SeaWorld Denies Shareholders Vote on Whale Sanctuary

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, also known as PETA, apparently owns 80 shares in SeaWorld Entertainment, which it bought in April of last year. And since PETA is a shareholder, it came up with an idea to create a coastal retirement sanctuary for SeaWorld’s killer whales. But, as…

Rick Scott Down 8 Points to Charlie Crist in Latest Poll

Rick Scott continues to be unliked by many amounts of people, despite the fact that he’s changed his mind about things like Medicaid expansion and despite declaring his love for Florida panthers, and his efforts to put money in people’s pockets with the magical elixir known as “tax-cuts.” And while…

Rick Scott Proposes $74 Billion Budget That Would Go to Tax Breaks

On Monday, in a sort of unofficial re-election kick-off, Gov. Rick Scott unveiled his budget plans for the year, only to be drowned out by the news that medical marijuana would be allowed on the ballot in November. Scott proposed a $74.19 billion budget proposal, which includes things like tax-breaks…

Trey Radel to Resign from Congress, According to Spokesperson

Well, that’s apparently all she wrote for the “Hip Hop Conservative.” Rep. Trey Radel is expected to resign from congress, a spokesperson for the congressman says. Radel, who reps the 19th Congressional District in the Fort Myers-Naples area, was arrested on October 29 for “unlawfully, knowingly and intentionally” possessing “a…

Rick Scott To Ask For More Money For Public Schools

Gov. Rick Scott is expected to ask for more money for schools on Monday. His aides are calling his morning presser “an historic announcement,” though he did this last year, and is expected to ask for less this time around. Scott will be hitting up S.D. Spady Elementary School in…

Sean Hannity Could Be Moving to Florida to Run for Office

Fox News talking face Sean Hannity announced on his radio show last week that he’s going to bolt New York after Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo made comments about how extreme conservatives have “no place” in New York. So where does one go to find solace in the bosom of like-minded…

Carlos Lopez-Cantera Is the New Lt. Governor, Rick Scott Announces

It took almost a year, but Rick Scott has finally named himself a new Lt. Governor. And it’s Miami-Dade Property Appraiser, Carlos Lopez-Cantera. Scott announced his decision Tuesday morning. The Madrid, Spain-born Lopez-Cantera becomes Florida’s first Hispanic lieutenant governor, taking over for Jennifer Carroll, who resigned from the position last…

Saturday Is 12th Anniversary of Gitmo; Protests Planned

Happy birthday, Gitmo! Saturday, January 11, marks the 12th anniversary of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility — the 12th anniversary of indefinite detention without charge or trial. Protestors from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Amnesty International USA, and some 20 other organizations will be marching in Washington to demand…

Planting Peace Loses Orphanage Donor Because of Its LGBT Advocacy

South Florida-based nonprofit Planting Peace has lost funding from a donor for one of their orphanages in Haiti because of the group’s affiliation and support of the LGBT community. The group, founded by Aaron Jackson and John Dieubon in 2004, was a feature story by New Times in 2005. Since…

Florida Legislators Try to Blow Up Red Light Camera Program

Florida’s legislators are back on the job now that 2014 is rolling along, and one of the first pieces of business on the agenda is a big one: red light cameras. I know they’re a pain, you know they’re a pain, and — surprisingly — some lawmakers actually have our…