March 15, 2019 - 9:00am
Arrogant Vinik Lackey Tyler Hudson Spills It: Hillsborough's Transit Tax Was 'Fraudulent'
March 15, 2019 - 9:00am
In a text to a Hillsborough County voter two weeks before the November transit tax referendum, Jeff Vinik point man Tyler Hudson virtually admitted the now exposed scam is fraudulent.
Once more Hudson, in responding to Charlotte Greenbarg’s accusation that promoters of the Vinik Tax were disingenuous, did so openly, arrogantly, sophomorically, and without a shred of remorse.
He replied to Greenbarg with a meme of a toothy canine and the words, “Hehe.” (See below). The connotation is clear: “So what? What are you gonna do about it?”
Senate Backs Visit Florida as House Speaker Balks
March 15, 2019 - 9:00am
A proposal to keep the state’s tourism-marketing agency open beyond this fall, with no change in funding, moved forward Thursday in the Senate.
But Gov. Ron DeSantis’ request to provide $76 million next year to Visit Florida, matching the current funding, doesn’t have the same support in the House.
House Speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes, maintains the tourism agency’s funding should last until the agency’s legal authorization runs out, which is scheduled for Oct. 1.
Ports, Military, Everglades at the Heart of Rick Scott's Budget Agenda
March 14, 2019 - 9:00am
From his perch on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, new U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., unveiled his “Fighting for Florida” agenda.
Scott weighed in on his plans on Thursday.
Backroom Briefing: Gillum Plays the Tease
March 15, 2019 - 9:00am
Andrew Gillum is toying with us.
The Tallahassee Democrat, who narrowly lost a bid for governor to Republican Ron DeSantis in November, has started to tease supporters and critics with a slick “save the date” video.
The promo features chants of Gillum’s “Bring It Home” campaign slogan in the background, alongside tidbits from the trail.
Florida Republicans Defend Trump, Commerce Department for Ending Tomato Agreement With Mexico Tomato Growers
March 16, 2019 - 9:00am
Members of the Florida delegation are defending the Trump administration and U.S. Commerce Department for ending an agreement with Mexican tomato growers.
Unlucky Draw
March 14, 2019 - 9:15am
Environmental Icon Maggy Hurchalla's $4.4 Million Day in Court
March 14, 2019 - 9:00am
Environmentalist Maggy Hurchalla's day in court Wednesday was a day of tired adages, conflicting opinions, and "blurry lines" between federal and state laws on protected speech.
She held court among a throng of supporters in the courthouse lobby of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in West Palm Beach, convinced that her First Amendment rights would set her free from a Martin County Circuit Court jury's nearly $4.4 million judgment against her for interfering in a business contract.
Campus Indoctrination? GOP Lawmakers Want to Find Out
March 14, 2019 - 9:00am
A proposal that would require Florida public universities to survey faculty members and students about their personal viewpoints was approved Wednesday by a House panel, with Democrats concerned about what lawmakers would do with the results.
House Higher Education & Career Readiness Chairman Cord Byrd, R-Neptune Beach, said the survey is necessary because of concerns about indoctrination in the university system.
Smokable Medical Marijuana Gets Legislative Green Light
March 14, 2019 - 9:00am
In their first full action of the 2019 legislative session, Florida lawmakers --- many of them grudgingly --- ceded to a demand by Gov. Ron DeSantis and overwhelmingly approved a proposal doing away with the state’s ban on smokable medical marijuana.
DeSantis issued an ultimatum to the Legislature shortly after the Republican governor took office in January, threatening to drop the state’s appeal of a court decision that found the smoking ban ran afoul of a 2016 constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.
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