Category Florida Legislature
Floridians can breathe easy…Session is done
Session has ended and while this was again a disastrous nine weeks for the people of the state, the entitled, and arrogant GOP majority did not get its way on everything pushed by leadership. We will have a full analysis of the session’s winners and losers as well as legislative ratings and scorecards in the […]
Legislature rejects local control again; Tampa transit referendum dead
We knew this was coming but the Tampa Bay Times confirms the hope of Mayor Buckhorn to have a local option referendum on various transit projects has died. This legislature is not only out of touch with Florida’s working families but also with the infrastructure and economic needs of Florida’s largest urban areas. For a […]
House Democrats do an about-face and return to accommodationist posture
Today’s budget vote was a very disappointing development considering how well the House Democrats had done earlier this week employing dilatory tactics to make a strong point. Today, many Democrats backed off and praised Speaker Weatherford and the Republicans for their handling of a budget which while decent is laden with partisan priorities and pork. […]
As Session closes House Republicans have Chick-fil-A for lunch
You cannot make this stuff up. House Republicans have ordered Chick-fil-A for the caucus today as the body works through the final day of legislative session. For those living under a rock, the Georgia based fast food restaurant is pretty controversial and have polarized opinion across the country. In the future, maybe a Florida based […]
Legislative power grab regarding FHSAA appears dead for 2013
The legislature’s attempted power grab regarding High School athletics and activities in the state appears to have been averted for 2013. The Senate we are told is unlikely to hear the legislation today. Senator Kelli Stargel had pushed the measure which passed the House 89-26 with bi-parsitan support before a public backlash ensued. This website […]
Zest of the Day: Major bills await on final day
From the Sun Sentinel.
Video: Senator Detert on Rick Scott’s “Corporate Giveaways”
We’ve extensively discussed Governor Scott’s flawed logic in pushing for manufacturing tax breaks and the success states like Alabama have had while Florida has flopped in seeking similar jobs. We have also pointed out how corporate tax breaks pushed by Jeb Bush, Charlie Crist and now Scott have done little to attract new investment in […]
The re-emerging centrist Florida Senate
Tuesday was a red letter day in the Florida Senate. It was the day the chamber quelled fears that the body would move right following the departure of several Republicans on parent trigger and the continued steady line the chamber has taken on pension reform and Medicaid expansion. Term limits have had a devastating consequences […]
Zest of the Day: John Romano on “grassroots” support hurting parent trigger
Along the lines of several posts this past week here and elsewhere that have exposed the fraud that is the “grassroots” movement behind parent trigger and reiterating my posting yesterday about Jeb Bush’s personal political agenda, John Romano has nicely summarized everything in today’s Tampa Bay Times.
Big Government Soviet-Styled Florida Republicans Forever Hypocritical
Today’s Miami Herald has an interesting piece about the unwillingness of Republicans to adhere to conservative principles in its implementation of laws at the state level if local authorities to do not either adhere to the legislative majorities special interest fueled talking points. In other words if the business and insurance lobbies do not like […]
The Florida Squeeze 