Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
TFS Senate Scorecard – The Ratings
Vote descriptions here House ratings here The ideological splits which have characterized the Florida House since the early 2000s have largely been absent in the Senate. However, with several moderate Republicans term limited in 2012 the fear was that the Senate would shift sharply right. However, several Republicans voted a more moderate line in the […]
Zest of the Day: Florida Chamber Report Card
Very different ratings from what we have at TFS for obvious reasons in this year’s Florida Chamber Report Card.
Florida Progressives need to make environmental issues a bigger priority
Last year. a coalition of Environmental Groups launched a petition drive to place a constitutional amendment on the 2014 ballot that would guarantee a consistent source of money for environmental protection. The campaign is in full swing backed by former Senator and Governor Bob Graham. Every progressive should make getting involved in this initiative a […]
Zest of the Day: Florida’s Education Budget by the numbers
Excellent detailed breakdown from State Impact/NPR.
Throwback Tuesday: Claude Pepper & Ed Ball – Politics, Purpose and Power
Florida, much like other southern states in the early part of the century, had an inherent conflict between business and populism. Florida was the boom state of the 1920s but after the land bust, stock market crash and the onset of the Great Depression a liberal New Deal hero emerged – Claude Pepper. Ed Ball […]
Zest of the Day: Oil Industry eyeing southern Florida again for drilling
From the Miami Herald. Plenty here to be concerned about for those who care about protecting our fragile ecosystem.
Ann Coulter to help Vern Buchanan fundraise; Will Palm Beach Conservative elite play on the state level?
Ann Coulter, one of several high profile national right-wing demagogues that call Palm Beach County home will be traveling across the Peninsula to the west coast to help Vern Buchanan raise campaign cash according to the Tampa Bay Times. Despite scandals and a controversial initial election in 2006, Buchanan has emerged as a popular local […]
Senate Scorecard Update
We have been delayed in developing and issuing our Florida Senate Scorecard for 2013 but we plan on issuing the scorecard on Thursday May 23. We apologize for the delay.
Zest of the Day: Notoriety follows David Rivera pal in Nicaragua
Excellent story from the Miami Herald.
Zest of the Day: Allen West Joins Fox News
The biggest surprise is that this did not happen right after the election. Newscorp and Fox News have a tricky balancing act for the “fair and balanced” network. The question is whether to placate the Republican establishment typified by Karl Rove and others on the network or to play ball with the Tea Party. I […]
The Florida Squeeze 