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May 3, 2012
Failed Presidential Candidates Weighing in on Florida Senate Race
The Florida Senate race has gotten some national attention the past few days -- two of the Republican challengers to incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson got endorsements from people who used to be running for president.Republican George Lemieux received an endorsement from Herman Cain over the wee ... More >>
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March 19, 2012
Unexpected Losers of 2012 Legislative Session: Bankers and Charter Schools
Once in a blue moon, even the most cynical among us find cause to celebrate. This year's legislative session in Tallahassee provided some unexpected victories for the little guys and defeats for the corporate interests that normally enjoy free rein in Florida. Two of the most shocking losers of 2 ... More >>
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March 9, 2012
State Supreme Court Says New Broward, Palm Beach Senate Districts Unconstitutional
In November 2010, Florida voters approved two amendments to the Florida state constitution that would ostensibly remove partisanship from the once-a-decade state redistricting process, the idea being that the House and Senate would no longer be able to draw their maps along partisan lines that fa ... More >>
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February 23, 2012
Florida Prayer In Schools Bill Passes Another Committee, Going to House
Math classWe told you earlier this month about SB 98, a bill that passed the Florida Senate that would allow prayer in Florida's public schools. It would have to be approved by both the Florida House and Gov. Rick Scott to become a law, and at the time nothing had happened in the House to indicat ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
Florida Senate Bill Would Give Developers Immunity for Building Busted Neighborhoods
"Not our problem." -- Company whose problem it should beUpdate: In a new post, we lay out the details on the bill's author receiving substantial contributions from the construction and real estate industries.If SB 1196 passes this session, homebuyers looking at new developments should look much, ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
Florida's DWI Law Revision Could Lead to Conviction of Sober People
Under proposed revisions to Florida law, drivers could be hit with DWI charges even if they were totally sober while they were driving, according to an interpretation by a Broward County DWI lawyer.SB 1810 is sitting in several Florida Senate committees and would revise the state's law regarding ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
Five Supreme Court Cases That Say Florida's Prayer in Schools Bill Is Bunk
Imagine you're at a high school pep rally: The football players are in their jerseys, the cheerleaders are yelling, and the students are getting ready for the school spirit contest. But first, a student is invited to the microphone to give an inspirational message."Let us pray," he says. Some of the ... More >>
Blogs
January 26, 2012
Mark Oxner, Florida Congressional Candidate, Releases Terrifying Anti-Obama Ad
Though the new Florida congressional district lines haven't been finalized, candidates for office in what will be the new 27th District are starting to mobilize -- former Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson, who was booted out of his District 8 office in 2010, raised more than half a million dollars bet ... More >>
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December 6, 2011
Florida Senate Hard at Work: Bill Filed to Replace "Winter Break" With "Christmas Break"
Sen. Steve Wise Well, this gentleman to our left doesn't want to leave the "Christ" out of any title designating time off from school.If anyone's ever looking to argue that the Florida Senate wastes its time on things that aren't relevant to Florida, or planet earth, point to Senate Bill 1136 ... More >>
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November 30, 2011
Broward GOP Claims Supervisor of Elections Is Trying to "Disenfranchise" Republican Voters
The Broward Republican Executive Committee released an open letter to Brenda Snipes, the county's Supervisor of Elections, claiming it's unfair that there aren't any early voting sites in Republican State Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff's district.Republican State Rep. George Moraitis doesn't have an early ... More >>
Blogs
November 22, 2011
Nan Rich Now Weighs in on Super Committee Failure, Scolds Rick Scott, GOP Policies
Now that Florida's Senate minority leader has released a statement responding to Gov. Rick Scott's comments on the Super Committee's failure to compromise on how to make $1.2 billion in spending cuts, it's getting a little ridiculous.Nan Rich, a Weston Democrat, issued a response to the governor' ... More >>
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September 2, 2011
Dream Act Bill Filed in Florida Legislature
The Dream Act would help immigrant students.A bill that would make college more affordable for undocumented immigrants has recently been filed in the Florida Legislature.If passed, the Dream Act would allow undocumented immigrants who attended three or more years of high school in Florida to qual ... More >>
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August 12, 2011
Casey Anthony Gets a Committee in Florida Senate
