In "sexxxy mama' text-scandal, Rep. Richard Steinberg quits legislative office
Under Secret Service investigation for sending stalker-like texts to a federal prosecutor, Democratic state Rep. Richard Steinberg abruptly resigned his Miami Beach seat.“The events of the past week...
View ArticleHouse Democrats react to news of Steinberg's resignation
During a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus on Thursday, Democratic leader Rep. Ron Saunders, D-Key West, broke the news of Rep. Richard Steinberg’s resignation to his colleagues. There was only a...
View ArticleGenshaft on Thursday's Senate budget vote: "Moving in the right direction"
A day after the Senate voted to restore $46 million in funding to the University of South Florida, Judy Genshaft celebrated a victory. "Things are moving in the right direction," Genshaft told the...
View ArticleHouse passes bill compensating William Dillon for 27 years in prison
In a near-unanimous vote, the House of Representatives approved a claims bill to provide $1.35 million to William Dillon, a Brevard County man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 27 years. The measure is...
View ArticleHouse passes bill granting Gov. Rick Scott more power to pick judges
The Florida House approved a proposal Friday that gives Gov. Rick Scott the power to fire many of the people who help select the state's judges, a move Democrats say will lead to a more politicized...
View ArticleSuspicious letter delivered to Rubio office at Capitol
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio's office reported receiving a suspicious delivery Friday afternoon, sparking enough fear that the FBI is now investigating. Keith Kameg, a spokesman for the Florida Deparment...
View ArticleA fugitive couple and South Florida's Russia-linked mortgage fraud machine
For fugitives Victor and Natalia Wolf, the police poster tells the story: hundreds of victims from land fraud swindles across Florida totaling millions in losses. But the couple’s lasting legacy may be...
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Haridopolos, the history professor, gets lesson learned in running state Senate
When Mike Haridopolos was elected Senate president, he vowed to make the traditionally moderate chamber more conservative — in his own image. But the University of Florida history instructor...
View ArticleDaily Digest for Monday, 2/27
Daily Digest for 2/27 [Listen or Download] [iTunes link] Five Stories To Think About Today * The Senate will take up a bill that would allow unregulated surplus-lines insurers to take their...
View ArticleOf lawmaker sexting and legacies
The sex-texting by lawmakers lives long after them; the good is oft interred with the bones of their legacies when they quit amid scandal. So it is with state Rep. Richard Steinberg, D-Miami Beach. He...
View ArticleAnn Coulter: Jeb Bush would be "embarrassing to the Republican Party"
Politico: Conservative commentator Ann Coulter predicted on Sunday that Jeb Bush was throwing his hat into the ring in hopes of being chosen the Republican nominee, but had harsh criticism for that...
View ArticleFlorida insiders skeptical about Marco Rubio as VP
Inside the Washington Beltway and among Republican activists across the country, it often sounds like there’s only one home run pick for vice president — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.... But what...
View ArticleGeorge LeMieux's "Two-and-a-half Macks" video seeks to make Connie Mack a...
In the increasingly tough Republican race for U.S. Senate, George LeMieux released a scorcher of a web video that seeks to make Connie Mack an object of mockery for all his past court troubles...
View ArticleBill would have taxpayers pay damages for Amtrak crashes in Florida
A 2008 train crash in California’s San Fernando valley drew national headlines for its grim toll: 25 killed, more than 100 injured. It gained notoriety later when a federal investigation found that the...
View ArticleBudget talks underway, informally and privately
Senate and House budget-writers began informal and private talks over the weekend with a mutual goal of resolving all differences in time to end the regular session on time March 9. The clock is...
View ArticleHealthcare groups ramp up criticism of proposed hospital cuts
A long list of healthcare advocacy organizations have joined together to lobby against proposed budget cuts they say will be devastating to hospitals and have a trickle down effect to Florida families....
View ArticleInside baseball over the Marlins stadium could affect two S. Fla. political...
At the epicenter of this week’s latest political moves in South Florida: Parking garages at the new Miami Marlins stadium, and the taxes that may or may not be due on them. Earlier this month, Rep....
View ArticleGaffes, miscalculations toll on Romney after win in FL. MI loss would set off...
Florida crowned Mitt Romney the unofficial Republican nominee last month. Now he’s on the precipice of losing the race in Michigan, his native state. What happened? A better question might be: What...
View ArticleVideo: Legislative Update
Steve Bousquet and Mary Ellen Klas report on the nearing end of Session from Tallahassee, Fla.
View ArticleAdkins can't add sharing language into charter school bill -- yet
This year's big charter school bill sailed through its last House committee Monday. Rep. Janet Adkins, the sponsor, had submitted a controversial amendment that would have required school districts to...
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