Tampa Bay’s WMNF 88.5 FM invited The Florida Independent’s Travis Pillow onto the airwaves this morning to discuss his important reporting on a state House measure that would grant Gov. Rick Scott wide leeway in rolling back regulations enacted by state agencies, and you can listen to the show in full after the jump.
A Florida House measure that would give the governor and members of the cabinet the authority to repeal rules using a speedier process during their first six months in office is intended to satisfy Tallahassee’s growing appetite for reducing regulations.
State Rep. Chris Dorworth, R-Lake Mary, told the Florida House Appropriations Committee Monday he wants to “empower” union members.
The Florida legislature voted to override Gov. Charlie Crist’s vetoes of eight bills it passed this spring during a special session Tuesday, as a new Republican super-majority asserted the power of the legislative branch.
Members of the tea party movement have long been suspicious of — and annoyed by — the Florida Tea Party, which they worry could divide the conservative vote and undermine Republican candidates.
Speaking Saturday at a tea party-sponsored get-out-the-vote rally…
More doubt has been cast on the future of the Department of Community Affairs, the agency that guides growth in Florida. Comments made by Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott suggested its future may hinge on the outcome of this year’s…
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