On Tuesday, the team at Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies unleashed their latest volleys against President Barack Obama and Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. The two Democrat incumbents are expected to face tough fights in Florida as they seek re-election in 2012.
If Newt Gingrich were being nominated for sainthood, many of us would vote very differently from the way we would vote if he were being nominated for a political office.
A group of higher education and business leaders said in a report issued Monday that the state's colleges and universities should better coordinate on what they do, set goals for increased high-tech degree production, and that lawmakers should spend money on schools based on performance.
Where else in the U.S. does the press corps insist on man-to-man coverage at the governor's dinner table? -- a tweet from Scott Communications Director Brian Burgess. (Jan. 29.)
"There is this pesky thing called a Constitution that limits authority. I still believe the genius of America isn't just democracy but its divided government and limitations on each individual's ability to act unilaterally." -- Sen. J.D. Alexander, expressing what was a common refrain around the state Capitol after Scott put the brakes on the bullet train. (Feb. 19.)
Debates over immigration got the year underway and gambling was the focus as fall turned to winter for Floridas leaders.
Meanwhile, transportation -- ports, trains and rocket ships -- and the potential economic impacts tied in with them stood out across the state, filled the Internet, TV, and even the once-dominant means of communication: newspapers.
But when it all came down to it, the top business item was the seemingly single-minded focus of the governor: jobs.
With some lawmakers saying the school was being made a scapegoat, the Florida A&M board of trustees rejected -- by keeping their president in place -- what they say was political pressure from Gov. Rick Scott.
Scott responded to the boards action with a terse note saying he only suggested what he continues to believe would be in the best interests of the university, but that he will abide by the boards decision.
Will the House GOP accept the new Senate payroll-tax bill?
The first Republican presidential hopeful to visit all 99 counties in Iowa, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania is showing signs of life in the Hawkeye State as he continues his campaign for the GOP nomination.
