The campaign of Democrat Patrick Murphy — who hopes to take on Rep. Allen West in the 2012 election — announced today that candidate Murphy has raised $1.1 million in his bid for the congressional seat.Murphy, who raised more money in the first two quarters than any other congressional challenger…
Gov. Rick Scott signed a death warrant to give a lethal juicing to the second inmate of his governorship — this time for 65-year-old triple murderer Oba Chandler.The execution is scheduled for 4 p.m. on November 15, but don’t be surprised if that doesn’t get delayed at some point.Scott has…
Here in Florida, we have a broad array of sunshine laws designed to promote open government. Local governments routinely have to disclose information simply because citizens ask for it. But apparently there’s one thing that can clamp the mouths of local officials for good: a private prison contractor asking nicely.Bill…
After being constantly lampooned over the past week since the news broke of his bill to repeal Florida’s ban on the drunken game of dwarf tossing, Rep. Ritch Workman would like a chance to explain himself.Shortly after Workman dropped House Bill 4063 in the hopper bill last Monday, people started…
Now that former Orlando Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson is trying to win his old congressional seat back, he took a pretty good shot at making himself relevant again on Friday by coming out in defense of the Occupy Wall Street protests.On HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher, Grayson gave an…
Gov. Rick Scott doesn’t always make appearances in Broward County, but when he does, the folks from “Pink Slip Rick” would prefer to be there.They’re the ones who hand-delivered pink slips to the governor as he played doughnut salesman during one of his “Let’s Get to Work” days, sent robocalls…
Gov. Rick Scott’s office issued a news release late last week to explain the retraction of his campaign promise to create 700,000 jobs on top of the state’s “normal growth” projection of 1 million jobs by 2017.It looks like he’s sticking to his new story, in which he claims he…
Amid the unfavorable weather that hovered over Fort Lauderdale last night, a couple of hundred people still gathered near the Broward Main Public Library to express their distaste, distrust, and disdain for the state of the country.There’s a common misconception that the Occupy movement is a reincarnation of the hippie…
One of Gov. Rick Scott’s main talking points during his campaign was his “7-7-7” plan, which he said would create 700,000 jobs on top of the projected growth of 1 million Florida jobs by 2017.With the statewide unemployment rate staying at 10.7 percent for the third straight month, the state…
UPDATE: As of 10:20 a.m., there are now 250 people who say they’re showing up on Saturday.Occupy Fort Lauderdale appears to be picking up steam — when we wrote Monday evening that the group announced its first meeting would be held on Saturday, there were about 20 or so people…
There’s been a common theme among this year’s GOP presidential candidates — firmly planting their lips on the buttcheeks of Sen. Marco Rubio and dropping his name as a potential running mate.If that’s a ploy to win Florida in a general election, it won’t help, according to survey results released…
Last night, Jon Stewart focused his beloved comic lens on the Florida GOP’s recent decision to move its presidential primary date up from March to January. The Daily Show host gleefully ripped the state a new one for having the audacity to seek more power over the electoral process. And yes,…
The SlutWalk movement is finally coming to South Florida.SlutWalk South Florida has started to develop its online presence, hand out fliers, and begin planning demonstrations to curb sexual assaults and the blame sometimes associated with sexual-assault victims.There’s no precise date set for South Florida’s first SlutWalk, but organizers say they’re…
Keith McHenry, founder of Food Not Bombs, who started off our cover story about the movement last month, has spent 30 years traveling around and serving free food at protests and uprisings. So it’s only natural that he’d be getting in on some of the “Occupy Wall Street” action that’s…
A town council member in Southwest Ranches has refused to talk to his constituents about town matters, citing a new ethics ordinance that was approved last Tuesday night by the Broward County Commission.Bill Di Scipio, a Southwest Ranches resident, had been trying to set up a meeting with council member…
Florida may have elected an antigay, antichoice tea partier as its chief executive, but there are still a few legislators out there on the other side. Rep. Scott Randolph (D-Orlando) recently filed The Competitive Workforce Act, which would bar businesses from discriminating against employees based on sexual orientation and gender…
It’s no surprise by any stretch of the imagination, but Gov. Rick Scott has finally confirmed to the News Service of Florida that he’s going to run for reelection in 2014.His announcement comes on the heels of being polled at the highest approval rating of his governorship — 37 percent.He’s…
New voting laws passed in 14 states — states that control 171 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win a presidential election — could make voting “significantly harder” for more than 5 million people who are actually eligible to vote, according to a new study.As many as 1 million…
The “Occupy Wall Street” demonstration that’s been catching on across the country in recent weeks is just days away from the introduction of the Fort Lauderdale movement.Saturday, October 8 is the inaugural date of Occupy Fort Lauderdale, as protesters will gather outside the Broward Main Public Library at 6 p.m.”Let’s…
A couple weeks ago, Gov. Rick Scott’s approval rating reached an all-time high of 37 percent.Since his approval rating has hovered between hemorrhoids and a ham sandwich for the past few months, it’s been hard to actually compare his ratings to another human being.However, we found that not only did…
Merick Lewin, the Davie state house candidate who said he did not want to be judged by his “familial relationships,” was a registered lobbyist for his family’s medical clinic last year.State records indicate Lewin lobbied for the Broward Rehab Center, a medical clinic in Lauderdale Lakes. The vice president of the…
Rosh Hashanah probably isn’t Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s favorite holiday. Aside from the fact that he’s not Jewish, he’ll also find out today that Florida Jews don’t want him to be president.Public Policy Polling released the second part of its survey of Florida voters today, finding that President Obama wouldn’t…