Orange County Sheriff's OfficeCasey Anthony, causin' committee.In case you haven't been subjected to enough moronic things that have been done in the wake of the Casey Anthony saga, we've got another one for you.Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos announced today that he's creating a select ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
Nan Rich: Florida Republicans Only Take Federal Funds if it Promotes "Extreme Agenda"
thoughttheater.comThis nice chastity belt is apparently a better investment than preventing child abuseFlorida's Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich isn't too happy today about the state's Republican leadership rejecting $50 million in federal funds to protect people like at-risk kids and senior ci ... More >>
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July 18, 2011
Mike Haridopolos Quits U.S. Senate Race, Leaves Boring YouTube Video
Mike Haridopolos, Florida Senate President and quitter.Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos announced this morning he's dropping out of the race to take on U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012.Haridopolos was competing in an overly crowded field of GOP candidates to take on Nelson, and despite lead ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
Ruth's Chris Ex-CEO Plans Senate Run
Though his political aspirations have so far remained unsuccessful, Craig Miller is still vying for a Florida Senate seat next year.Before taking the top slot at Ruth's Chris, he served as CEO for Uno Restaurant Holdings. He was pushed out of his Ruth's Chris position in 2008 after
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April 1, 2011
"Frantic" Tallahassee Battle: School Board Thwarts State Control
When the Florida Senate prepared earlier this week to take direct oversight of the dysfunctional Broward County School Board earlier this week, the board's lobbyist, Georgia Slack, went into overdrive. SlackSlack wrote in an email to Board members that she began "frantic lobbying" and engage ... More >>
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March 30, 2011
Republican To Privatize $600,000,000 Worth of Florida's Prisons, Could Fatten Contributors' Pockets
Alexander.As reported in today's Herald, the Florida Senate on Monday "quietly inserted language into its newly proposed budget ... that seeks to give corporations a chance to run correctional facilities in 16 counties." These corrections contracts are worth some $600,000,000.Though this "quiet i ... More >>
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March 18, 2011
Ain't No Sunshine on State Spending: Florida Gets a D For Transparency
While Florida's Senate Majority Leader makes misleading statements about a government spending measure currently moving through the legislature, the entire state government received a D grade for disclosure of how it spends taxpayer money, according to a recent report from the U.S. Public Interes ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2011
Florida's Senate Majority Leader Makes False Claim About "Smart Cap" Bill
Another Floridian falsity for PolitiFact's truth-o-meter. Hypocrisy and shallow intellect are common among the leadership of Florida's fiscally conservative Senate. But a recent statement from Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardiner makes one wonder if he was blatantly trying to mislead the public o ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2011
New Florida Senate Bill Officially Defines "Sexting"
...all the kids are doing it...If a new Florida Senate bill becomes law, the Sunshine State will finally have a legal definition of "sexting" - sending sexual advances or photos via text message. That may sound like a silly thing for the state legislature to be working on during a period of such ... More >>
Blogs
March 8, 2011
Anti-Evolution Bill Hits State Senate
Great apes. Which one did you elect?In a perfect world, we'd have no reason to pause over the language of Florida's Senate Bill 1854, which reads, in part:Members of the instructional staff of the public schools... shall teach efficiently and faithfully... the following: (a thorough presentation ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
Tea Party Lawyer Marianne Moran Campaigns for Power to Repeal Federal Laws
Moran at a Tea Party protest against Charlie Crist's U.S. Sugar "bailout."Marianne Moran is a lawyer in West Palm Beach and a member of Tea Party in Action and Balance Our Budget Now. Through her work on the Florida Senate, she met Randy Barnett, a Georgetown law professor who is credited with de ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2010
The Timeliest, Most Entertaining, Mudslinging Ad We've Seen This Halloween Season
Both Halloween and the election are fast approaching, making this a very spooky week, with unexpected twists and turns lurking ahead. Far in advance of the October 31 holiday, Christine O'Donnell, the Tea Party candidate for Delaware Senate, revealed "I am not a witch" (provoking awesome pa ... More >>
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August 12, 2010
On Jeff Greene's Yacht, There Are Five Simple Rules
The yacht where Florida's Senate candidate offered celebrities a chance at redemption.Senate candidate Jeff Greene has taken a beating in the national press this week for all the mayhem that has occurred aboard his 145-foot yacht, the Summerwind. Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson told Spor ... More >>
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June 2, 2010
