Activists continue campaign to pressure Sen. George LeMieux to support DREAM Act
As part of ongoing nationwide sit-ins and other actions, a group of Florida organizations battling for immigration reform…
Self-financed candidates threaten to upset party candidates for governor, Senate
An executive whose company had to pay a record fine for fraud and a billionaire who made his…
Today’s oil spill roundup: Fri., June 11
Estimates of the rate of oil gushing into the gulf have increased, as has the threat to Florida’s…
Fight to defeat Amendment 4 picks up high-profile funders
The fight to defeat Amendment 4 — which would change the Florida Constitution by requiring voter approval of changes…
Miami-Dade issues university bond, ignores Overtown resident demands
The Miami-Dade County Commission Budget Planning & Sustainability Committee on Tuesday approved the issuance of a $60 million…
Poll indicates state Republican finances may play a role in elections
A Rasmussen poll released yesterday suggests the state Republican Party’s financial controversies could play a role in this…
Group accuses Jacksonville of violating no-bid contract rules and the Sunshine Law
A recently settled lawsuit concerning a no-bid contract in Jacksonville has taxpayers turning up their noses, for a…
Newcomer Scott opens 13-point lead against McCollum in Republican primary
According to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday, former health care executive Rick Scott has opened up a…
Today’s oil spill roundup: Thurs., June 10
Despite BP’s best efforts, the news keeps on flowing. Gov. Charlie Crist’s Gulf Oil Spill Economic Recovery Task…
Officials warn Floridians against going into water
Florida Fish and Wildlife members spotted small tar balls near Perdido Bay, an island off the western panhandle,…
Sen. Nelson calls for criminal investigation into BP’s response plan
The Associated Press has conducted an exhaustive review of BP’s oil spill response plans and found them riddled…
A battle over how much weight Florida trucks can carry revs up
Florida’s legislative battle to allow trucking companies to haul 8,000 more pounds than is currently allowed by federal law…
Congressional candidate Diebel responds to police report leak
Since RedState blogger Erick Erickson leaked Tuesday a police report showing dozens of 911 calls and one incident…
Rick Scott buying name recognition
Political newcomer and millionaire former hospital CEO Rick Scott, who is running to be the Republican candidate for…
Crist leads in polls
Gov. Charlie Crist’s name recognition keeps him high in the polls, according to the results of a survey released…
Oil spill roundup: Wed., June 9
BP executive faces Florida cabinet Senior Vice President Bob Fryar took part in a Florida cabinet meeting Tuesday,…
RedState publishes bizarre police report on Kosmas challenger Karen Diebel
RedState’s Erick Erickson posted a bizarre police report Monday from Winter Park City Commissioner Karen Diebel, who is…
Chinese drywall vendor goes on trial in Miami
Armin and Lisa Seifart purchased drywall for their Coconut Grove home at Banner Supply. It was Chinese drywall…
That other gulf oil spill
It appears there is a rig other than Deepwater Horizon that has been leaking oil into the Gulf…
Today’s imperative Florida politics reading
+ Gov. Crist indicates he plans to veto House Bill 1143 (which requires a woman planning to have…
Potential anthrax scare in Jacksonville (Update: Victim is a Muslim teacher)
A suspicious powder is currently undergoing tests in the Jacksonville area after an unidentified man reported finding it…
Oil spill roundup: Tues., June 8
Gov. Charlie Crist activated a $5 million loan program for small businesses originally touted by Florida CFO Alex…
Is industry runoff to blame for hundreds of fish deaths in the St. Johns River?
Reports of a vast number of redfish deaths in the St. Johns River have Jacksonville residents, and many…
Kendrick Meek and Jeff Greene agree to a June 22 debate
Just in from Post on Politics: The Democratic Senate campaigns of Kendrick Meek and Jeff Greene have tentatively…
Sink gets meeting with BP executive — but not Hayward
Last week, Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink sent a letter to BP demanding that CEO Tony Hayward…
More details on Greer’s arrest and charges emerge
The attorney for indicted former Florida Republican Party Chair Jim Greer told The Miami Herald/St. Pete Times that…
Weekend oil spill roundup: Mon., June 7
In for the long haul BP’s cap has succeeded in siphoning some 10,000 barrels a day from the…
Today’s fundamental Florida politics reading
+ “Gov. Charlie Crist personally signed off on his former Republican Party chairman’s confidential fundraising role with the…
Republicans await new fiscal controls
In the wake of its former chairman Jim Greer’s long-ranging fiscal abuse, culminating in his arrest Wednesday, the…
Legislature’s ultrasound bill still not in governor’s hands (Update: Now it is)
Florida House House Bill 1143 — which contains a provision that would require ultrasound tests for pregnant women…