Public clamor for a veto and against Florida Governor Rick Scott's signing, of a new "water policy" bill lands in the governor's bubble like a muted, padded sound. Scott doesn't see and he doesn't hear, except through the filter of political ambition. Motivated by the same set of drivers that helped propel Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to the governor's office in Michigan in 2010: strip environmental rules and regulations that are enforceable and replace them with lawyerly garbage. here
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Pam Bondi's Millennium Laboratories Scandal
Someone should be going to prison in the Millennium Laboratories fraud scandal that was aided and abetted by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office. here
DWS Has The Skin Of A Gator
"The party chair is going to absorb criticism from any candidates, partisans, and it's just the way it is,'' she said after a press conference on guns in the Florida Capitol. "These are people that simply are expressing the normal, understandable frustration over what they think is a sinister thing over every corner. I have to just block that
noise out and focus on doing my job.
I'm from Florida.
I'm from Florida.
Rick Scott's Corporate Welfare Package In Trouble
Tumbling financial markets are further clouding Gov.Rick Scott's push for $1 billion in tax cuts as the Legislature deals with a suddenly less rosy financial outlook and less money to divvy up. here
Saturday, January 23, 2016
After All The Shit! Floridians Still Want Alan Grayson
Grayson still holds a 7-point lead after months of negative press generated by the Patrick Murphy campaign throwing everything including the kitchen sink at him, while the former South Florida Republican has endured virtually no critical attention from the media. here
Labels:
ALAN GRAYSON,
Florida DINOS,
Patrick E. Murphy
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Florida Frakers: Ddisaster For The Everglades
Environmentalists are warning of a potential ecological disaster for the Everglades if state lawmakers approve a measure that would open the door to fracking in the sensitive wetlands. here
No Publix At USF
University of South Florida students, community members tell university administration: “Publix can’t set up shop on our campus until they respect farmworkers’ human rights!”
And they want you to help! Here’s how…info
Free Screening: Coal Ash Stories - Tampa
Friday, January 22, 2016
Jessica Rose - "Maybe"
Labels:
Jessica Rose,
Local Musicians,
Local Treasures
Pam Bondi: Florida GOP Pawn
Bondi is a party pawn intent on carrying out partisan agendas through selective
legal enforcement Her failed political causes have mounted:
Taking a gay marriage challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court, fighting tooth and nail against medical marijuana and Obamacare, and even punting on taking on the banks responsible for Florida's historic foreclosure crisis. Her quixotic battles have made her a national darling of conservatives. She scans as a smart, sane version of Sarah Palin. here
"She is the most substantive attorney general we have had in recent memory," says state Rep. Dana Young, a Republican lawmaker from Tampa
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"You get the sense that rather than being the watchdog for the state, she is a mouthpiece for national political organizations," says state
Rep. Jose Javier Rodriguez, a Democrat from Miami
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"You get the sense that rather than being the watchdog for the state, she is a mouthpiece for national political organizations," says state
Rep. Jose Javier Rodriguez, a Democrat from Miami
Labels:
BRAND GOP,
Dana Young,
Florida GOP,
Pam Bondi
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Florida What’s So Bad About Fracking?
Besides leaking methane under and above ground, which makes people sick (ask Los Angeles), wasting millions of gallons of valuable water (ask California), causing earthquakes (ask Oklahoma), contaminated waste water no one wants, explosions that kill people (ask lots of places), there is one more big effect of fracking: undisclosed toxic chemicals put into our earth. here
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The current bills in our Florida legislation purport to “regulate” fracking, but as one representative stated, it is nothing more than a “welcome mat” to
promote fracking.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
The Peasants Of Florida INC.
With its low incomes and comparatively high cost of living, Florida ranks No. 5 on a list of states whose residents are most likely to live paycheck to paycheck.
