Three environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Florida legislature, claiming lawmakers misappropriated funds intended for land and water conservation and land purchases to protect the environment.here
The current crop of Republican candidates for president tried to prove their antigay mettle at Friday's Faith and Freedom Coalition's conference in Washington, D.C.
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush was all fire and brimstone, promising to fight the Supreme Court if it decides this month to legalize national marriage equality.
We have 138 skimmer nests, 340 adults with eggs ready to hatch. SPB wants to do their 4th fireworks show RIGHT NEXT TO THE COLONY, a MOVE from Upham Beach! info
It's clear to me that if there's a contested primary, we'll win. We'll have the black vote, the gay vote, the Hispanic vote, the labor vote and the liberal vote, We'll have it all."Alan Grayson
Florida Dems you run the Ex-Republican, you will lose!
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is the guy who has no idea what the boundary lines are between church and state. He’s given government presents to local churches and delivered sermons at a local church in uniform. The local government very likely will be sued. it’s the taxpayers who will have to cover the bill. here
If Judd swapped his Sheriff uniform for street clothing and delivered the sermon as Grady Judd, local citizen, there would be no problem.But he won’t do that. He’s too stubborn, too ignorant, too proud, and too “persecuted” to do the right thing.He’s gonna break the law and make the citizens pay for his arrogance.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FWC) has declared war on Florida's Panthers and Black
Bears, the two largest animal species in the state. At their two-day meeting in
Sarasota next week, the Commission will consider delisting the endangered
Florida panther and allowing up to 200 black bears to be shot and killed
this year, ending the state's 20-year-ban on bear hunting. info
Florida Power & Light customers are suddenly investors in fracking, whether they want to be or not. On Thursday, the state's (Corporate) Public Service Commission, long the lapdogs of utilities, approved the company's request to invest up to $500 million annually in this potentially risky business. here
To Florida Power & Light customers who vote GOP and others who don't vote, we got your BACK. Orders your free tube of lube.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott's presidential candidates summit earlier this month in Orlando happened in large part thanks to Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts. New campaign finance records show Disney donated nearly a quarter million to Scott's Let's Get to Work political fundraising committee on June 2, the same day the Republican governor held an Economic Growth Summit held at a Disney hotel that drew some of the top GOP candidates for 2016. here
Between 2010-2016 the Florida Legislature gave Hollywood $296 million in Corporate Welfare, In February, Hillsborough County gave Tim Burton $100,000 to film “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.” They also gave the film "The nfiltrator" $250,000, that money got the Tampa Bay area eight days of shooting. Ken Hagan said he would push for more welfare if the right project came along. here
Mary Mulhern says she is “investigating” running for political office in 2016, and that includes the possibility of moving to Pinellas County this summer to compete for the CD 13 congressional seat currently held by Republican David Jolly. here
After talking to an old and dear friend about Florida GOP Jack Latava's tax break to yacht owners so they can repair their yachts, he told me he was ok with it. That he would not notice the extra taxes he would have to pay. We thought this note would be appropriate.
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam ($10,000)
state Sen. Jack Latvala ($5,000)
state Sen. Wilton Simpson ($5,000)
state Rep. Dana Young ($5,000)
state Rep. Brad Drake ($1,000)
state Sen. Anitere Flores ($1,000)
The Committee for a Stronger Florida, which is associated with former Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford has given ($75,000)
The Treasure Coast Alliance, operated by influential Republican state Sen. Joe Negron — who is vying to be the next Senate president — has donated ($51,000)