Florida Watch episode No. 8: State immigration enforcement, nuclear energy

This week on Florida Watch, I join host Doug Miles and Dennis Maley of The Bradenton Times, as well as Sarasota Herald-Tribune Opinion Editor Tom Tryon, to discuss the Florida legislature’s various immigration-enforcement bills and whether the still-unfolding disaster in Japan will affect the Sunshine State’s nuclear industry. Check it out after the jump!

Florida Watch episode No. 7: State legislature revs up

This week on Florida Watch, I join host Doug Miles of The Bradenton Times, former CBS correspondent Gary Schuster and special guest Susan Nilon of Talk Suncoast to discuss the Florida legislature’s first week of action, as well as congressional terrorism hearings and a host of other important topics. Check it out after the jump!

Florida Watch episode No. 6: The 2012 GOP presidential field

In episode No. 6 of Florida Watch, presented by The Bradenton Times and Manatee Educational Television, I join panel members Doug Miles, Dennis Maley and Gary Schuster in discussing the 2012 GOP presidential field, as well as Florida’s role in picking the party’s nominee. Check it out after the jump.

Florida Watch No. 5: The situation in Tallahassee

In episode No. 5 of Florida Watch, brought to you by The Bradenton Times and Manatee Education Television, the team chats about the situation in Tallahassee with just a week to go till the legislature’s 2011 session kicks in, as well as a variety of other topics. Catch it after the jump!

Florida Watch episode No. 4: Rick Scott, high-speed rail and pill mills

The Bradenton Times and Manatee Education Television last week put together another episode of Florida Watch, and invited me to participate. The topic? Gov. Rick Scott’s decision to turn down billions of dollars from the federal government earmarked for high-speed rail, of course. Check it out after the jump.

Florida Watch episode No. 3: Rick Scott’s budget

After discussing a Florida judge’s ruling in the Sunshine State’s lawsuit challenging federal health care reform last week, the staff at Florida Watch — The Bradenton Times’ Doug Miles and Dennis Maley and former CBS correspondent Gary Schuster — invited me back to chat about Gov. Rick Scott’s 2011 budget proposals, as well as the future of Social Security.

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Florida Watch episode No. 2: Discussing the federal health care ruling

After appearing on the inaugural episode of Florida Watch, hosted by The Bradenton Times and Manatee Educational Television, I was lucky enough to be invited back to participate in yet another political roundup. This week’s topic? Florida Judge Roger Vinson’s ruling that federal health care reform is unconstitutional.

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Catch Florida Independent Editor Cooper Levey-Baker on Florida Watch

Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in the inaugural episode of the political discussion show Florida Watch, hosted by The Bradenton Times and Manatee Education Television. In the episode, I join the Times’ Doug Miles and Dennis Maley, as well as former CBS correspondent Gary Schuster, to discuss President Obama’s State of the Union address, as well as more general questions about the nation’s political climate. Check it out after the jump.