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Rubio opens new Tallahassee digs
Call it a homecoming of sorts. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio has opened an office in a city -- and building -- he knows well: the state Capitol. Having a Tallahassee office will enable Rubio, a former...
View ArticleMitt Romney close to wrapping up FL, nomination before polls even open here
Florida’s Republican primary is starting to look as if it will be decided before the polls even open. Mitt Romney has surged in a state where these factors help ensure victory: television advertising,...
View ArticleBan on texting while driving coasts through a second committee
Republican Sen. Nancy Detert's proposal to make texting while driving punishable as a secondary offense eased past a second committee Thursday morning by a vote of 12-1. Sen. Joe Negron, R-Palm City,...
View ArticleGaming money fuels fund-raising splurge
TALLAHASSEE — Lobbying interests forked over nearly $20 million worth of reasons for lawmakers to go their way leading up to the 2012 legislative session. That's how much money went to political...
View ArticleDaily Digest for Thursday, 1/12
Five Stories To Think About Today * Gov. Rick Scott's cost-saving measures in his budget proposal include shutting six prisons because of a drop in the inmate population. The big question is, which...
View ArticleState plans to close seven prisons by July 1
Directed by Gov. Rick Scott to save $64 million in operating costs, the state Department of Corrections on Thursday will announce plans to close down seven prisons, including all-women prisons in...
View ArticleHead fake! Connie Mack raises $758k, 50 percent more than initially indicated
A week ago, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Connie Mack sent out a memo suggesting he raised about $500,000. Surprise! Now he reports raising $758k in the fourth quarter. That's about 50 percent...
View ArticleSchool bus advertising bill clears subcomittee
A bill seeking to allow advertising on public school buses won broad support from the House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday. The ad revenue would help cash-strapped school districts...
View ArticleFoursquare's Tallahassee "Mayors" are diverse, well-traveled
A quick search of Foursquare shows who gets around Tallahassee. These listings are verified Mayorships as of 10:30 a.m., Jan. 12, 2012. Some venues have been combined (because of duplicate entries, see...
View ArticleWho's the weakest of them all (on Cuba policy)? Ron Paul & Newt Gingrich,...
Capitol Hill Cubans, a Washington D.C.-based anti-Castro blog, has a post up Thursday about the Republican presidential candidates' positions on Cuba. The blog's conclusion: The two weakest hopefuls...
View ArticleVideo: Bill To Allow School Bus Ads Advances In House
A bill that would allow advertising on school buses on a per-county basis is making its way through the House.
View ArticleEight days before polls open, 107,779 Florida Republicans have already cast...
From Republican Party of Florida spokesman Brian Hughes' @GoMeteoric Twitter account: Absentees as of today: 435,067 requested, 107,779 of these ballots already cast. Yup. That means Florida...
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Well behind Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich begins chasing mail-in ballot voters,...
While Mitt Romney has hit up Florida Republicans with numerous mail pieces and advertised across the state, his opponents have been quiet. Until now. Newt Gingrich is sending out so-called "chase...
View ArticleBetter late than never: Rick Santorum announces FL team
From a press release: Sarasota, FL - Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum has announced his campaign's state leadership team, which will be chaired by Jesse Biter and directed by Michael...
View ArticleDurbin asks Scott to testify at voting-law hearing
Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois wants Republican Gov. Rick Scott to appear at a Jan. 27 public hearing in Tampa on Florida's new election law. Durbin chairs the Senate Judiciary...
View ArticleShould colleges charge more for STEM?
Should an engineering degree cost more than a degree in English? Or a degree in education? The question was posed at a House Education Committee meeting Friday. On hand for the discussion: University...
View ArticleScott will ignore U.S. Sen. Durbin’s demand for answers on voting law
Gov. Rick Scott will not respond to a request from U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin that he promptly explain how his administration will ensure "that all Floridians who wish to do so can cast their votes during...
View ArticleCitizens to slash wind-coverage limit in half to $1 million
If you have wind-coverage on a high-priced home or condo through Citizens Property Insurance Corp., your days under the state-run insurer might be coming to an end. Florida’s insurance regulator has...
View ArticleWhy Quinnipiac's Florida poll might be completely accurate -- unlike...
From Quinnipiac University pollster Doug Schwartz: Yesterday’s Quinnipiac University Poll of Florida voters was criticized by Democratic pollster David Beattie for the partisan composition of its...
View ArticleAttorney General Bondi challenges fund for lawyers in BP oil spill lawsuit
Attorney General Pam Bondi is angry about a reserve-style fund approved for plaintiffs' lawyers involved in the massive oil spill lawsuit anchored in New Orleans. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier OKed...
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