Morning Juice: Prison for Bev Gallagher; Oil Nears Panhandle
Here's a glance at what's in the local headlines:It's not quite the Miracle on the Hudson, but a small plane made a safe emergency landing in a field just short of the Fort Lauderdale airport's runway. It narrowly missed hitting a home. [WPLG-5]Broward County School Board member Beverly Gallagher ... More >>
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May 20, 2010
Morning Juice: Retired Football Stars Tackled by Legal Woes; Experts Divided on Oil Spill's Effect on Florida
It's Thursday. Here's what's in your local news:In what could be a major step toward fighting corruption in Broward County, the sheriff's office will be collaborating with the FBI to bust crooked politicians. [Daily Pulp]Poor Sapp: Retired NFL All-Pro and ex-Miami Hurricanes star Warren Sapp is o ... More >>
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May 18, 2010
UPDATED: Florida Bong Ban Passes (Does Not Puff Puff)
flickr.comDespite organized opposition from smoke shop owners across the state, the Florida Senate passed a bill that will effectively shut down most headshops in the Sunshine State. Under the so-called "Bong Bill," the only shops allowed to sell water pipes will be stores where the sale of tobac ... More >>
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May 17, 2010
Greyhound Racing Ends in New England, Opponents Focus On Florida
Tara NieuwesteegJailamony enjoying her new backyard.This time last year we had a cover story about Jailamony, a greyhound with a broken leg, and the national fight over greyhound racing. While Florida, with 13 tracks, remains the mecca of dog racing in this country, other states continue banning ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2010
Sen. Mike Bennett's Porntastic Day in State Senate Chamber
Apparently, Sen. Mike Bennett's friends send him nudie pictures, which are to be opened only on the floor of the Florida Senate, while Dan Gelber is talking about an abortion bill. Bennett, a Republican from Bradenton, clicked off the image immediately.Then he turned on some dog porn, it appears. Or ... More >>
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May 3, 2010
[UPDATED] Jeff Greene Donated to Meek Campaign Before Declaring His Own Senate Candidacy
Flickr: Greene4FloridaGreeneI guess when you've got over a billion dollars, it's easy to forget where you spent $500. But considering Jeff Greene's personal interest in Florida's U.S. Senate race, you'd think the Palm Beach billionaire would remember making that donation to the Kendrick Meek for ... More >>
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April 27, 2010
Bogdanoff: Get Real, Texting While Driving is Least of our Problems
Mars and Venus appear to distract differentlyFlorida House Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff (R-Fort Lauderdale) isn't in favor of passing a law against texting while driving despite overwhelming support for the bill in the Florida Senate. The Senate voted 34-4 today to ban the practice.Bogdanoff told the Sun ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2010
NBC Analyst Casts Kendrick Meek as Favorite in Senate Race if Crist Runs as Independent
As pundits go, Chuck Todd usually has two feet squarely on the ground; his analysis was on the mark throughout the 2008 presidential campaign. But I think he's missing the boat with his take on Florida's Senate race. His theory sounds persuasive. Republican nominee Marco Rubio and independent cand ... More >>
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April 16, 2010
Morning Juice: Crist Veto May Signal Indy Run; Life for Killer in Sunrise
A glance through the Friday-morning headlines:Charlie Crist's veto of Senate Bill 6 has touched off conflict with fellow state Republicans, leading to more speculation that Crist will declare as an independent in the race for U.S. Senate. [Sun-Sentinel]The tea partiers did their tax-day thing out ... More >>
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March 26, 2010
Morning Juice: Palm Beach Teachers Are Art Critics; Panthers, Heat Heading in Opposite Directions
Your daily glance at what's news in South Florida:More friction between Palm Beach County teachers and district Superintendent Art Johnson. The union is threatening a work slowdown, asking its members to work only the seven and a half hours called for in the contract rather than the extra unpaid ... More >>
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March 11, 2010
Rubio Secretly Hoping Crist Declares as Independent?
FlickrA pollster's analysis of Florida's Senate race suggests that if Charlie Crist declared as an independent candidate, he would be doing adversary Marco Rubio a big favor. Public Policy Polling found that while Rubio has flipped the race in the Republican primary, he may be a tad too conservat ... More >>
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February 2, 2010
Kendrick Meek Looks to Diversify Voting Bloc by Sponsoring Race Car
Flickr: jd06Mike Wallace, driving in the 2009 Daytona 500.NASCAR races aren't known for their racial diversity. And the traditional good ol' boy fan base isn't known for voting for Democrats. But maybe it's a place where an African American Democrat can score a few swing votes in Florida's U.S. S ... More >>
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November 4, 2009
For Next 10 Months, Rubio-Crist Will Be a National Story; Will Broward Scandals Play Role?
