Lilly Rockwell of the News Service of Florida reports: Nudged by a Tallahassee-based non-profit group, two lawmakers are poised to file bills that would allow charter schools and non-profits to offer adult education. But allowing charters to receive a portion of the nearly $300 million in state funds given to school districts and colleges for [...]
Washington Whispers: “President Obama’s slow ride down Gallup’s daily presidential job approval index has finally passed below Jimmy Carter, earning Obama the worst job approval rating of any president at this stage of his term in modern political history.” Via The Political Wire.
A new Pew Research poll finds that since the 2010 midterm elections, the Tea Party “has not only lost support nationwide, but also in the congressional districts represented by members of the House Tea Party Caucus.” Key findings: “More Americans say they disagree (27%) than agree (20%) with the Tea Party movement. A year ago, in the [...]
Federal officials Tuesday temporarily extended Florida’s Medicaid managed-care pilot through Dec. 15, amid negotiations about continuing the program through June 2014, reports the News Service of Florida. Florida Medicaid director Justin Senior told the state’s Low Income Pool Council that he thinks negotiations are getting close to the “finish line.” The pilot was originally supposed [...]
The deadline for the three pier design architects to submit their concepts for a new St. Petersburg landmark pier is today. The submittals will be available on-line by noon Wednesday, November 30 at www.stpete.org/pierdesign. Chris Ballestra, Managing Director, will be available for comment at 727-892-5400. The public will have the opportunity to review and comment on each [...]
Jack is back at Tiger Bay today! After serving in the Florida Senate from 1994-2002, Senator Jack Latvala became the first person to be returned to the Senate in 2010 after retiring due to term limits. Like Ken Burke, Senator Latvala isn’t afraid to buck the party line, earning him the reputation as one of [...]
When asked about reports that campaign manager Rob Johnson and senior adviser Dave Carney had been demoted, Rick Perry called the rumors “just scuttlebutt,” according to NBC News. Said Perry: “News to me, I’ve talked to both of them within as a matter of fact the last 24 hours. So if they have, news to me. [...]
So Sarah Rumpf is in a bit of a snit tonight because she thinks I violated some sort of agreement with her by criticizing her reaction, or lack thereof, to the implosion of Herman Cain. In typical dramatic fashion, Rumpf writes: I have never in my life had someone violate an agreement to keep a conversation “off [...]
