Tampa gets flights to Cuba
The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce says the Obama administration has granted Tampa International Airport the authorization to serve as a port of entry and exit for nonstop flights to Cuba -- an...
View ArticleAl Cardenas lobbies for high speed rail
The Hill reports the former Florida GOP chief is "lobbying for a company that wants the high-speed rail project that Gov. Rick Scott (R) opposes. "Al Cardenas, former chairman of the Republican Party...
View ArticleSon of U.S. Sugar lobbyist gets job in Scott administration
Christopher Coker, 26, will make $55,000 a year as legislative affairs administrator at the Agency for Workforce Innovation. He is the son of prominent lobbyist Bob Coker, vice president of U.S. Sugar,...
View ArticleMovers and Shakers: The packed pre-session edition
DEP Secretary Herschel Vinyard announces several leadership positions Jon Steverson was named special counsel on policy and legislative Affairs for the Department of Environmental Protection. A Florida...
View ArticleFact-checking the chamber of commerce's 'busing' claim
Government union bosses are busing in protesters to picket state elected leaders. In Florida. And it's happening right now, says the Florida Chamber of Commerce. "We've see the images on television:...
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Unions mount a steady, quiet fight against 'union-busting' bills
As Republican lawmakers continue a steady drip of legislation aimed at tightening the rules for public employee unions in Florida, the unions did what they are known for Monday: they organized. First,...
View ArticleRPOF announces presidential straw poll, debate in September 2011
The Republican Party of Florida just announced a three-day extravaganza in Orlando in September, including a 2012 presidential straw poll and FOX News-partnered debate. They're calling it "Presidency...
View ArticleMike Haridopolos doesn't always follow his book's advice
Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos doesn’t always agree with his own advice. In his now-controversial book Florida History & Legislative Processes, Haridopolos warns that campaigning will...
View ArticleBill would limit Miami-Dade commission's power
Riding an apparent wave of public support to recall Mayor Carlos Alvarez, two Miami-Dade lawmakers proposed legislation Monday that would erode some of the county commission’s unique autonomy from the...
View ArticleRick Scott's caffeinated info stonewalling
It seemed like a simple request on Saturday: Who are the lawmakers invited to have coffee with Gov. Rick Scott Tuesday and where? But getting a straight answer out of Scott's press shop has so far...
View ArticleKriseman, Margolis file bills that would allow for recall of state lawmakers
Rep. Rick Kriseman, a Democrat from St. Petersburg, and Sen. Gwen Margolis, a Democrat from Miami have filed bills that would allow Floridians to recall elections of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor,...
View ArticleFirst order of FL Senate business: the swearing-in of Oscar Braynon
New Sen. Oscar Braynon was sworn in on the first day of the 2011 legislative session, filling the shoes.... er... hats?... left behind by Frederica Wilson, whose taken her falmboyancy to to U.S....
View ArticleTea party asks lawmakers to pledge no harm to businesses
Florida lawmakers received an e-mail Monday from the Tea Party in Action asking them to sign a pledge vowing no new taxes and "no harm to Florida's small businesses and job creators." The pledge,...
View ArticleMike Haridopolos opens session with Churchill, Bible and lesson of 2 Rs
Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos opened up the Florida Senate with the following speech (prepared remarks): In November, 1942, after three grim years of defeat, the British won a great victory...
View ArticleMarco Rubio asks Senate to block EPA water rules
Marco Rubio is asking Senate Appropriations chair Daniel Inouye and ranking Republican Thad Cochran to include in any spending bill an amendment that would block the EPA from carrying out proposed...
View ArticlePolitiFact fact-checking Gov. Rick Scott's first state of the state speech...
Gov. Rick Scott will deliver his first State of the State speech at 6 p.m tonight, the opening day of the spring legislative session -- and PolitiFact Florida will be hanging on his every word. Follow...
View ArticleIn opening day speech, Dean Cannon takes shots at feds, talks pill mills,...
House Speaker Dean Cannon used a good chunk of his session opening remarks to criticize the federal government for rampant spending, likening leaders in D.C. to a "fiscal heroin addict" with China is...
View ArticleDebbie Wasserman Schultz a candidate for DNC chief?
The NYT speculates about who will replace current Democratic National Committee chair Tim Kaine, should he decide to run for the Virginia Senate seat being vacated by Jim Webb. Among the names...
View ArticleFact-checking Gov. Rick Scott's first State of the State speech
PolitiFact Florida checked five different claims from Gov. Rick Scott's 27-minute State of the State speech Tuesday night, as well as a claim in response from former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando...
View ArticleScott to lawmakers: Don't blink
Gov. Rick Scott gave state lawmakers the hard sell in a measured and positive State of the State speech Tuesday, urging them to embrace his vision of a transformed Florida that would serve as a...
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