Florida Politics

Hurdles Block Important Access Laws

State Integrity Investigation | Caitlin Ginley | Posted 06.01.2012

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Early last month, lawmakers in Iowa completed work on a new open records statute. Senate File 430 creates the Iowa Public Information Board, a nine-me...

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Justice Department To Florida: Stop Voter Purge

Posted 06.01.2012

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The Department of Justice demanded that Florida stop purging its voter rolls, Talking Points Memo reported Thursday. In a letter sent to Florida Se...

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Rubio's Past Includes Questionable Use Of Florida GOP Funds

AP | LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ and BRENDAN FARRINGTON | Posted 05.19.2012

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MIAMI — For freshman Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising GOP figure seen as a possible Mitt Romney running mate, there are questions about whether potent...

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Latinos Likely To Bear Brunt Of Florida's Voter Rolls Purge

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 05.18.2012

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Less than two months after a Florida effort to identify and purge ineligible voters from the state's rolls began, opponents say it seems likely to dis...

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Parents And School Boards Endorse 'Stop FCAT' Petition

Posted 05.15.2012

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A national resolution to urge education administrators to rely less on standardized testing is gaining a wave of support in South Florida. The Palm...

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Mayor's BRILLIANT Solution In Fight Against Nuisance Signs

AP | KELLI KENNEDY | Posted 05.10.2012

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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The cheap signs smashed into lawns and along the corners of busy intersections are hard to miss. "We Buy Junk Cars!" `'Cash fo...

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GOP Rep May Have Broken Law

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 05.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A congressional ethics panel has concluded there is substantial reason to believe Rep. Vern Buchanan tried to get a former business part...

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Did Rick Scott Just Ruin Florida Trailways?

Posted 05.09.2012

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In the midst of old-growth live oak hammocks, wild orchids, and vistas of Lakes Wales Ridge in Lake Kissimmee State Park, Florida hikers may soon see ...

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Scott To Perry: 'I'm Going To Kick Your Rear'

Houston Chronicle | Posted 05.06.2012

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The presidential race is over for Rick Perry, but he’s still the target of some political trash talk from a fellow Republican. Florida Gov. Rick ...

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FOUND DEAD

AP | MELISSA NELSON | Posted 05.06.2012

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DESTIN, Fla. -- A Florida Panhandle county's former tourism director died of an apparent drug overdose Friday, a day after being accused of misusing p...

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Cops: Missing Florida Tourism Exec Used BP Funds To Buy WHAT!?!?!

Posted 05.04.2012

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A former Okaloosa County Tourist Development director under investigation for using BP oil funds to purchase his $747k home and bed tax dollars to pur...

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Independent 'Stand Your Ground' Review Releases Recommendations

Posted 05.01.2012

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An independent review panel formed to examine Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' law released its recommendations Monday in a 21-page report, citing "overw...

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Rubio Under Police Protection After 'Credible Threat': Report

Posted 04.25.2012

A uniformed officer in a police cruiser sat outside Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-Fla.) Miami home Tuesday night, NBC Miami reports, although the lawmaker wa...

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Incumbents Running Unopposed Should Not Be Rewarded With Full Terms

Steven Kurlander | Posted 04.23.2012

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If there were contested general elections in every political race, there would be no talk of mandatory term limits because the voters would have a greater ability to vote out of office those who did not deserve to be there.

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Rubio Suggests 'Fantastic' Jeb Bush For VP

Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 04.22.2012

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As he continued to deny any interest in becoming Mitt Romney's running mate, Sen. Marco Rubio instead turned the veepstakes spotlight on fellow Florid...

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Officials: Rivera Escapes State Charges, Federal Case Still Open

AP | LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ and CURT ANDERSON | Posted 04.18.2012

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MIAMI — U.S. Rep David Rivera won't be charged with a state crime in Florida following a more than year-long investigation of the Republican's f...

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WATCH: Dem Announces Plans To Run Against Rick Scott

Posted 04.18.2012

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A state senator from South Florida says she will run against Governor Rick Scott in 2014. "I am planning on running for governor in 2014," West De...

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GOP Candidate's Lackluster Run Leaves Republicans Worried

Tampa Bay Times | Posted 04.15.2012

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With an iconic name and access to Washington cash, U.S. Rep. Connie Mack looked like the great Republican hope when he entered Florida's U.S. Senate r...

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DEBATE: Bloomberg vs. Blackwell Over 'Stand Your Ground'

Posted 04.13.2012

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Few people would argue against a person's right to defend themselves in their own homes if an intruder burst through the door. But does a law like ...

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LOOK: Rick Scott In Hot Water Over 'Unacceptable' Doctored Image

Posted 04.23.2012

Florida Governor Rick Scott's Facebook managers posted an image containing a doctored Miami Herald headline Tuesday, prompting the paper's managing ed...

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I Am Undocumented

Juan Escalante | Posted 04.11.2012

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Our lives, my life, cannot continue to be put on hold, and our communities cannot continue to be criminalized by mere fractures within our political system.

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Rick Scott's Latest Baffling Veto

Posted 05.09.2012

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Florida Governor Rick Scott on Friday vetoed a widely popular bill that would send certain non-violent drug addicts to treatment after serving half t...

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Happy Easter: Rick Scott Legalizes Neon Pink Chicks

Posted 04.23.2012

Florida Governor Rick Scott just approved an agricultural bill, which permits animals to be dyed neon green and dayglo pink. But don't dip any liv...

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GOP Makes 'Unprecedented' Effort To Help Rick Scott

The Orlando Sentinel | Posted 04.06.2012

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With more than 30 months until the next gubernatorial election, Gov. Rick Scott appears to be already campaigning for re-election. Though he's said...

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Why the Trayvon Martin Circus Could Derail Obama's Re-election

James Marshall Crotty | Posted 04.05.2012

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I feel extremely bad and incredibly worried for Barack Obama. I like the president and most of his policies. However, the Trayvon Martin circus has grown so big and unruly, it threatens to derail the president's much-deserved second term.

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