Flickr: CenFlaPoliticsRubioIt would have been a more fortuitous sign for Marco Rubio if Doug Hoffman hadn't lost his congressional race in upstate New York, but the fact that a Conservative Party candidate won 45 percent of the vote has Rubio more hopeful than ever. The same can be said for the r ... More >>
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September 1, 2009
Candidate's Wife Gets DUI in Boca
Photo: Palm Beach Sheriff's OfficeAnna Pettersson-LoebShe's young, beautiful, and married to a rich heir destined for a career in politics, but if Anna Pettersson-Loeb's friends were jealous of her before, they're not today. By virtue of her husband's high profile as a candidate for Florida Senat ... More >>
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August 12, 2009
Another Judy Stern-Backed, Born-Again Democrat Launches Campaign in Broward
Barbra Stern, the daughter of Democrat strategist Judy Stern, today followed through on her long-rumored campaign for Florida House district in Fort Lauderdale vacated by Ellyn Bodganoff, who's running for Florida Senate. Barbra Stern was originally a Democrat but she had a fling with the Republican ... More >>
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July 20, 2009
Cash Dries Up in Key Races for Dems
house.govA painting of Bill Young, whose congressional career may have pre-dated the invention of still photographyOn paper, the congressional district of Rep. Bill Young of St. Petersburg would seem to be one of the best chances for the Democratic Party to pick up a seat. Although Young has kept th ... More >>
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June 18, 2009
Leading GOP Senator: Rubio's the "Favorite"
Flickr User: senjimdemintSen. Jim DeMintSen. Jim DeMint from South Carolina is one of the most conservative members of Congress, but it's still something of a coup that he endorsed the most conservative contender in Florida's Senate race, Marco Rubio.That's because in doing so, DeMint is defying the ... More >>
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May 12, 2009
Crist Jumps Into Senate Race
Flickr User: CABridgesThe would-be future senator with the soon-to-be past Sen. Martinez.Now we got ourselves a bona fide political jamboree. Charlie Crist will seek Florida's U.S. Senate seat on behalf of the Dixiecrat, I mean the Whig, I mean the (could this be right?) Republican Party, even thoug ... More >>
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April 2, 2009
Florida: Where It's Good to be a Smoker, Bad to be a Lung
Smoke up, Florida! Kentucky raised their state taxes on cigarettes and booze yesterday. Residents will now pay 60 cents in state taxes per pack of cigarettes. So there's good news and bad news for Floridians. This means that the nation's two biggest tobacco-producing states, Kentucky and N ... More >>
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March 26, 2009
Legislators Pay Lip Service to Dreaded Compromise
FLHouse.govHasnerCompromise is what distinguishes the effective, conscientious governments from the dysfunctional ones, and the lack of it has been a drag on the Florida Legislature for some time. One would think that this year's gaping, $6 billion budget hole would make compromisers out of the stub ... More >>
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March 24, 2009
Senator's Office to Tattooists: Don't Panic!
First, the problem was that Florida tattooists didn't have a good way to communicate with each other. That's how hundreds of them were caught by surprise when they learned that Hallandale Beach Sen. Eleanor Sobel had introduced a bill that would overhaul regulation of the state's tattoo industry. No ... More >>
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March 4, 2009
Senate Dem From Weston Lands Gig for 2010
flsenate.govSen. Nan RichThere has never been a female leader of the Florida Senate's Democratic Caucus -- and there won't be till 2010, when Sen. Nan Rich, the Weston Democrat, assumes the role. She will get the formal designation at a press conference in Tallahassee at 10:30 this morning."It's lon ... More >>
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September 5, 2006
Vote the Bastards In
flsenate.govSen. Nan RichThere has never been a female leader of the Florida Senate's Democratic Caucus -- and there won't be till 2010, when Sen. Nan Rich, the Weston Democrat, assumes the role. She will get the formal designation at a press conference in Tallahassee at 10:30 this morning."It's lon ... More >>
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February 8, 2001
Canary in a Coal Mine
The drug that could help Shelley Rozolsky is too experimental for her county-sponsored health plan
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