The Department of Justice tried to prevent Florida and its Governor, Rick Scott, from removing non-citizens from its voter rolls, asking for a restraining order and arguing that removing non-citizens would be a violation of the National Voter Registration Act.
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – A week after murder charges were filed against George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, Florida Governor Rick Scott on Thursday named members to a task force set up to review the state’s “Stand Your
NAACP CEO Ben Jealous speaking at the 2012 Communications Workers of America Legislative-Political Conference began to rail against several new state laws aimed at stopping voter fraud. He got particularity animated when he compared Florida Governor Rick Scott’s action reinstating
It seems a foregone conclusion that Mitt Romney will win the Republican primary in Florida. This is good news for those of us that support Mitt Romney, as it means he will have won (or effectively tied) three Republican primaries
Rick Tyler, the head of Newt Gingrich’s Super Pac, was on Steve Bannon’s KABC Victory Sessions this evening and revealed the next phase of their attack on Mitt Romney: tying Mitt Romney to Damon Corp, perpetrator of one of the
TALAHASSEE, Fla. – What’s happened to Florida Gov. Rick Scott? When Scott took office earlier this year, he wasted no time establishing himself as a bold education reformer by placing limits on teacher tenure, basing teacher pay on student achievement,
From the Associated Press: Florida decided Friday to hold its Republican presidential primary on Jan. 31, snubbing a party rule against fast-track delegate-selection for 2012 and triggering angry responses from traditional early voting states which will now likely rejigger their
On August 10th I posted a fourth article on Big Peace about the suspicious circumstances surrounding the August 2009 death of Fatima Abdallah. In the article was a link to Pam Bondi, Florida’s Attorney General, encouraging readers to request her
How serious can the Democrats be about deficit reduction? From the Associated press: Amtrak and rail projects in 15 states are being awarded the $2 billion that Florida lost after the governor canceled plans for high-speed train service. $2 Billion
How serious can the Democrats be about deficit reduction? $2 Billion that was allocated for high-speed rail in Florida was rejected by Gov. Rick Scott (R) because it would have tied the state to long-term financial obligations. Instead of then
Under the category of “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott can file some news accounts of his recent unveiling of the transparency web site, www.FloridaHasARighttoKnow.com. The site includes salary information about many key state employees – including
Marco Rubio wins. Grayson is gone–beaten handily by a terrific candidate and former state senator named Daniel Webster. (He will live up to his name.) And Republicans look like they are going to pick up three other Congressional seats in
In early voting Marco Rubio has been declared the winner in the U.S. Senate race and Rick Scott (R) leads in the Governor’s contest. Races you may not have heard of but represent possible huge wins for conservatives: Steve Southerland
Tuesday’s edition of Hardball on the ratings-challenged MSNBC featured host Chris Matthews bailing out Florida gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink just one day after she was caught cheating during a commercial break in a televised debate. As most politically savvy folks
Rick Scott and Alex Sink, candidates for Governor of Florida, met for a live debate on CNN. During the debate, GOP Scott pointed out that Sink had received a message during a break which was a violation of the agreed-upon
Here’s a classic example of how the so-called Republican media — in this case Talk Radio — controls who is offered up as a candidate (example: John McCain). On an Orlando radio station Tuesday morning, a caller asked the host
In an action that one Florida GOP consultant said could be a late game-changer, a lawsuit was filed on August 9, 2010, seeking the release of a videotaped deposition given by GOP Gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott in April 2010, just