Governor Rick Scott released a video earlier this week saying that he will work to make changes to Florida’s FCAT testing system. “No more teaching to the test,” he says in the video with that subtle-creepy demeanor of his. “It’s time we get a better measure of our children’s progress.”…
Jeff Littlejohn, the No. 2 man at Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection, is in violation of conflict-of-interest clauses contained within the federal Clean Water Act, according to a complaint filed with the Environmental Protection Agency.The complaint, submitted by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, is the latest in a string of…
Go long, Mittens. Miami Dolphin’s owner Stephen Ross has thrown down $133,000 in donations to support the Romney campaign. A $100,000 of that has gone to the Restore Our Future super pac, while the remainder was divvied up among Romney, the Republican National Committee, the Republican National Congressional Committee, and the Free and Strong America…
According to a new ebook by Politico writer Glenn Thrush, DNC chair, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, isn’t very popular in the Obama re-election team. According to Thrush, a secret poll done among Obama’s team to determine the popularity of the President’s campaign surrogates revealed that Wasserman Schultz was ranked at…
On Wednesday, First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Fort Lauderdale to rile up the masses and push the campaign’s newly minted “It Takes One” voter registration strategy. She’s slated to speak at the War Memorial Museum on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. It’s a free event, but you’ll need to get tickets from Organizing…
Paul Ryan made his campaign stop in Florida this weekend where he introduced his mom to a bunch of old rich retired white people to make his point that he won’t take away their Medicare. The spry, enthusiastic 78-year old Betty Ryan Douglas trotted out on stage with her son and…
Did you hear about that fatal car crash Mitt Romney was in? The incident happened in France in June 1968, when Romney was serving as a Mormon missionary. It made the U.S. papers in 2007, but considering that the man is running for president, it’s surprising that the story has…
Bob Butterworth is something of an avuncular elder statesman of Florida politics, brought in to mend fences and rout corruption when something’s amiss. The former attorney general and Broward sheriff served a stint as Sunrise mayor after that city was plagued by scandal in the ’80s; after the head of…
See also:Paul Ryan Stays Away as Mitt Romney Hits Florida This Week; Paul Ryan Will Talk About Medicare When He Does Eventually Come to Florida A Republican-Democratic run poll done in a dozen battleground states found that Paul Ryan gave Mitt Romney a slight bump everywhere but Florida. The poll, called Purple…
The results are in: Broward County just didn’t have a single crap to give when it came to the primary elections last night.According to the Florida Division of Elections website, Broward posted 10.69 percent turnout, which is pretty darned low, even for Broward’s traditional meh stance on primary election nights,…
See also:Marco Rubio Will Introduce Mitt Romney at RNCMarco Rubio will be giving a speech at a Forum Club of the Palm Beaches lunch at the Palm Beach County Convention Center next week.But, per the Florida senator’s request, Rubio’s speech won’t be heard by the media.”He was glad to speak…
See also:Paul Ryan Stays Away as Mitt Romney Hits Florida This WeekWhen Mitt Romney hit Florida earlier this week, his running mate, Paul Ryan, went to Iowa instead. The Romney campaign insisted that they just wanted to spread the wealth (haha — see what we did there?) and get things…
Previously: Voting in Florida today? Good luck!Banyan Creek Elementary School in Delray Beach is a polling place that’s open for voting in today’s primary. But when voters from a couple of precincts get there, they’re greeted by this sign, turning them away:Notice anything funny in the picture above?…
Does your heart thrum with excitement when you fill in a little bubble? Do you feel your most beautiful when adorned with an “I Voted” sticker? Do you believe in the power of representative democracy to make sure your wishes are voiced by those with the power to effect change?No,…
He wasn’t picked to be Mitt Romney’s running mate, but that doesn’t mean Marco Rubio can’t do his part, damn it. Rubio will be introducing Romney on the final day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa on August 30.Because Republicans and tea partiers love a good latherin’ up via…
Mitt Romney is hitting Florida starting tonight for a fundraiser being hosted by his car-dealership-owning friends. It’s all part of his swing-state bus tour in which Mitt plans to make stops in St. Augustine and Miami and being interviewed by Spanish-language radio station Radio Mambi. Mitt canceled a planned event in…
Previously: Israel vs. Granteed in fundraising.Scott Israel’s campaign for sheriff this year has taken heavy contributions from some of the least glamorous enforcers in the chain of justice: bail bondsmen from Miami to Jacksonville. Thirty-eight of them, to be exact, shelling out $13,700 for the primary election alone.Chumming around with…
There’s something the South Florida-based wing of the Constitution Party would like you to know: There is a very real danger that President Barack Obama is going to stage a “false flag” assassination attempt to incide rioting, which will allow him to install martial law and postpone the November elections.THIS…
Fire Ant — an invasive species, tinged bright red, with an annoying, sometimes fatal bite –covers Palm Beach County. His column appears twice a week on The Pulp. Got feedback or a tip? Contact fire.ant@browardpalmbeach.com.If the Post Office goes belly up anytime soon, it won’t be the fault of Mack…
See also: Wasserman Schultz Opponent Ozzie DeFaria Responds to Assault Allegations by Blaming Blogger, Primary OpponentBack in June, we told you about an investigation by popular conservative blogger Javier Manjarres into the arrest records of Republican congressional candidate Ozzie deFaria — there were numerous complaints that included a fight at…
If you vote in next week’s Broward primary election, you’ll be able to pick from a number of judges who are up for election. One of them is Ilene Lieberman, a Broward County commissioner who nearly fell to corruption charges before testifying against her friends for prosecutorial immunity.She’s also the…
See also: Marco Rubio Admits to Puking After Vodka-Shot ContestThe Obama campaign sent an email to supporters last night. The subject line was “Florida’s Marco Rubio for VP?” and its aim was pretty clear: They want you to tell them why you don’t like the junior senator from Miami.”With Mitt…