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Florida trails only
Hawaii, California, New York and Alaska
on the list compiled by Go Banking Rates. here
Let's Get To Work
Hawaii, California, New York and Alaska
on the list compiled by Go Banking Rates. here
Let's Get To Work
Susan Smith To Talk Policy With Alan Grayson
"I'm very excited that Congressman Alan Grayson invited me, Nancy Carola Jacobson and Brook Hines to attend the Progressive Congress Strategy Summit in Baltimore next month. It's a great opportunity to network with other progressives and talk policy. Thank you, Congressman!" Susan Smith
Labels:
ALAN GRAYSON,
Progressive Florida,
Susan Smith,
Susan Smith Wing Of The Florida Democratic Party
Brand GOP
NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll
42 percent of registered voters said the primary race has made them feel less favorable about the GOP, compared to just 19 percent who said they feel
more favorable.
more favorable.
A third -Republican primary voters - 33 percent
say they view the party more favorably now,
What Pilar Had For Lunch
Rick Scott Donors
Here’s a list of Scott’s donors who have given at least $100,000 in 2015: Florida Chamber of Commerce - $540,000 Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts - $252,500 Jeffrey Vinik, Tampa Bay Lightning owner - $200,000 Associated Industries of Florida - $150,000 Floridians for a Stronger Democracy, a political committee with ties to AIF - $150,000 Voice of Florida Business, a PAC with ties to AIF – $130,000 Florida Jobs PAC, a PAC with ties to the Florida Chamber - $110,000 Consulate Health Care, Florida’s largest nursing home provider - $100,000 Lawrence DeGeorge, runs a charitible trust in Jupiter, FL - $100,000 Daniel Doyle Jr., Tampa Bay resident and CEO of DEX Imaging Inc - $100,000 Intervest Construction, homebuilder based in Daytona Beach - $100,000 August Busch III, former Anheuser-Busch CEO from St. Peters, Missouri - $100,000 U.S. Sugar Corporation - $100,000 here
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
TBX: One Of The 12 Worst Highway Projects In The Country
A new report with a national scope calls the controversial Tampa Bay Express interstate expansion one of the 12 worst highway projects in the United States for expanding roads to little benefit.
here
here
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These two are for it
These two are for it
Bob Buckhorn
Wants to be our governor.
And
Lisa Montelione
Is running for
Florida State House District 63.
Remember them when you vote!
Labels:
Bob Buckhorn,
Lisa Montelione,
STOP TBX
Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s First-Ever Primary Challenger: Tim Canova
In general, Wasserman Schultz is the living, breathing embodiment of everything rotted and corrupt about the Democratic Party: a corporatist who overwhelmingly relies on corporate money to keep her job, a hawk who supports the most bellicose aspects of U.S. foreign policy, a key member of the “centrist” and “moderate” pro-growth New Democrat coalition, a co-sponsor of the failed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which was “heavily backed by D.C. favorites including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the music and motion picture industries” and would have allowed extreme control over the internet. here
Florida Frackers Attack On Environment Continues
Labels:
Florida Frackers,
Florida GOP,
Fracking In Florida
Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush: Climate Change Is Distant Threat
Not 15 miles from the homes of Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush on the mainland, Miami Beach work crews elevate the streets, turning ground floors effectively into windowed basements, to try to stave off the implacable rise of sea water. Up comes the powerful ocean, threatening people, property and the underground freshwater supply. here
“I don’t have a plan to influence the weather, can’t control nature." Marco Rubio
“It wouldn’t be on my first page of things that wake me up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat.” Jeb Bush
Labels:
Climate Change,
Florida GOP,
Jeb Bush,
Marco Rubio
Florida's Fresh Water Crisis
Touted as an environmental breakthrough, the water policy bill passed last week by the Florida GOP Legislature is actually a major win for polluters and the politicians they own. The plan allows Big Ag operators to supervise their own waste releases, which is a fantasy come true for those who pollute.
