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.
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.
Check it out after the jump.
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.
Check it out after the jump.
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.
Late last week, Gov.-elect Rick Scott asked more than 400 high-level state officials to stay on the job after he takes over, delaying the expected departures of some officials from Gov. Charlie Crist’s administration. The move is raising more questions about Scott’s unclear 2011 agenda.
I was invited onto the Tampa Bay airwaves this afternoon to discuss a piece I penned last week on how gerrymandering has left many in Sarasota’s African-American community feeling like they are under-represented in Tallahassee, and you can listen…
Citing the reporting of Mother Jones and the New York Times, Congressman Alan Grayson has sent a letter calling on the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court to “abate” foreclosure cases involving three law firms currently under scrutiny…
South Florida NPR affiliate WLRN invited Florida Independent fellow Marcos Restrepo to take part in a panel discussion on its program, “The Florida Roundup,” and the show has graciously shared a link to the broadcast with us. Click on the…
The Florida Independent’s Tristram Korten yesterday appeared on the Tampa Bay community radio station WMNF 88.5 to discuss his extensive investigation into allegations that the Rick Scott health care company Solantic overbilled Medicare and improperly used doctors’ licenses. Streaming audio, after the jump.
The St. Petersburg Times has launched yet another rocket at billionaire and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Greene:
At a project called La Mirage, Greene converted 1950s-era military housing from apartments to 300 condos. In the summer of 2006,
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