After a day of chaos that saw several flight cancellations and short tempers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (Reuters report via Florida Trend) The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that Spirit Airlines has obtained a court order against pilot-induced flight delays. Miramar-based Spirit Airlines has done much in the last 18 months to improve its record […]
The American Conservative Union (ACU) has kindly provided us with the scorecard they put together for Florida legislators after last session. Since voting records in the leiglsature are even less readily accessible and in circulation than congressional records, these scorecards prove invaluable whether done by conservative groups or liberal ones. Here is a link to […]
As I have mentioned many times through the years on this site, a hobby of mine for over two decades has been to study interest group ratings based on the voting record of members of Congress. The American Conservative Union (ACU) who host the annual CPAC Conference has been rating Congress for 45 years since […]
Former Congresswoman Gwen Graham announced her candidacy for Governor this week in Miami-Dade County – the county of her birth, but a locale in an area of the state less representative of the diverse views that help make Florida a microcosm for the entire nation than the district she previously represented in Congress- though that […]
A deadly serious Associated Press article on the threat to the Indian River Lagoon via Florida Politics. This is a MUST read for any Floridian particularly those on the Space and Treasure Coasts. The lagoon contains five state parks, four national wildlife refugees and the Canaveral National Seashore. It is an irreplaceable natural treasure our state […]
Editors note: With Gwen Graham’s entrance into the Governor’s race this week, we have some recollections of the origins of the 1978 race where Graham’s father, Bob emerged from dark horse to Democratic nominee. Noted Florida historian and author Robert Buccellato gives this vivid account of the origins of the Graham juggernaut that would win five […]
THE following is a statement from the Florida Policy Institute on today’s vote to replace ACA with AHCA. “The American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed today by the U.S. House of Representatives will have a devastating impact on Florida children and families. There are 24 million people who would stand to lose coverage if this […]
There’s a curious exchange in the DNC fraud lawsuit transcript of motion to dismiss. It’s between counsel for defense Bruce Spiva and Judge William Zloch. After opening statements, the judge asks DNC counsel an ostensibly simple question that can be summed up as, “Explain the DNC relationship with primaries at the state level.” I thought, ‘well this is going to be boilerplate,’ […]
House Speaker Richard Corcoran’s rock-ribbed conservatism and unwillingness to really compromise with a Governor and State Senate of the same party has dominated this legislative session in Tallahassee. The Speaker sent the session into overtime (by 24 hours) with an unflinching view of state spending, angered the Governor by attempting to defund important programs related […]
The Tampa Bay Rowdies and the Edwards Group released the following statement following the referendum results tonight in St Petersburg. Analysis below the statement: The Tampa Bay Rowdies took another important step towards bringing a Major League Soccer franchise to Tampa Bay on Tuesday, as St. Petersburg voters approved the Al Lang Stadium referendum by an overwhelming majority […]
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