The school “choice” movement suffered a significant setback in the Florida Senate yesterday when the companion bill to HB 7099 was withdrawn by its sponsor Senator Bill Galvano (R-Bradenton). We have devoted much of our space in recent weeks to galvanizing progressive opinion against HB 7099. Much like the initial “A+ plan” pushed by Governor […]
I must admit that we see so much unnecessary pro-gun legislation in front of the Florida House these days that when a prominent Democratic State Representative contacted me this morning about the two gun bills on the floor today, I was more interested in speaking about vouchers, gambling and immigrant tuition. Our views on guns […]
So this Ukraine thing is not over. Not by a long shot. Since my last post on Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has invaded and annexed the Crimean Peninsula, amassed troops at the eastern border with Ukraine, and continuing to troll Obama and the West. While cable news is distracted by the missing Malaysian jetliner, and thus not covering the […]
Larry Sabato, one of the foremost political analysts and prognosticators around has elevated Governor Jeb Bush to the top of his rankings for Republican Presidential contenders who are possible nominees in 2016. Senator Marco Rubio is now considered a “second-tier” candidate, though Rubio as had been reported widely in the national press in recent days […]
In a video obtained by The Florida Squeeze, the CATO Institute’s Andrew Coulson concedes that voucher programs are potentially doing a run around serious constitutional questions both on the state and national level. AMCSC Clip2 from Nozo Media on Vimeo. In the following clip Coulson expounds upon his premise.
Purchase Grand Old Party: A History of the Republicans from Amazon.com Professor Lewis Gould wrote this concise history of The Republican Party right in the middle of the Bush Administration as the US was embroiled in two wars of choice in the Middle East. Gould’s work takes the party from its inception as a vehicle […]
When I was a freshman at Stetson University, I walked into pol sci 101, American National Government class, wanting to be a doctor. As I read the syllabus of that class, taught by the indubitable and CNN Hero Dr. Anne Hallum by the way , I came across a quote- a quote that has stuck […]
Today, Democratic members of the House Choice and Innovation Committee (aka the voucher committee) closed ranks and opposed the HR 7099 which would deliver the largest expansion of the voucher program in the state’s history. Both Reps. Shevrin Jones (D-Hollywood) and Randolph Bracy (D-Orlando) who had voted on the pro-voucher side of a much more […]
President Obama’s decision to levy sanctions on Russia following Vladimir Putin’s aggressive stance towards Ukraine and illegal annexation of Crimea, was well-received by the media. But economic sanctions have long proved to not be a solution to aggressive militaristic behavior by despotic regimes. The President must do more and do it quickly. A theory exists […]
HB 7099, the largest potential expansion to date of school vouchers in Florida will pass the House Choice and Innovation Committee today (aka the voucher committee). The Florida Squeeze obtained two videos where Florida pro-voucher leader Doug Tuthill, himself a one-time liberal Democrat talking about how political contributions and playing in Democratic primaries has moved […]
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