Sympathetic legislators went even farther, inserting in the law a “cost-share” provision that directs water-management districts to use tax dollars to subside Big Ag’s anti-pollution efforts.
In other words, the public will be paying farm corporations to do something they should pay for themselves
— clean up their mess. here
— clean up their mess. here
Steve Crisafulli, whose dream of one day becoming state agriculture commissioner is closer to reality. The Brevard Republican has been an obedient little soldier for the special interests that divert and exploit the state’s fresh water supplies.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/carl-hiaasen/article54951780.html#storylink=cpy
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/carl-hiaasen/article54951780.html#storylink=cpy
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/carl-hiaasen/article54951780.html#storylink=cpy
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/carl-hiaasen/article54951780.html#storylink=cpy
Labels:
Carl Hiaasen,
Florida GOP,
Florida Inc.,
Florida's Culture Of Corruption,
Miami Herald,
Steve Crisafulli
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Tallahassee Open For Business
As Florida legislators begin their annual session in an election year, at least
$28.5 million
has been funneled into legislative political committees in the last six months, fueling progress on priority legislation for many industries, and blocking other ideas from advancing, according to a
Herald/Times analysis. here
$28.5 million
has been funneled into legislative political committees in the last six months, fueling progress on priority legislation for many industries, and blocking other ideas from advancing, according to a
Herald/Times analysis. here
Marco Rubio Buys Handgun To Fight ISIS
“I have a right to protect my family if someone were to come after us,” he said Sunday on Meet the Press.
“In fact, if ISIS were to visit us, or our communities, at any moment,
the last line of defense between ISIS and my family is the ability that I have to protect my family from them, or from a criminal, or anyone else who seeks to do us harm. Millions of Americans feel that way.” here
Florida Voices for Animals
Monday, January 18, 2016
Happy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day
Tampa for Justice January Meeting
Disturbed - Land Of Confusion
Corrupt Florida Governor Has Blood On His Hands
What Stogie Had For Lunch
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Lobbyists Love Hillsborough County
They can come and go from the
County Center and face no punishment
for failing to meet minimum
disclosure requirements.
And here's what it has led to:
The fourth most lobbied person in the county in 2015 was "Incomplete."
The lobbying registry is the public's only window into who is trying to
influence government.
And despite mechanisms for the County Attorney's office to punish violators, action is rarely, if ever, taken. here
Florida Strong
An independent advocacy organization
dedicated to empowering and educating
the public on the policies that impact
our quality of life.
Our robust research and communications operation is committed to providing concerned citizens with the tools and information needed to hold our elected officials accountable. here
dedicated to empowering and educating
the public on the policies that impact
our quality of life.
Our robust research and communications operation is committed to providing concerned citizens with the tools and information needed to hold our elected officials accountable. here
Marco Rubio Selling His Soul In South Carolina
Rubio said,
“Barack Obama does not believe that
America is a great global power.
Barack Obama believes that America
is a arrogant global power
that needs to be cut down to size.”
America is a great global power.
Barack Obama believes that America
is a arrogant global power
that needs to be cut down to size.”
These are lies. Since becoming a national political figure roughly a decade ago, Obama has uttered millions of words about America. here
Mayor Rick Kriseman's State of the City
Mayor Rick Kriseman will deliver his 2016 State of the City address from the steps of City Hall. info
January 23 at 10:00 AM
Party With Bernie Fans In St. Pete Tonight
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Jessica Rose at the Orpheum in Ybor
2.21.2016 - 7PM
Get your tickets ASAP! They are cheaper in advance and online than at the door.
The Right Wing Infestation Of Hillsborough County Schools
Schools infected: Roland Park, Tinker and Turner-Bartels K-8; Coleman, Franklin, Greco, Madison, Monroe, Shields, Wilson Middle; D.W. Waters Career Center; Pepin Academy; Brooks-DeBartolo, Chamberlain, Freedom, Gaither, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Middleton, Plant, Robinson, Strawberry Crest High. here
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