PPolitics Twitter: Scott’s request to block McCollum public money denied (Update: Scott will appeal)byFlorida IndependentJuly 14, 2010 The Rick Scott campaign’s suit to block the Bill McCollum campaign from receiving public money has been denied,…
PPolitics Today’s oil spill roundup: Wed., July 14byFlorida IndependentJuly 14, 2010 + Florida’s beaches remain mostly clear of new oil, but another “onslaught” is expected later this week. +…
PPolitics Five percent of Key West infected with dengue feverbyFlorida IndependentJuly 14, 2010 As if the oil spill’s effects on tourism weren’t bad enough, now Key West is suffering an outbreak…
PPolitics Senate candidate Marco Rubio unveils new plan to cut more taxesbyFlorida IndependentJuly 14, 2010 Marco Rubio has advocated cutting taxes as a candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida, and his campaign continued…
PPolitics Read More 2 minute read Bill McCollum: Health care lawsuit is ‘landmark on individual liberties’byFlorida IndependentJuly 14, 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum addressed a crowd of about 60 during a Ponte Vedra Beach Republican Club…
PPolitics Connecticut public finance case could spell trouble for McCollum campaignbyFlorida IndependentJuly 14, 2010 A federal court struck down a Connecticut campaign finance provision providing public funds to candidates facing deep-pocketed, free-spending…
PPolitics State Rep. Ambler files immigration bills for special sessionbyFlorida IndependentJuly 14, 2010 A Republican state representative has filed three immigration bills amid Florida’s brewing debate about which issues should be heard during…
PPolitics Read More 6 minute read As Reid prepares energy bill, emissions cap appears unlikelybyFlorida IndependentJuly 14, 2010 Environmental groups are working feverishly behind the scenes to ensure that the climate and energy bill being cobbled…
PPolitics Numerous legal challenges to Arizona S.B. 1070 advance through courts, in addition to DOJ suitbyFlorida IndependentJuly 13, 2010 Arizona’s immigration enforcement law (S.B. 1070) has drawn not only the July 6 lawsuit filed by the Department…
PPolitics Kerry to meet with enviros to discuss narrow climate billbyFlorida IndependentJuly 13, 2010 Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), the architects of a cap-and-trade bill, are planning to meet…
PPolitics Democrats question importing Ariz. immigration law to Fla., point out difference between two states’ problemsbyFlorida IndependentJuly 13, 2010 As Florida Republicans gear up for an effort to write and pass an immigration law in Florida based…
PPolitics Tampa insurer accused of massive fraud gives money to Boehner, Florida’s BoydbyFlorida IndependentJuly 13, 2010 The Tampa-based insurer WellCare Health Plans, Inc. “has been accused of bilking taxpayers of hundreds of millions of…
PPolitics Rick Scott 527 gets $3 million more from wifebyFlorida IndependentJuly 13, 2010 On July 2, we reported that the 527 group running ads for gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott, Let’s Get…
PPolitics Read More 2 minute read Environmentalists push for utility-only cap as Snowe and Kerry work on compromise energy billbyFlorida IndependentJuly 13, 2010 In an effort to maintain a cap on carbon — even a significantly scaled-down one — in energy…
PPolitics Read More 3 minute read Save Our Ride pressures federal lawmakers for public transit jobs fundingbyFlorida IndependentJuly 12, 2010 Save Our Ride — a national campaign that is a joint effort of the Amalgamated Transit Union and…
PPolitics Senate race remains tied between Rubio and Crist, voters would overwhelmingly support bringing Ariz. immigration law to statebyFlorida IndependentJuly 12, 2010 The race for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat remains a virtual tie between no-party candidates and current Gov. Charlie…
PPolitics Energy activist clarifies comments on Sarasota-FPL negotiationsbyFlorida IndependentJuly 12, 2010 Sarasota blogger and environmental activist Susan Nilon — whose blog I quoted last week in an update on…
PPolitics State Sen. Mike Bennett vows to file immigration bill based on Arizona lawbyFlorida IndependentJuly 12, 2010 A Florida state senator made it official that the national debate over a controversial Arizona immigration law is…
PPolitics Federal immigration-enforcement provision ‘leads to racial profiling,’ is a ‘civil rights violation’byFlorida IndependentJuly 12, 2010 The Department of Justice last week filed a lawsuit challenging Arizona’s controversial immigration-enforcement law S.B. 1070 — which…
PPolitics Today’s oil spill roundup: Fri., July 9byFlorida IndependentJuly 9, 2010 Renewable energy advocates and policymakers gathered in Orlando Thursday for a Clean Energy Summit. Speaking of which, the…
PPolitics Read More 4 minute read Clean Energy Summit: Florida lawmakers lack political will to push renewable projectsbyFlorida IndependentJuly 9, 2010 State Senate President-designate Mike Haridopolos said he came to Thursday’s Clean Energy Summit in Orlando not to talk,…
PPolitics Bud’s run forces Chiles family, friends to pick sidesbyFlorida IndependentJuly 9, 2010 Lawton “Bud” Chiles III is the son of one of the most prominent politicians to come out of…
PPolitics State Senate President-designate: If Amendment 7 is flawed, so are 5, 6byFlorida IndependentJuly 9, 2010 State Senate President-designate Mike Haridopolos responded to yesterday’s removal of Amendment 7 from Florida ballots by arguing that…
PPolitics Scott sues over public campaign money, puts McCollum on the defensivebyFlorida IndependentJuly 8, 2010 Rick Scott, Republican candidate for governor of Florida, filed a lawsuit last night challenging the state’s campaign financing…
PPolitics Live updates from today’s Clean Energy SummitbyFlorida IndependentJuly 8, 2010 Citizens for Clean Energy is hosting the second of two energy summits in the wake of the oil…
PPolitics Sarasota-FPL negotiations: FPL questions who’s in charge, City Commission to meet in privatebyFlorida IndependentJuly 8, 2010 Utility giant Florida Power & Light has engaged in one-on-one conversations with Sarasota City Commissioners in an attempt…
PPolitics Read More 2 minute read McCollum criticizes DOJ Arizona lawsuit as ‘highly political’byFlorida IndependentJuly 8, 2010 Florida Attorney General and Republican candidate for governor Bill McCollum criticized the U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit against the…
PPolitics Campaign for Fair Elections targets Tallahassee, Rep. Allen BoydbyFlorida IndependentJuly 8, 2010 Two leading groups pushing for the public financing of elections have begun a multi-million dollar campaign to spur…
PPolitics Nutrient standards for Florida waters remain in limbobyFlorida IndependentJuly 8, 2010 Algal blooms in the St. John’s River are killing dozens of fish and possibly other animals, and some…
PPolitics What the Senate’s failure to pass unemployment benefits means for FloridabyFlorida IndependentJuly 7, 2010 Last week, Annie Lowrey reported on the Senate’s failure to extend unemployment benefits, which are now expiring for…