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Jeff Greene, Kendrick Meek agree to June 22 debate

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Palm Beach Post reports: The Democratic Senate campaigns of Kendrick Meek and Jeff Greene have tentatively agreed to debate on June 22 and have sent a joint letter to TV stations in the West Palm Beach market in search of a host. The letter identifies the Meek and Greene camps as ā€œthe two major Democratic campaigns for U.S. Senate,ā€ which leaves two other Dems — former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre and Naples businessman Glenn Burkett — out in the cold.

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Jeff Greene, Kendrick Meek agree to June 22 debate

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Palm Beach Post reports: The Democratic Senate campaigns of Kendrick Meek and Jeff Greene have tentatively agreed to debate on June 22 and have sent a joint letter to TV stations in the West Palm Beach market in search of a host. The letter identifies the Meek and Greene camps as ā€œthe two major Democratic campaigns for U.S. Senate,ā€ which leaves two other Dems — former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre and Naples businessman Glenn Burkett — out in the cold.

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Why Kendrick Meek needs to debate Jeff Greene

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Creative Loafing’s Mitch Perry lays out the case for why Kendrick Meek should debate Jeff Greene. Ā And soon. An excerpt: Meek needs to debate Greene and [Maurice] Ferre soon.Ā  Why? Because he’s currently mired in third place, well behind Republican Marco Rubio and former Republican Charlie Crist in the battle to become the next U.S. senator from Florida.Ā  And there’s no indication in any way that he’ll soon break out of that third-place finish come November. Meek’s biggest problem had…

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Dana Young wins straw poll in House District 57

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Last evening, May 10, the Tampa Republican Club hosted a State Representative, District 57 Republican Candidates’ Debate & Straw Poll. Ā The winner of the straw poll following the debate is south Tampa attorney Dana Young. Guest Moderator, Rob Lorei, Managing Editor of Florida This Week – WEDU-TV (PBS) conducted the forum for members and guests. Ā All three Republican candidates, including C. Todd Marks, Dan Molloy, and Dana Young, participated in the debate held at Sam Seltzer’s Steakhouse in Tampa. “Once…

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Debate set for House District 47 candidates

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Three words: Brian Blair + debate.Ā  Google that in your mind and you can imagine the roogoodoo that will occur next Monday when the Republican candidates for House District 47 will meet for their first debate.Ā  Event details can be found here.

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Watch Florida House committee debate SB 6 here

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Watch the Florida House of Representative’s Education Policy CouncilĀ debate the merits of SB 6/HB 7189 here.

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Debate over SB 6 goes viral

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This YouTubeĀ video – by the Fightin’ Moms of Fund Education Now – may be the most likely to go viral, given the group’s growing profile. SB 6 “will destroy any chance we have of attracting and keeping the best and brightest teachers for our kids,” they say at one point. “Our kids continue to be the collateral damage of this insanity,” they say at another. We don’t think they did this on purpose, but as the women make their points…

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