With little fanfare this week, the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress went ahead and passed legislation that would move ahead with the controversial Keystone Pipeline project. This tees up a showdown with President Obama, who’s already said there’s fat chance he’d sign it. But the good thing about congressional votes: They give…
Jack Seiler has won reelection as Fort Lauderdale mayor for a third straight term. With polls closing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, New Times is reporting that Seiler has won a decisive victory over opponents Earl Rynerson and Chris Brennen, getting 70.85 percent of the votes. Robert L. McKinzie, meanwhile, has…
Fort Lauderdale’s Municipal Primary Election is going down this Tuesday, February 10, which will have residents hitting up the polls to decide if they’ve had enough of Jack Seiler and want a fresh face representing them or if they’re going to stick with the establishment and let it ride. It’s…
Evan Rowe is a former professor of history at Broward College. He frequently writes critiques of higher education management…
Check out our interviews with the other Ft. Lauderdale mayoral candidates Earl Rynerson and Chris Brennan. Mayor Jack Seiler got his first taste of national attention last year, but it wasn’t the way he wanted it. After news stories of 90-year-old do-gooder Arnold Abbott getting arrested for violating the city’s…
Check out our other interviews with Fort Lauderdale mayoral candidates Jack Seiler and Chris Brennan. Earl Rynerson knows what it’s like to go toe-to-toe with Jack Seiler. The openly gay Republican challenged Seiler for mayor in 2009 and in 2012. And now the retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel is back…
With Fort Lauderdale’s mayoral election just days away on February 10, Jack Seiler is looking to likely retain his seat. But coming off a time when his popularity has taken a serious hit — particularly with the city’s handling of the homeless ordinance — Seiler might be vulnerable to a…
The Super Bowl is this week, and bettors and gamblers will be throwing down big bucks on who they think will win between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Oddsmakers are divided on which team will win the big game. But did you know there are also oddsmakers…
A bill that would allow campus students in Florida to carry a concealed weapon was passed by the House Criminal Justice Committee by a vote of 8-4 this week. The bill — HB 4005 — written by Rep. Greg Steube for the State Legislature, says that allowing college students to…
Somewhere, according to rumor in a supersecret lair hidden under an abandoned zoo, Jeb Bush is training. Curling phone books, running up cement stairs, practicing ancient Chinese martial arts — whatever it takes to prepare for that day when he’ll have to strap on a santo mask and tights and…
Evan Rowe is a former professor of history at Broward College. Broward College, that hallowed institution of community access to higher education, wants to help remind students about its whitewashed version of the King legacy, one that is now entirely compatible with its consistent abuse of adjunct professors. The college…
On Thursday, the Treasury and Commerce Department announced that trade and travel restrictions to Cuba will loosen up starting Friday. This means, among other things, that traveling to the island nation will be much less restricted, such as no longer having to apply for a travel license if one falls…
Marco Rubio appeared on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart on Tuesday night. The senator was there to hock his new book, American Dreams: Restoring Economic Opportunity for Everyone, and talk up some of the policies he writes about. But before that, in the show’s intro segment, Stewart took on…
Fort Lauderdale Jack Seiler, who has had a bit of a rough year with his handling of the homeless ordinance laws and his same-sex marriage stance, will be challenged by two opponents for his seat as mayor. Earl Rynerson, who has made it a habit of challenging Seiler for mayor…
This week, Florida officially legalized same-sex marriage. And, in what is the least surprising news to come out of this historical moment, Sen. Marco Rubio has publicly decried it. Rubio went the route of most politicians who are antigay but don’t want to outright publicly oppose same-sex marriage and said…
In 2010, blathering conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh said these words when discussing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare): “I’ll just tell you this, if this passes and it’s five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented — I am leaving the country. I’ll…
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is not attending Rick Scott’s inauguration today. Instead, he’s out in New York putting together his new PAC, Right to Rise. Bush announced the news of his new PAC on Twitter and Facebook with two videos shot in both English and Spanish. And, in another…
With Florida on the cusp of same-sex marriage being legalized, in-all-probability-going-to-run-for-president-in-2016 Jeb Bush has come out and said he’s not necessarily in agreement with the law being decided on by a judge. Briefly stopping from a round of golf on Sunday, Bush told the Miami Herald that gay marriage should…
While everyone was getting ready to ring in the new year on Wednesday, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was busy making more moves signaling that he’s closer to making the inevitable announcement that he’s going to run for president. On Wednesday, Jeb cut ties with businesses he’s been involved in…
Barack Obama’s announcement that the U.S. and Cuba are moving forward to improve diplomatic relations has gotten Marco Rubio all hot and bothered. Rubio has been the leading voice in speaking out and criticizing the president’s decision to thaw relations with the island nation. He’s called Obama the worst negotiator…
Satan could be coming to your city’s commission meeting very soon. Atheist and blogger Chaz Stevens was recently given the go-ahead by Lake Worth to lead a Satanic invocation before one of their upcoming meetings. And, with his foot firmly in the proverbial door, Stevens is looking to knock down…
On Tuesday, former Florida governor Jeb Bush announced that he’s going to start exploring the possibility of running for president in 2016. This was just a fancy political way of saying he’s going to throw his hat in the ring and that he’s going to run, just as his father…
