Senator Jeremy Ring who is term-limited will be replaced by the victor of the 2016 Democratic Primary in Senate District 29. The district which is one of the most Democratic in state already has two potential high-profile candidates in State Rep. Jim Waldman who is termed this year and well-known Trial Lawyer Gary Farmer, who […]
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[FL-13 is] the most botched House race of 2014. – National Journal Pinellas County is unlike any other metropolitan county in Florida. In stark contrast to neighboring Hillsborough, the three Central Florida urban counties and southeast Florida, Pinellas tends to be less transient and more insular in many ways. Yet the local Democratic Party seems […]
While we did not publicly editorialize about SB 392 during the recently completed Legislative Session, our writers contemplated on multiple occasions coming out strongly against the bill. Not only did we have concerns from a public safety perspective but we were also concerned about the increased rate of energy consumption that will come with increasing […]
Below is News Service of Florida coverage of the April financial reporting numbers released yesterday. Charlie continues to raise the kind of money necessary to propel a proper statewide campaign while Sen. Nan Rich — though she also enjoys the support of the opaque outside group Progressive Choice — would have a hard time pecuniarily in many […]
The Tampa Bay Times is reporting that Democratic Party-backed Ed Jany, candidate for Congress in the 13th district, has withdrawn from the race. The former US Marine was slated to run against recently-elected Republican lobbyist David Jolly. Many (including myself) had been critical of Jany’s candidacy, and many questions were being asked about Mr Jany’s […]
I have been a longstanding opponent of the US embargo against Cuba. It has been in place since the early 1960s and while it has perhaps at times slowed Cuba’s economy it has done little if anything to force regime change or to modify the behavior of the Castro regime on the global stage. For […]
We led off last week’s column talking about the debacle in Pinellas County RE: CD-13. The hope was this situation would have subsided by now. However, the opposite has occurred as the fallout has only intensified over the last week as the Pinellas County DEC and its Chairman Mark Hanisee have reacted defensively about the situation. […]
“I Do Not Believe Human Activity Is Causing These Dramatic Changes To The Climate” Thanks for reading. JS
Media outlets are reporting the Ukrainian National Guard opened fire on CIVILIANS in the city of Krasnoarmeysk. Story is unfolding in real time. Make sure you also check out The Interpreter as well for their live blog of what’s happening in the ground. This news, on top of earlier reports that Putin did not pull […]
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