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Progressive Coalition’s Session Madness Sweet 16 voting now open

Progressive Coalition’s Session Madness Sweet 16 voting now open

Via Kenneth Quinnell: Round Two has officially closed in the 2011 Session Madness Contest and the winners are below. You can see the biggest winners below and there weren’t too many major surprises. Only a few minor upsets. The remaining rounds will only be three days each and we’ll be crowning the worst bill of [...]

May 31 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Politix | Read More »

Rep. Darryl Rouson to speak at Pinellas Young Democrats Meeting

Rep. Darryl Rouson to speak at Pinellas Young Democrats Meeting

The Pinellas Young Democrats are proud to host Representative Darryl Rouson to discuss the challenges Democrats faced during the 2011 legislative session. The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 2nd from 7:00-9:00pm at LUNA (950 Lake Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716 –Located in the Hilton Hotel). “As a constituent of Rep. Rouson, I [...]

May 31 2011 | Posted in GOP, Headlines | Read More »

Video: Behind-the-scenes of Tim Pawlenty’s announcement in Iowa

May 31 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Videos | Read More »

Dan Gelber says he misses Jeb Bush in blistering attack on Gov. Scott

Dan Gelber says he misses Jeb Bush in blistering attack on Gov. Scott

Whew! Former state Senator Dan Gelber does not mince words in a new blog post blasting Governor Rick Scott: Four words I never expected to say: I miss Jeb Bush. Don’t misunderstand, I fought Jeb (and, I suspect, will again). But no matter how much I opposed his policies, I always believed Jeb possessed the [...]

May 31 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Statewide | Read More »

Twitter to launch photosharing service

Twitter to launch photosharing service

Twitter could launch a photo sharing service as soon as tomorrow, according to TechCrunch. Twitter’s new service will compete with companies like Yfrog, Twitpic and other companies that let users upload photos into their Twitter streams. All Things Digital reports that CEO Dick Costolo will make the announcement tomorrow at the D9 conference. TechCrunch’s Alexia Tsotsis notes [...]

May 31 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Media & Tech | Read More »

I wonder how Rick Scott feels about feds targeting top execs for health fraud?

I wonder how Rick Scott feels about feds targeting top execs for health fraud?

Reading the following story from the Associated Press, I couldn’t help but wonder how Rick Scott feels about federal law enforcement targeting individual executives in health care fraud cases that used to be aimed at impersonal corporations?  Because if this tactic would have been in place when Scott ran HCA/Columbia, the healthcare company which Scott ran [...]

May 31 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Statewide | Read More »

Obama’s secret weapon in Florida

Obama’s secret weapon in Florida

Deeply unpopular Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) may soon become President Obama’s secret weapon in his effort to once again win the largest swing state in 2012, reports Politico, as ”Obama’s 2012 campaign team…plans to leverage Scott for all he’s worth to overcome stiff economic and political headwinds in the state.” “Almost single-handedly, he’s managed to energize a [...]

May 31 2011 | Posted in Headlines, The Bay and the 'Burg | Read More »

F-35 makes first air show appearance

F-35 makes first air show appearance

Just got the latest news about the F-35 from this very cool new website. On Saturday, May 21, an F-35C piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Eric “Magic” Buus made a single pass down the show line at the Joint Service Open House at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., marking the first public appearance of a joint [...]

May 31 2011 | Posted in Headlines, The Bay and the 'Burg | Read More »

Rep. Jeff Brandes draws a challenger

Rep. Jeff Brandes draws a challenger

Over the last sixteen years, no Florida legislative district has been more fiercely competitive than House District 52, which has seen five different officeholders over eight election cycles. In 2010, Republican Jeff Brandes knocked off Democratic incumbent Bill Heller by smartly surfing the Republican wave (which actually didn’t crest that high in HD 52.   Having just wrapped-up [...]

May 30 2011 | Posted in Barack Obama, Headlines | Read More »

You’re Invited: Inaugural St. Petersburg Cigar Dinner

You’re Invited: Inaugural St. Petersburg Cigar Dinner

May 30 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Nat'l | Read More »

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