Exit Newt Gingrich. Well, not quite yet, officially. On his Facebook page, Gingrich says he will endure "the rigors of campaigning for public office" and "will carry the message of American renewal to every part of this great land, whatever it takes."
It isnt easy finding someone to criticize Eric Smith.
Even the most ardent critics of the direction Florida is taking on education, with increased emphasis on test score data and expansions of voucher programs, charter and virtual schools, hold back when it comes to Smith.
Floridas popular education commissioner, whose last day on the job was Friday, has earned accolades from a wide spectrum of education stakeholders during his four years in office.
NEW YORK -- Here we go all over again. Read my lips and bring em on. It's the economy, stupid. Gotcha!
Drug testing of temporary-aid recipients may root out narcotics users, but it won't save Floridians the millions of dollars initially projected by Gov. Rick Scott.
During the 2010 election campaign, Scott said the state could save $77 million by imposing "more stringent standards on non-compliance with work requirements and require drug screening for recipients,"
But the Department of Children and Families, which will administer the newly signed drug-test law that takes effect July 1, isn't expecting a financial windfall.
Poisoning the Press is a favorite fantasy of politicians caught in the crosshairs of a dogged investigative reporter. Its also the title of a new book about Richard Nixon, Jack Anderson and the Rise of Washingtons Scandal Culture.
The author is journalist turned media ethics professor Mark Feldstein. The storytelling skills Feldstein honed over years of Peabody and Emmy Award-winning reporting make "Poisoning the Press" a scholarly work wrapped in a rockin good beach-read. For people trying to understand how our political culture got so ugly, Feldstein cracks the code.
The 2012 U.S. Senate race in Florida is already ugly -- and there's more than 14 months to go until the Republican primary and more than 17 months until the general election.
While most Floridians are paying attention to the hot weather and the Miami Heats pursuit of the NBA title, and most pundits are focused on the presidential race, the attacks are already flying in the Senate race.
