February 17, 2013 - 6:00pm
Peel Back Tallahassee's Covers: It's Still a Gambling Year
February 17, 2013 - 6:00pm
Billed as an off-gambling year in Florida politics, 2013 is anything but. Too much gambling-interest money is circulating, too much strategizing is going on.
Mushrooming Tax Identity Fraud in Florida Leads the Nation
February 16, 2013 - 6:00pm
Manny Diaz: Longtime Educator, Opponent of Obamacare, with Ambitious Agenda for State Schools
February 16, 2013 - 6:00pm
The Surprising-to-Many Alliance of Rand Paul and Connie Mack
February 17, 2013 - 6:00pm
Its one of the strangest dynastic alliances in American politics: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who hails from a family of libertarian icons, and former U.S. Rep. Connie Mack -- like his father, former U.S. Sen. Connie Mack IV, a mainstream Florida Republican.
Weekly Roundup: Jim Greer Soap Opera, We Hardly Knew Ye
February 15, 2013 - 6:00pm
It was supposed to be a week of loud scandal, with much of the attention of the Florida political establishment focused not on the Capitol, but on an Orlando courtroom where the trial of former Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer was set to take place.
Florida's U.S. Senators Centrist No More
February 17, 2013 - 6:00pm
Floridas two U.S. senators, Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio, enjoyed the national limelight this week as they continue to take very different paths in office.
Rubio is starting to emerge as one of the leading Republican presidential hopefuls in 2016. Nelson, meanwhile, is poised to become an even stronger ally to President Barack Obama.
Guns and Pensions
February 17, 2013 - 6:00pm
A nation's choice between spending on military defense and spending on civilian goods has often been posed as "guns versus butter." But understanding the choices of many nations' political leaders might be helped by examining the contrast between their runaway spending on pensions while skimping on military defense.
Florida Poly to Seek State Money to Complete First Building
February 14, 2013 - 6:00pm
Florida Polytechnic University, the legacy of Senate Budget Chairman JD Alexander, is already asking for its first increase in state funding.
The Lakeland Ledger is reporting that the board of trustees for the school created last year by the Legislature intends to ask for about $25 million in state funds to complete construction on the Lakeland campus first building.
Insurance Journal: Specter of Charlie Crist Could Hinder Citizens' Reform
February 14, 2013 - 6:00pm
A writer with the Insurance Journal is warning readers that the return of Charlie Crist to the governors mansion should make industry insiders -- especially those seeking to downsize Citizens Property Insurance Corp. -- just a little bit nervous.
And the belief is some legislators -- in looking ahead to the 2014 gubernatorial contest -- will back off reforms, which have been called for by business groups and Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater.
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