Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Zest of the Day: Deal dies to build Amazon Warehouse in Florida over sales taxes
From the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
Marco Rubio continues to put ideology and Presidential ambition above Florida
Senator Marco Rubio continued his dogmatic adherence to ideological talking points and dogma with his vote Wednesday against a bi-partisan bill that would secure millions of dollars for Everglades restoration and other water projects in the state. In joining only 12 other Senators in his “no” vote Rubio offered several amendments including one related to […]
MoveOn Petition to Florida House on Medicaid Gaining Momentum
The MoveOn petition to the State House regarding the failure of Speaker Weatherford’s body to address Medicaid expansion has close to 3,000 signatures of Floridians. As we move beyond legislative session, it seems this issue simply will not go away for the House and the continued grassroots push to have this matter addressed in a […]
Zest of the Day: Lawmakers get good (Health) coverage; Floridians, the shaft
Excellent column from the always on point Doug Lyons in the Sun Sentinel. Florida’s Health Care crisis continues to worsen while the legislature literally fiddles while Rome burns. It is a familiar story in this era of an out of touch and entitled leadership of the state.
Koch Brothers proposed Tribune Co newspaper takeover a major problem for Florida progressives
As has been reported for several weeks, the ailing Tribune Company may be the buyer for eight daily newspapers around the country. These papers include the Florida based Orlando Sentinel and the South Florida ( Fort Lauderdale ) Sun Sentinel. The Tribune Company has never been particularly liberal or objective. “Colonel” Robert McCormack the publisher […]
Zest of the Day: Orlando Condos Slowly Make Comeback
From the Orlando Sentinel.
Zest of the Day: Improving economy fueling Scott campaign effort
From Adam Smith in the Tampa Bay Times.
TFS House Scorecard: Freshman Democrats moved caucus to the right in 2013
Our inaugural TFS House scorecard which was released yesterday showed that the most conservative members of the Democratic Caucus were in fact members of the new class. The five most conservative members of the caucus according to our ratings were freshmen: Reps. Katie Edwards, Mike Clelland, Mark Danish, Jared Moskowitz and Dwight Dudley all voted […]
2013 TFS House Scorecard – The Ratings
Vote descriptions found here. —– The ideological splits in the House have been evident since the original post redistricting session of 2001 when termed long-term moderate Democrats and Republicans were replaced by more ideological members many of whom never had or would face competitive general elections. But what has happened in the era of Republican […]
Zest of the Day: Charlie Crist on PolitiFact’s Flip-o-Meter
Check it out here.




