May 7, 2014 - 6:00pm
Ander Crenshaw Backs Committee to Investigate Benghazi Attacks
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 8, 2014 - 12:26pm
U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., said on Thursday he backed efforts to create a House committee investigating the Benghazi attacks.
No matter how you look at it justice has not been served for the four Americans killed in Benghazi on the night of Sept. 11, 2012, Crenshaw said. The White House can claim all it wants that the questions of this tragic night have been answered. But, that is not so, and this tragic case has long deserved the investigation of a Select Committee.
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Even in D.C., They Can't Keep a Straight Face on Charlie Crist's Claims
Submitted by Nancy Smith on May 8, 2014 - 12:15pm
Charlie's Crist's newest claim that he left the Republican Party because of racism was soundly ridiculed across the state Wednesday. But, the newspaper that perhaps said it most succinctly came out of the Beltway.
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Florida Delegation Clashes on Holding Lois Lerner in Contempt
May 7, 2014 - 6:00pm
Rick Scott's Team Hits Charlie Crist on Taxes
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 8, 2014 - 10:24am
Gov. Rick Scotts team continues to fire away at former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge the governor in November despite spending most of his political life as a Republican. The Scott team hit Crist on Thursday for raising taxes by $2.2 billion back in 2009, including raising unemployment insurance by $1,500 per worker.
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Rick Scott Responds to Common Core Protesters in Fort Myers
Submitted by Anonymous on May 8, 2014 - 10:16am
Gov. Rick Scott dove head first into Common Core on Tuesday, speaking with protesters at length over the need for higher standards in the Sunshine State.
The protesters showed up at a "Help Is On The Way!" tax cut tour stopheld at the O'Brien Hyundai in Fort Myers.
Check the video out below:
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ICUF Joins Coalition for College Cost Savings
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 8, 2014 - 10:13am
On Thursday, the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF) announced it was joining the national Coalition for College Cost Savings (CCCS) as it looks to reduce costs for its members. CCCS, which represents almost 800 private colleges across the nation with almost 2 million students, is active in 29 states.
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GOP Needs Increasingly Hispanic Florida in 2016, Says Nate Cohn
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 8, 2014 - 9:13am
Nate Cohn over at the New York Times looks at Floridas role in the 2016 presidential election and argues that Republicans need to carry the state even as the Hispanic population grows in the Sunshine State.
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Florida TaxWatch Looks Back at 2014 Session, Praises Rick Scott's Fee Cuts
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 8, 2014 - 9:02am
Florida TaxWatch released a report on Thursday looking at the recently finished legislative session and how it impacted taxpayers across the Sunshine State. While acknowledging there was still work to be done, Florida TaxWatch offered the Legislature some praise.
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Ron Paul: 'Audit the Fed' Bill Co-Sponsored by House Majority
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 8, 2014 - 8:54am
On Wednesday, the Campaign for Liberty, chaired by former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, announced that a majority of members of the U.S. House -- 218 -- are co-sponsoring the Audit the Fed bill for the third consecutive Congress. Paul had been a longtime advocate of auding the Federal Reserve during his time in Congress and his three bids for the presidency. U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., is the chief sponsor of the bill since Paul left Congress in 2012.
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