European astronomers find the farthest quasar yet discovered, 12.9 billion light years away and dating to only 770 million years after the Big Bang. “This brilliant beacon, powered by a black hole with a mass two billion times that of the Sun, is by far the brightest object yet discovered in the early Universe.”

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman will report his campaign has collected $4.1 million in its first weeks, with less than half of it coming from the candidate’s own deep pockets. Huntsman aides say they will report to the Federal Elections Commission that they raised that sum during the fundraising quarter that ends Thursday. The aides [...]

Below is SaintPetersblog.com‘s ranking of Florida’s Top Political Tweeters for July.  And it looks like we have a new champ as Sarah Rumpf has taken the top spot previously occupied by Joy Reid. Many have asked what the criteria is to make the list of Florida Top Political Tweeters list.  There are two basic requirements.  First, roughly half [...]

As Bank of America pays a pittance to other banks for its malfeasance, former chair of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Phil Angelides looks into how the winners are now rewriting the history of the 2008 financial collapse. “So, how do you revise the historical narrative when the evidence of what led to economic catastrophe is so overwhelming and [...]

The urgent care chain founded by Gov. Rick Scott is no longer owned by the governor. Solantic said this week it has completed the sale of its medical care centers to the private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, which had formerly been a minority partner in the business, reports the News Service of [...]

Responding to the ease with which sensitive personal information can be transmitted via the Internet, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday approved rule changes aimed at protecting personal information in court filings from misuse, reports the News Service of Florida. The state’s highest court said the changes were needed to address the ease to which [...]

Dear Readers: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has alerted me to a comment which was published two days ago on SaintPetersblog.com.  I am not going to give credence to the comment by re-posting it, but it included a violent threat against Governor Rick Scott. As much as I may disagree with the politics and [...]

Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown unveiled many of his top-level advisers Thursday, including two state lawmakers who will serve as special assistants to the new mayor, the Florida Times-Union reported. Sen. Tony Hill, D-Jacksonville, will step down to handle the mayor’s relationships with the Legislature and Congress, according to the newspaper, while Rep. Mia Jones, D-Jacksonville, [...]

Senate President Mike Haridopolos said Thursday that while he’s in favor of boosting domestic oil drilling, and interested in studying “all options,” the Legislature will not pursue new drilling in near-shore Florida waters in the coming legislative session, reports the News Service of Florida. “Not in Florida waters, not this session,” Haridopolos told The News [...]

Look for Senator Tony Hill to resign and go to work for the new Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown. Developing…