Category Florida Legislature
Snyder’s Take: The Future Is Now
Don’t get it twisted. The ousting of Minority Leader Daryl Rouson and the subsequent election of Progressive Champion Mark Pafford to the same position is huge news. No. It’s a BFD. It proves what many of us have already known: the progressive movement in Florida is spreading statewide like a central Florida dry season brush […]
Zest of the Day: Judge tosses key part of Fla. med-mal law
From the Orlando Sentinel.
TFS Podcast: Rouson, Dem House Woes, Social Media and Debt Limit Fight
Kartik Krishnaiyer and Steven Kurlander sit down to discuss Darryl Rouson, should the House Democrats reform how they designate leaders, why are the Democrats performing so badly in legislative races, Kurlander’s article on bigotry, social media and responsibility, the debt fight and will the Republicans shoot themselves in the foot during the debt fight.
Zest of the Day: Money arrives from Rouson, but Dems still want answers (with commentary)
Rep. Darryl Rouson seems adept at fundraising probably helped by former longtime House Victory fundraiser Jeff Ryan. Ryan was fired last week after FDP Chairwoman Allison Tant rightfully expressed outrage over Rouson’s activities but wrongly overreacted to the matter. Ryan’s firing is a colossal error, but still the outrage of Tant, Rep. Perry Thurston and […]
Zest of the Day: Two voter fraud cases close with meager findings
Important read from the Tampa Bay Times.
Has the RPOF killed Chairman Curry’s “Civility Project?”
In March when Lenny Curry rolled out his “Civility Project” I among others laughed it off. I felt Curry’s attacks on female leaders then smacked of sexism. However, over the course of the last several months Curry has been far more civil and dignified than his RPOF predecessors who ranged from nasty, to petty to […]
Spineless Democratic Legislators take a pass on “Stand Your Ground” and further the party’s woes in the process
The failure of several Democratic legislators to show any sort of political courage on “Stand Your Ground” this week is shocking, appalling and again demonstrates why the party finds itself in the position of being a permanent minority. An unwillingness to stand on principle or truly understand what voting trends in the state and nation […]
Florida Blue Giveaway – How did it happen?
Congressman Ted Deutch and other members of Congress have asked US Department of Health to intervene since Florida’s GOP state controlled legislature decided to pass legislation that would stop the Office of Insurance from negotiating any new insurance plans under the Affordable Healthcare Act. The Act itself would assume that the state would continue to […]
Zest of the Day – PolitiFact: Florida lawmakers yielded authority to negotiate rates under Obamacare
PolitiFact has ruled “true” the allegation by Congressman Ted Deutch that the Florida Legislature ceded its ability to “negotiate lower rates with companies or refuse rates that are too high.” Here is the entire ruling with analysis from PolitFact. This represents another black eye for Florida’s Legislature run by Republicans for the last 17 years but […]
Zest of the Day: House Speaker Will Weatherford connected to Citizens contractor
Excellent Tampa Bay Times piece. which raises many questions.
The Florida Squeeze 