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Mitch PerryApril 13, 2015

Marco Rubio wasn’t always a skeptic about global warming, but he certainly has been during his time in the U.S. Senate. “I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate the way these scientists are portraying it,” the Florida Republican told ABC News in May 2014. As he prepares to […]

Bruce RitchieApril 6, 2015

Tom Steyer, a California billionaire who spent nearly $20 million in a failed attempt to block Gov. Rick Scott’s November re-election because of his stance on climate change, plans to target battleground states including Florida during the 2016 presidential race, his political strategists said Monday. Steyer’s NextGen Climate PAC will feature sea level rise in Miami […]

Mitch PerryMarch 8, 2015

The drive to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot next year that would allow Floridians more choice about using solar power has enjoyed quick success, and furious push-back from their opponents. On Saturday, Conservatives for Energy Freedom, one of the groups pushing for a constitutional amendment in 2016 on solar, blasted the group Americans for […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 23, 2015

On Sunday morning, the Tampa Bay Times reported that Jeb Bush urged a group of New York conservatives in 2013 to support fracking at the same time he was involved with a private equity group that was raising $40 million for a company acquiring fracking wells. The Adam Smith/Alex Leary penned story also reported that fracking is a “family affair,” […]

Mitch PerryDecember 6, 2014

In a speech that virtually screamed of presidential ambition, Marco Rubio said today that while he is not anti-Wall Street, it’s time for the GOP to become the party for a struggling middle class who now believe that the American dream is something that may no longer be attainable. “They feel this way because despite […]

Guest AuthorOctober 31, 2014

In the years following the 2010 elections, after Florida had elected Rick Scott as its governor, I was forced to field some tough comments from friends and family in Connecticut, New York and California. The most common was: Your governor looks SO weird. Again and again: weird, strange, confused and puzzled. I defended Scott vigorously, turning […]

Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2014

Come next Tuesday (or maybe early Wednesday morning), we will know who is left standing in the Florida’s governor’s race. We will know whether the three incumbent members of the Cabinet have been re-elected. We’ll know whether it’s legal to smoke medical marijuana. Come Election Day, we’ll know a lot more than we do right now. […]

Daniel TilsonAugust 6, 2014

“Let’s Keep Florida Beautiful” is the name of Gov. Rick Scott’s new environmental plan unveiled this week on his website and in multiple public appearances. Team Scott took a “timing is everything” approach to the proposal, introducing it just as news was breaking that billionaire businessman and climate change activist Tom Steyer is targeting the […]

Guest AuthorApril 27, 2014

Many political offices come with a high public profile and considerable power. The higher the office, the greater the power and the higher the profile. Those with great wealth often spend millions to either get an office for themselves or control someone who occupies one. Some megabuck zillionaires purchase sports teams for fun, but some […]

Tag: Tom Steyer

NextGen Climate says it’s time for Marco Rubio to step up on climate change

Tom Steyer’s NextGen Climate to target Florida in 2016 presidential arc

The battle over solar power heats up in Florida as proponents fend off attacks from Americans for Prosperity

NextGen Climate calls on Jeb Bush to detail his energy investments

Marco Rubio makes the case for middle class populism in Tampa

Rachel Patron: Florida’s voters face unappealing options on Election Day

Peter Schorsch: An early assessment of who to blame if certain campaigns lose on Tuesday

Daniel Tilson: Rick Scott’s 2014 environmental self-protection plan

John Grant: Rich people can buy political office or the person who occupies it