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Amid Cries for More Cash, $100,000+ School Salaries Soar 818 Percent

January 15, 2012 - 6:00pm

The number of Florida school employees earning $100,000 or more jumped 818 percent from 2005 to 2010, a new report shows.

By contrast, the ranks of private- and public-sector workers making $100,000-plus inched up only 7 percent during the same period, according to the Foundation for Government Accountability.

In 2005, just 103 of Florida's public-education employees earned $100,000 or more. By 2010, that number had swelled to 946, the FGA said.

Jeb Bush to Back Mitt Romney, According to GOP Operative

Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 16, 2012 - 11:12am

Veteran Republican political operative Roger Stone is insisting that former Gov. Jeb Bush will soon endorse former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts -- giving that Republican presidential hopeful a big lift in the Sunshine State.

Over at his Stone Zone site, Stone notes:

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John Mica Backs Mitt Romney for President

Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 16, 2012 - 9:43am

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica, the chairman of the Congressional House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced on Monday that he is backing former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts for the GOP nomination.

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Five Florida Counties Open Early Voting Monday

Jim Turner

January 14, 2012 - 6:00pm

Because of a civil rights law, election officials in five Florida counties are at work on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Early voting for the Jan. 31 GOP primary begins Monday in five Florida counties: Collier, Hardee, Hendry, Hillsborough and Monroe.

For the rest of the state, the early voting period gets under way next week.

Can the GOP Lose the Latino Vote and Still Win the White House?

Nancy Smith

January 15, 2012 - 6:00pm

The folks you see out there yahooing and happy dancing and sending up fireworks -- figuratively speaking, anyway -- are probably Democrats.

Blaise Ingoglia Tops Tea Partier Patricia Sullivan to Keep RPOF Vice Chair; National Committeeman Elected

Submitted by Anonymous on January 15, 2012 - 3:50pm

Rebuffing a tea party alternative, state GOP leaders re-elected Blaise Ingoglia as vice chairman of the Republican Party of Florida.

Ingoglia defeated tea party leader Patricia Sullivan on Saturday. Vote totals were not announced.

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Scott, Bondi Statements on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Submitted by Anonymous on January 15, 2012 - 1:39pm

Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi released the following statements on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 16.

Gov. Scott:

This weekend our state and our nation will remember the legacy of a great man who challenged us to make the American dream available to every American. Martin Luther King Jr. inspires individuals to make sure every level of government removes every barrier preventing that dream from becoming a reality. When hurdles are removed, people are empowered to achieve everything their hard work, integrity and courage will allow.

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Edison College Names Former Rep. Goodlette Interim President

Submitted by Anonymous on January 15, 2012 - 11:04am

Former state representative Dudley Goodlette was given a $200,000 contract Saturday to repair the image of Edison State College, filling in for the suspended president who was earning $837,000 a year.

The Edison State board of trustees selected Goodlette, a former trustee who spent eight years in the state Legislature, as the interim president over Miami-Dade College provost Kathie Sigler.

The contract for the Naples Republican is good until Aug. 1.

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Seminoles Say Pam Bondi Dealt 'Shock'n Y'all' to Gaming Interests

Submitted by Anonymous on January 15, 2012 - 8:35am

Two Seminole Tribe leaders are praising Attorney General Pam Bondi for her recent opinion that any effort to expand slot-machine gaming in Florida via public referendum is illegal.

James Billie, council chairman, and Tony Sanchez Jr., board president, said Bondi's defense of the state's 2010 gaming compact brought a strong dose of shockn yall to fast-track gaming interests in Gadsden and Washington counties.

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Christian Family Coalition to Host Rick Santorum Tele-Town Tuesday

Submitted by Anonymous on January 15, 2012 - 8:05am

The Christian Family Coalition will host an online town hall with presidential candidate Rick Santorum Tuesday night.

The public is invited to log on here to reserve a virtual seat for the "Tele-Town Hall," which will begin at 8:30 p.m.

Christian Family Coalition founder and executive director Anthony Verdugo extended the invitation to "discuss the future of our country and how we can work together to restore Americas greatness and founding principles."

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