Rubio, Rivera bash Cuba policy changes
Joining a chorus of South Florida Cuban-American conservatives, Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio called President Barack Obama's easing of travel and remittances restrictions on Cuba "unthinkable"...
View ArticleJeff Kottkamp mulls running for Congress if Connie Mack’s runs for Senate
If Rep. Connie Mack of Fort Myers leaves to run for U.S. Senate, his old friend and former Lt. Gov., Jeff Kottkamp, said he’s “strongly considering” running for Mack's Congressional seat. He’d be a...
View ArticleRead the full changes to U.S. Cuba policy here
Here is the Obama administration's full news release on the changes to Cuba policy, which they titled "Reaching out to the Cuban people": Today, President Obama has directed the Secretaries of State,...
View ArticleA Miami connection to new RNC chair
The old news adage of every major story having ties to South Florida strikes again: Reince Priebus of Wisconsin, who was elected chairman of the Republican National Committee Friday afternoon, is a...
View ArticleMiami archbishop, CANF praise Cuba policy changes
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski declared himself pleased with the Obama administration's changes to U.S. Cuba policy, calling the moves "a step in the right direction." "The United States Catholic...
View ArticleWhite House: We share Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's goal for Cuba
Miami Republicans -- including Ros-Lehtinen, who chairs the House Committee on Foreign Affairs -- criticized the White House move to ease travel restrictions to Cuba as a boon to the regime in Havana....
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Graham warns about oil drilling in Cuba and urges Florida to demand safety
The next big oil spill to threaten Florida could come less than 50 miles off the coast of Miami in Cuban waters, where 14 wells are expected to be tapped within the next two years, former U.S. Sen....
View ArticleDave Bitner winner of RPOF chair race
Dave Bitner became Republican Party of Florida chairman after leading the 5-candidate pack with 109. He needed 115 to win. In the second round of voting, he won handily. Here's the results of the first...
View ArticleThe RPOF elections, and revising the history of Jim Greer
The Republican Party of Florida's elections/Jim Greer bashfest could leave the impression that everyone was standing up to the now-indicted former chairman. But that wasn't always the case. Some said...
View ArticleInvestigators probe Rep. David Rivera's expensive thank-you campaigns
After dropping out of a state Senate race last year to run for Congress, David Rivera set aside tens of thousands of dollars from his dormant Senate campaign account to say ``thank you'' to supporters...
View ArticleTucson shooting, AK 47 mishap at FSU don't slow NRA in FL
In the aftermath of Tucson's shooting rampage, lawmakers in Florida are ready to make their stand on guns clearer: They want more people to have the right to carry them in the open and fewer government...
View ArticleTallahassee reverend: The governor's in the house
On this Sunday before MLK Day, Gov. Rick Scott attended services at the Flipper Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, located on the edge of FAMU in Tallahassee. Scott walked into the tiny chapel...
View ArticleMarco Rubio in Afghanistan, gets "rare glimpse" of Afghan National Army unit
NATO Training Mission Afghanistan reports that the Florida senator and six other Republican senators got to see an Afghan National Army unit demonstrate "its proficiency to a multi-national audience"...
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Marco Rubio visits Afghanistan, Pakistan, meets with troops, Petraeus
Marco Rubio has been in Afghanistan and Pakistan for the past four days, meeting with troops, military officials and dining last night with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Rubio said the trip was...
View ArticleIntroducing Movers and Shakers, a weekly column about people going places in...
Naked Politics is shaking things up. Instead of posting personnel notes as they flood our inboxes, we're going to save them for a one-stop rundown on Mondays. Enjoy the first edition of Movers and...
View ArticleRep. John Mica and Rick Scott talk rail
U.S. Congressman John Mica, R-Winter Park, had a sit-down with Gov. Rick Scott today just before an MLK celebration at the governor's mansion. In an interview after the meeting, Mica said he and Scott...
View ArticleThe ties that bind: Rubio and Rivera edition
Here's an extra nugget of information regarding our story Sunday about investigators probing Rep. David Rivera's expensive "thank you" campaigns: Alyn Cruz Higgins, whose now-defunct company received...
View ArticleScott team urged inaugural contributors to write second check - to party
Fundraisers for Rick Scott's inaugural committee did double duty last month, raising money for the new governor's three-day inaugural bash but also asking donors to write a second check to replenish...
View ArticleAt Governor's Mansion, honoring Dr. King's memory
At the Governor's Mansion on Monday night, Gov. Rick Scott, First Lady Ann Scott and Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll led ceremonies honoring the memory of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
View ArticleObama administration worried about Baby Doc's return
The Obama administration expressed surprise and worry Monday at former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier's sudden reappearance in Haiti, the country he fled 25 years ago with help from the U.S.In a brief...
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