Welcome to The Dean's List -- an Ed Dean-style look at who Florida's political achievers were (and weren't) in the last seven days. What you see here is strictly my opinion, not necessarily the editor's or the rest of the staff at Sunshine State News.
THOSE WHO MADE THE LIST
Politicians switching parties to run for office in Florida is nothing new -- generally, they survive the backlash -- and a Jacksonville Republican is the latest political hopeful counting on that survival. The success stories include former Gov. Bob Martinez, who was elected mayor of Tampa as a Democrat before heading to Tallahassee in 1986 as a Republican. Jim Smith was a Democrat when he was elected attorney general, but after losing the 1986 Democratic primary, he joined the GOP and served as secretary of state. Florida State Supreme Court Justice Charles Canady served in the Florida House as a Democrat before winning a U.S. House seat in 1992 as a Republican.
Welcome to The Dean's List -- an Ed Dean-style look at who Florida's political achievers were (and weren't) in the last seven days. What you see here is strictly my opinion, not necessarily the editor's or the rest of the staff at Sunshine State News.
Welcome to The Dean's List -- an Ed Dean-style look at who Florida's political achievers were (and weren't) in the last seven days. What you see here is strictly my opinion, not necessarily the editor's or the rest of the staff at Sunshine State News.
THOSE WHO MADE THE LIST
Welcome to The Dean's List -- an Ed Dean-style look at who Florida's political achievers were (and weren't) in the last seven days. What you see here is strictly my opinion, not necessarily the editor's or the rest of the staff at Sunshine State News.
THOSE WHO MADE THE LIST
After eight hours of testimony, discussion and presentations, the Florida Development Financing Corp. approved the use of $1.75 billion through Private Activity Bonds (PAB) for All Aboard Florida to expand passenger rail through counties convinced the "service" will negatively and forever affect their communities' safety and character.
Welcome to The Dean's List -- an Ed Dean-style look at who Florida's political achievers were (and weren't) in the last seven days. What you see here is strictly my opinion, not necessarily the editor's or the rest of the staff at Sunshine State News.
Welcome to The Dean's List -- an Ed Dean-style look at who Florida's political achievers were (and weren't) in the last seven days. What you see here is strictly my opinion, not necessarily the editor's or the rest of the staff at Sunshine State News.
THOSE WHO MADE THE LIST
For months, opponents of All Aboard Florida (AAF) including Citizens Against the Train (CATT) and Citizens Against Rail Expansion (CARE) have made the case against the high-speed rail project, covering government financing, noise, environmental impact and safety concerns -- and the latest volley touches on property values.
After two years of representation, workers at the Orlando-based Golf Channel say they are fed up and want out of their union.
The worker who is initiating this process is Golf Channel camera operator John Gallagher. Gallagher says he and his fellow co-workers are tired of the promises made by the union that they haven’t delivered.
In an exclusive interview with Sunshine State News, Gallagher said it all began five to six years ago when camera operators and technicians who produce golf tournaments and other programming for the channel pushed to have a union.
