March 3, 2013 - 6:00pm
Unfortunate. Thats the best way to describe the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committees timing of its over-the-top, hypocritical attack on the Koch brothers Thursday.
Daniel DeLisi Scandal? SFWMD Has More 'Splainin to Do
Submitted by Nancy Smith on March 2, 2013 - 10:51pm
Having emerged from the shadows of a major 2011 hiring scandal and subequent agency shakeup, the South Florida Water Management District has thrown itself right back into the soup with another high-level hiring faux pas.
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Don Gaetz: Grounding of Blue Angels a 'Highly Visible Symbol of Government Dysfunction'
Submitted by Anonymous on March 1, 2013 - 10:05pm
The Navys famous air show, the Blue Angels, plans to cancel nearly 30 events, including one in Florida, now that the budget sequester has been enacted.
Florida Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, lamented the loss of the air show, which was scheduled for MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., April 6-7.
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Obama Signs Sequester Order, Parties Say They Won't Continue Fight into Federal Government Shutdown
Submitted by Anonymous on March 1, 2013 - 9:52pm
President Barack Obama signed an order to begin automatic federal spending cuts Friday, as the deadline arrived and Congress headed home for the weekend without reaching a deal to avoid sequestration.
Obama decried the cuts during a half-hour press conference at the White House. Federal defense and services spending will be cut by $85 billion over the remainder of the year.As one of the largest defense-centric states, Florida is bracing to be hit with the consequences.
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Don Gaetz, Will Weatherford and Leadership Trials and Tribulations of the Florida Legislature
February 28, 2013 - 6:00pm
Mitt Romney: I'm Two and Done
March 3, 2013 - 6:00pm
In an interview aired on Fox News on Sunday, Mitt Romney pulled the plug on speculation that he would launch a political comeback. He intends to remain politically active, he said, but don't expect him back for a third presidential bid.
"That was it," he said. "That was enough."
Weekly Roundup: Getting Ready for the Session, Quietly
March 1, 2013 - 6:00pm
When Carlos Carbonell, the CEO of the company charged with building the House's smart-phone app, decided at a press conference to demonstrate the video stream that would soon show live action on the House floor, there ended up being a slight echo in the room.
The app was providing streaming video of the press conference.
It was a lot like that over the last week: plenty of signs that the annual legislative session was about to get started, but little happening that actually demanded attention.
Randolph Bracy: Charter School Educator Pushing for School Accountability, Licenses for Immigrants
February 28, 2013 - 6:00pm
Kionne McGhee: Florida's Most Unlikely State Legislator?
February 28, 2013 - 6:00pm
Bobby Powell: City Planner Hoping to Revise Concealed Carry, Juvenile Prosecution Standards
February 28, 2013 - 6:00pm
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