The biggest oil spill claim to date Gulf of Mexico – Florida Independent

By reminding voters of Gov. Charlie Crist’s old positions, a new ad makes clear that the Florida Democratic…

Despite polling numbers far behind those of Rubio, Crist and Meek, self-made billionaire and Democratic Senate candidate Jeff Greene…

The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU's School of Law, one of the foremost nonpartisan public-policy institutes focused on justice and democracy, reports that 70 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the 2012 presidential election will now come from states with new restrictive voting laws, a statistic that could greatly affect the voter turnout and outcome of the upcoming election.

The Florida Family Policy Council, one of the most influential anti-gay rights and anti-abortion groups in the state, is joining the chorus of opposition to a school prayer bill quickly making its way through the Florida Legislature.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Jeff Greene, candidate for the Florida Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, called fellow nominee Kendrick Meek, an African-American congressman from Miami, unelectable due to demographics. That statement coupled with Meek's response recalls a back-and-forth reminiscent of the 2008 race for the Democratic presidential nomination between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

Even though nobody would disagree that employees should be paid for their work, how to deal with wage theft has become a highly contentious issue.