August 9, 2010 - 6:00pm
Heading into this months primary election there are at least 612,000 more Democrats than Republicans eligible to vote, Division of Elections figures released Monday show.
Kendrick Meek Votes Early, Supports Tax Cuts
August 8, 2010 - 6:00pm
Kendrick Meek took time off his statewide bus tour to vote on the first day of early voting. Immediately after, he attended an early voting rally at the South Florida local of the AFL-CIO.
Does Kendrick Meek Support Extending Bush-Era Tax Cuts?
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 9, 2010 - 4:57pm
During a speech to the South Florida AFL-CIO, Kendrick Meek mentioned tax cuts as part of his plan to help get the economy back on its feet.
"Tax cuts for businesses are important," Meek said.
When asked specifically about extending Bush-era cuts set to expire at the end of this year, Meek veered away from the liberal mainstream.
"Those tax cuts that promote jobs, we're going to continue to do it," he said. "Those tax cuts that are just promoting lining pockets and not helping our economy will definitely be on the table of consideration."
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Shhh, Can't Say 'Taxes'; But Here's an F-Word That Trips Easily Off the Lips
Submitted by Nancy Smith on August 9, 2010 - 3:00pm
Cash-starved Florida municipalities are getting sneaky. Even in the middle of a deep recession, "taxes" -- the T-word -- is as verboten as ever in the Sunshine State.
But guess what word isn't? "Fees" -- apparently not such an F-word as you might think, because cities and counties are getting away with murder imposing them.
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Jeff Stahler Cartoon
August 9, 2010 - 6:00pm
Jeb Bush Goes to Bat for Bill McCollum
August 8, 2010 - 6:00pm
With two weeks remaining until the primary elections and with early voting under way, Attorney General Bill McCollum stumped across the state Monday with former Gov. Jeb Bush -- in what looked and felt like an attempt to rally the troops and pull his flagging GOP gubernatorial campaign up by its bootstraps.
Republicans Ask 'What Do I Do Now?'
August 9, 2010 - 6:00pm
Republicans are starting to think about how to answer the Robert Redford question.
You know the scene. In the 1972 movie "The Candidate," the Redford character, having won the election, turns to his political consultant and asks, "What do I do now?"
If Elected AG, Jeff Kottkamp Pledges to Fight Obamacare
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 9, 2010 - 2:37pm
Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp, running in a close battle for the Republican nomination for attorney general, released a new commercial on Monday, pledging to continue Attorney General Bill McCollums lawsuit against new federal health-care laws backed by President Barack Obama.
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Maurice Ferre Sues for Entry to Debate Between Kendrick Meek and Jeff Greene
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 9, 2010 - 10:08am
Former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre, a longshot hopeful for the Democratic nomination in the U.S. Senate race, announced on Sunday that he is suing Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association for leaving him out of a debate to be held in Orlando on Tuesday.
Ferre claims that the criteria to be included in the debate were the results of a Mason-Dixon poll that was supposed to be taken earlier in the summer but was never conducted. Ferre added that the two groups were excluding him based on a poll released earlier in August.
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Marco Rubio Team Lashes Out Again at Charlie Crist for Backing Stimulus
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 9, 2010 - 9:47am
With Gov. Charlie Crist, running for the U.S. Senate without party affiliation, saying that he was not surprised there was wasted money in the federal stimulus, the campaign team of likely Republican nominee Marco Rubio is attacking the governor for backing the program in the first place.
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