Chaz Stevens Files FEC Complaint Against Connie Mack

MAOS blogger and professional filer-of-complaints Chaz Stevens says he submitted a formal complaint to the Federal Elections Commission yesterday in connection with our coverage of Congressman Connie Mack’s illegal campaign mailer incident…

Connie Mack’s Penny Plan: Where’s the “Update”?

Birthday wishes are in order! Best start baking the cakes now — it’s cool, you can just get the money out of the federal treasury.Last week, we wrote about Rep. Connie Mack’s illegal mailers that he sent to 90,000 Floridians. The postcards said they were a “legislative update” to the…

Hallandale Beach Protesters to Block Federal Highway Traffic Tonight

Workers at the Mardi Gras Casino say management has been adopting illegal union-busting tactics with its workers, and now they’re planning a king-hell spectacle to bring attention to it.Event organizers say they have 500 “confirmed” participants for a rally tonight that will start at B.F. James Park on NW Ninth…

Former Broward Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin Insists She’s Done Nothing Wrong

Former Broward County Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin is accused of felony public corruption. Investigators say her husband made $1.1 million off of taxpayers for writing grants that she helped approve, which we first wrote about back in 2005.The affidavit that went along with Wasserman-Rubin’s 2010 arrest claims that “between 2003 and 2008, the Rubins paid for…

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 weekend, according to the…

Why Arizona-Style Immigration Law Stands Little Chance in Florida

As the U.S. Supreme Court debates the Arizona law destined to make life miserable for brown-skinned people, advocates on both sides of the immigration-reform issue are freaking out.  Senate Bill 1070 requires Arizona cops to detain immigrants they suspect are in the country illegally and check their status. Not carrying…

Allen West Launches First Attack on Patrick Murphy

The ugliness has started. Sort of.Until now, Congressman Allen West has remained almost silent when it came to actually having an opponent in the race for the District 19 congressional seat — though Democrat Patrick Murphy followed him up there after West bailed on District 22 for friendlier demographics.But late…

Bill Koch’s Company Donates Another $1 Million to Romney’s Super PAC

Bill Koch, the Palm Beach billionaire who criticized his brothers’ support of libertarian causes and has long escaped notice on the national political stage, is emerging as a major supporter of Mitt Romney.Huron Carbon, a subsidiary of Koch’s West Palm Beach-based Oxbow Corp., donated $1 million to Romney’s Restore Our…

Drug Test for Welfare Recipients Fails to Save Money; Anyone Surprised?

Making the state’s poorest residents piss in a cup before qualifying to receive welfare benefits was going to save Florida up to $77 million, Rick Scott said when he was campaigning for governor. The goal of the drug tests was “to make sure we don’t waste taxpayers’ money,” Gov. Voldemort…

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Donates to Allen West Opponent Patrick Murphy (UPDATED)

Update, 4/19: Got comment from Wasserman Schultz’s camp. Added to the story.Original post, 4/17:Between January and the end of March, South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz donated $73,000 to Democratic campaigns across the country. It’s not surprising — she’s chair of the Democratic National Committee, and $25,000 of that cash…

Allen West Spent Almost a Million Dollars on Mail This Year

Yesterday, we brought you the details of Allen West’s 2012 campaign contributions — how he’s pulled in more than $1.8 million between January and the end of March, with more than half of contributions from donors giving over $200 coming from outside the state.He has $3,334,632 left in his war…