House shoots down measure to restore voting rights for felons Alan Williams – Florida Independent

In Florida, the battle between unaffiliated tea party movement activists and the officially organized Florida Tea Party —…

Greg Giordano, a legislative aide to state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, had this to say about an article posted on the Florida House website that misleadingly quotes studies on the effectiveness of prescription drug monitoring programs: By selectively quoting from the study the House reveals its unwillingness to acknowledge the potential value of the PDMP here in Florida.

The 2011 National Right to Life Convention kicked off in a riverfront Hyatt in Jacksonville this morning. Though a scattered group of protestors picketed the event outside, the mood inside the conference center was optimistic and upbeat.

Public Policy Polling announced today that Democrat Alex Sink is ahead of both of her potential Republican challengers.…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development last week awarded Florida $26.6 million in disaster relief funds as part of its Community Development Block

A Florida Senate bill that would allow students in public schools to pray during all school events passed during a House education committee today. In the middle of debate over the repercussions of the measure, legislators argued over whether the bill would expose students to messages of hate, specifically racist comments, during school events.