Rebutting a developing conventional wisdom that new Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature are at odds more than on the same page, House Speaker Dean Cannon says in a Webcast interview that he and the Senate and Scott are working well together, reports the News Service of Florida. Cannon, in an interview with Justin Sayfie [...]
Look at the size of the tree which just fell in front of — thank God not on — my house. And yes, you can blame Gov. Rick Scott or President Obama for the tree falling, depending on your political persuasion. Local media: I live at 449 40 AVE NE in case you want to [...]
So tomorrow, we’re all going to get together, have a cocktail, then go boo/cheer Gov. Rick Scott depending on your political viewpoint.
The Florida Senate Transportation Committee today passed a bill which repeals the use of traffic infraction detectors, also known as “red light cameras,” to enforce traffic laws in the state of Florida. Sponsored by Senator Rene Garcia, R-Hialeah, Senate Bill 672 would remove red light cameras from state roads by next July. “I want to [...]
A House panel on Wednesday gave Gov. Rick Scott some of what he wanted by earmarking $44.5 million in non-recurring funds that could be used by his office to attract targeted business, reports the News Service of Florida. Speaking on a proposed committee bill (PCB FTC 11-03), Rep. Chris Dorworth, R-Lake Mary, offered an amendment [...]
With more than 11,000 votes casts in the first three rounds, TallyMadness — an online voting competition to determine Florida’s “best” lobbyist — is now down to the Elite Eight. The final eight lobbyists vying to be the Champion of TallyMadness are: Steve Madden, Chris Dudley, Jim Magill, David Rancourt, Barney Bishop, Gus Corbella, Marty [...]
Looks like my good friends Jay Beyrouti and Chet Renfro are planning a “Cheer Rick Scott” effort on Friday night as a counter-protest to the “Boo Rick Scott on Opening Day” effort:
A pared-down $66.5 billion budget for the coming fiscal year passed the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, even as opposition Democrats assailed the spending plan as a danger to public safety and an attack on state workers, reports Brandon Larrabee of the News Service of Florida. The 15-8, party-line vote moves the budget measure to [...]
A proposed constitutional amendment that ties state revenue collections to growth easily passed its first House committee on Wednesday despite concerns from some Republican members who supported it, but questioned whether the proposal was necessary, reports the News Service of Florida. By a 16-7 vote, the House Finance and Tax Committee passed a measure (PCB [...]
There is a great article in today’s Tampa Tribune talking about the effort to organize a protest of Gov. Rick Scott. An excerpt is below and you can read the full article here: They’re as American as apple pie: baseball and political protest. On Friday, they come together. Hundreds of people on Facebook say they’ll [...]
