announcement shortly after his mother’s death, going on TV two years ago to explain that he had dropped his objections to President Barack Obama‘s health care overhaul. The Republican governor, a former hospital executive who entered politics running TV ads against the Affordable […]

Associated PressMay 2, 2015

Some South Florida politicians say they’ve been ignored long enough by state leaders in North Florida. Now they want their own state. The South Miami City Commission is urging the creation of a new state of “South Florida.” It’s a symbolic resolution, aimed at showing leaders in Florida’s current capital of Tallahassee that they’re not […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 1, 2015

House Speaker Steve Crisafulli’s late-night apology for Rep. Matt Gaetz‘s questionable Twitter posts were not enough. Sen. Arthenia Joyner issued a statement early Friday noting that Gaetz has not apologized and that Crisfulli’s attempts to defuse the situation did not succeed. In her response Joyner said not only were the remarks racist, that the House’s opposition […]

Brendan FarringtonApril 30, 2015

When it became clear that the House and Senate wouldn’t agree on a budget, Republican Gov. Rick Scott was in California trying to get shipping companies to move to Florida. And when the Legislature was at the point of no return to either pass a budget or go home without completing the one task it’s […]

Bruce RitchieApril 30, 2015

The Florida office of a national environmental group on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against federal agencies over protection of an endangered sparrow and Everglades restoration indirectly related to a proposed big land purchase. Environmental groups and some local government officials are pressuring the state to exercise an option to buy 46,800 acres of U.S. Sugar […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 27, 2015

It’s been interesting to watch the evolution and the dissemination of memes in the Jacksonville mayoral race. Just days after Mayor Alvin Brown made rhetorical overtures to his party’s left flank on issues such as discrimination legislation, a minimum wage hike, and the necessity of funding our local Safety Net hospital, UF Health, the Republican […]

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