February 25, 2014 - 6:00pm
RPOF: Alex Sink's Immigration Comments 'Narrow-Minded' and 'Insulting'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 26, 2014 - 11:14am
Republicans continue to pummel former state CFO Alex Sink for comments she made about immigrants at a candidate forum on Tuesday. Sink is the Democratic nominee in the special congressional election. Shell take on Republican David Jolly and Libertarian Lucas Overby on March 11.
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Rick Scott Announces ConnectWise Creating 112 Jobs in Tampa
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 26, 2014 - 10:56am
Gov. Rick Scott announced on Wednesday morning that business tech-support company ConnectWise will expand its headquarters in Hillsborough County, investing more than $1.25 million and creating 112 jobs over the next two years. The company is based in Tampa and employs more than 330 residents of the Tampa Bay area.
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Nan Rich Calls for Change to 'Stand Your Ground' Laws
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 26, 2014 - 10:51am
Trying to catch former Gov. Charlie Crist in the battle for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, former state Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich ramped up her opposition to Floridas Stand Your Ground law this week. Despite Crist spending most of his politcal career as a Republican, Crist has a strong lead over Rich in the Democratic primary, according to the polls.
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Libertarian Adrian Wyllie Goes After Rick Scott and Charlie Crist
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 26, 2014 - 10:44am
Adrian Wyllie, the favorite for the Libertarian nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott, went on the attack on Wednesday, going after the two chief candidates in the race.
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Marco Rubio Urges Obama to Lobby OAS on Venezuela
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 26, 2014 - 9:44am
From his perch on the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who has been sharply critical of the Venezuelan regimes crackdown on protesters in recent days, praised the Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday for gearing up to take action against that South American nation -- and asked President Barack Obama to lobby OAS members.
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Brian Lee: Good-Guy Nursing Home Watchdog or Shill for a Trial Lawyer?
February 25, 2014 - 6:00pm
Ander Crenshaw Looks to Reform IRS, Stop Political Abuse
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 25, 2014 - 5:33pm
U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., will be looking to ensure the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) increases transparency and stays out of politics on Wednesday.
Crenshaw, the chairman of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, will be leading a meeting on Wednesday as Congress listens to testimony from the IRS. The First Coast congressman will be pushing the IRS for more transparency and to ensure the IRS does not target political activists. The IRS was in the news last year for going after conservatives and the tea party movement.
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UF, Florida's Land-Grant University, Could Lead the Way in Cannabis Innovation
February 25, 2014 - 6:00pm
Florida has a unique opportunity to lead the way in cannabis research at our land-grant university, the University of Florida.
How Freedom Dies
February 25, 2014 - 6:00pm
"Religious Right Cheers a Bill Allowing Refusal to Serve Gays."
Thus did the New York Times' headline, leaving no doubt as to who the black hats are, describe the proposed Arizona law to permit businesses, on religious grounds, to deny service to same-sex couples.
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