Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, who is planning to donate at least $50 million to various senatorial and governor’s races in 2014 in order to target key GOP targets, is a hypocrite of the first order. Steyer made much of his
WFSU’s Sascha Cordner reported on DNC Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) speaking out against abortion related legislation that is waiting for Gov. Rick Scott’s (R-FL) signature. One bill prohibits abortion past the 20th week of pregnancy if it’s found
The Florida Senate has passed a bill that will allow illegal aliens- who were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents- to receive in-state tuition for those seeking a higher education. Without question, the pro-amnesty for illegal immigration bill
The Republican-controlled Florida Senate on Thursday passed Florida’s version of the DREAM Act, which would give in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants who have completed at least three years of school in Florida. The bill, which passed 26-13, will go
The Florida Senator Jack Latvala’s pro-illegal immigration law, SB1400, which would grant in-state tuition to illegal aliens, would pass if it made it to the Senate floor for a vote, but the Senate’s budget chairman has said that he would
MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal by Florida Gov. Rick Scott on his 2011 executive order that would have required random drug tests for as many as 85,000 state workers. The ruling lets
The gloves have officially come off in the 2014 gubernatorial race between Republican-turned-Independent-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist and Florida Governor Rick Scott. This past Monday, while Lt. Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera was speaking to Reporters after Crist’s appearance at the Forum Club of
On April 3rd, the Florida senate passed warning shot legislation by a vote of 32-7. The state house had already passed the measure, so it now goes to Gov. Rick Scott (R) for his signature. If signed, this legislation will
Mothers fighting Common Core in the state of Florida have realized that the state legislature has stalled in its aim to suspend the Sunshine State’s Common Core-derived education policy, so they are taking a new tact: putting pressure on Florida
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairman Steve Israel said he wants Alex Sink, the Democrat who lost a key special election House race on Tuesday, to run again against Republican David Jolly in the fall. Jolly won a district that President Barack Obama
For those of you watching the gubernatorial race in Florida between Governor Rick Scott and Democrat Charlie Crist, this latest story in the Miami Herald on Scott’s lagging poll numbers, is very troubling. Scott is expected to launch his campaign
Rick Perry, the Republican governor of Texas, called for a return to federalism on Friday in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference. Quoting Thomas Jefferson, Perry said, “It’s time for a little rebellion on the battlefield of ideas…
CLEARWATER, Florida–They say all politics is local, but Alex Sink, the Democratic Party’s hope to pick up a Congressional seat in Florida’s special election next Tuesday, only recently moved into the district in which she is running. The Sink campaign
Earlier this week, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews played the role of concern police in an interview with former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who is once again a candidate for governor. Partial transcript as follows: MATTHEWS: Let me talk about this thing here.
Former Virginia Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli said Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie should “take one for the team” and resign as Chairman of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) because his presence on the stump will
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s inaugural address yesterday left many listening waiting for an acknowledgment of the scandals that have engulfed his administration. Instead, Christie took a few surprising swipes at his neighbor to the north and took a strong
Former Republican-turned-Independent-turned Democrat, Charlie Crist, has just come out with his highly anticipated book titled, “The Party’s Over: How The Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat,” in which he explains how his political evolution came about,
On Sean Hannity’s Tuesday radio show, both Govs. Rick Perry (R-TX) and Rick Scott (R-FL) made an appearance in reaction to Hannity’s Monday comments about fleeing the high-tax state of New York to woo him to each of their individual
Rumors abound of Chris Christie’s Florida fundraising trip leaving donors underwhelmed for 2016, but at least one big money donor is sticking it out. Stanley Druckenmiller, the founder of Duquesne Capital Management, appeared at one of Christie’s fundraisers this weekend and sticks
Charlie Crist has hired Jim Messina, former Obama campaign manager, as a senior advisor and also announced the hiring of another top Obama hand, Teddy Goff. Goff was the digital director for Obama’s reelection campaign and also oversaw its social media,
Much like in his first term, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has left his state in the dead of winter and amid a storm of sorts to go to Florida. This time, however, the storm is a political one and
During a the recent “bash Chris Christie and Florida Governor Rick Scott” tour throughout South Florida by the DNC, during the last stop in Fort Lauderdale, former Broward County Mayor, Kristin Jacobs, who happens to be BFF with Congresswoman Debbie
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is scheduled to headline several fundraisers in Florida this weekend benefiting Florida Governor Rick Scott Let’s Get To Work Committee, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) and the Republican Governor‘s Association (RGA), but you wouldn’t
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has a long way to go before restoring the national trust after his senior staffers were caught orchestrating a major traffic jam for political retribution. Many Republican leaders are remaining silent, however, as the Governor
The Florida Department of Education suggested it will only make minor changes to the Common Core standards; however, activists do not think the changes went far enough and want Governor Rick Scott (R) to call for more public hearings. The education
On Saturday, Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) said the GOP is doing the right thing for the state after the Florida Republican Party voted to oppose Common Core. “We’re not going to have the federal government tell us how to
In response to America’s 2013 Loser of The YEAR: The Tampa Bay Times dubbed Senator Marco Rubio the political loser of the year and Governor Rick Scott the political winner — for the state of Florida. According to the
The National Republican Congressional Committee already has its sights set on keeping the House seat once held by Florida GOP Rep. Bill Young. Young passed away at the age of 82 in October and was the longest tenured Republican in
The Tampa Bay Times has given Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist the dubious honor of “Loser of the week,” after his campaign manager, Bill Hyers, and press secretary, both bailed on him. Rumor still has it from that last time we posted
A new Quinnipiac poll of Florida finds a majority of voters in the state view President Obama as untrustworthy. Just 44% believe Obama is honest. This view is a major factor in the collapse of Obama’s approval rating in the
Peter, We have all read the alarming Tampa Bay Times “cash for coverage” story alleging that you shook politicians down for cash, in exchange for good press coverage. I have to tell you that I am not surprised to hear
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) directed his state’s Education Board on Monday to pull out of the consortium of states that is developing the new online tests that will be aligned to the Common Core State Standards. According to Valerie
By KELLI KENNEDYAssociated PressFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.A company that has for decades helped people enroll in Medicaid says it won’t be able to sign up people for insurance under the new Affordable Care Act because there is too much scrutiny over
Florida Governor Rick Scott and other Republicans continue to make Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasseman Schultz scream in rage over what she says are ‘obstructionist’ tactics aimed to delay the implementation of Obamacare. Scott is questioning the Obamacare ‘navigators’ program, which
Florida Governor Rick Scott supports Common Core. Scott has openly supported and campaigned for the higher educational standards, which has lead to many of the 2010 grassroots activists, who supported his campaign, to take pause with his decision to push
Earlier this week, Florida’s Sheriffs Association voted to support the state’s Stand Your Ground law in the aftermath of the George Zimmerman Trial. The association’s new president, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, announced it agreed to support the law without
The Dream Defenders have entered their sixteenth day of occupying the Florida Capitol building with support from Rev. Jesse Jackson. Gov. Rick Scott asked for an apology after Jackson made incendiary remarks. The group also began conducting their own mock
Florida Governor Rick Scott wants an apology from race-focused activist Jesse Jackson for comments he made during a visit to the state in protest of the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the self-defense shooting of Trayvon Martin. Jackson likened Florida
Florida Gov. Rick Scott launched a broadside at Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday over Jackson’s inflammatory attacks on the state in the aftermath of the George Zimmerman acquittal for the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Jackson said on Tuesday that Florida
Entertainer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte blamed the Tea Party for increasing “racial animus” in the United States in an appearance with the Dream Defenders at the Florida State Capitol. In a response to a question from Breitbart News
