Crist calls health care bill a half-trillion-dollar tax
TALLAHASSEE — Although he still insists the $2.2 billion in new taxes and fees used to balance Florida’s budget were not taxes at all, Gov. Charlie Crist is blasting the federal health care bill...
View ArticleGuess what? Rubio doesn’t like the health care bill, either
TALLAHASSEE — With slightly more verbiage than his GOP primary rival, U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is also taking aim at the health care bill in Congress. Here’s his release: “Early this morning,...
View ArticleCan Dockery turn her SunRail fight into a statewide campaign?
TALLAHASSEE — State Sen. Paula Dockery has been the face of opposition to Central Florida’s commuter-rail ambitions for the past two years. Now she wants to be known as something else: governor. When...
View ArticleHaridopolos and Cannon call a jobs summit, won’t comment on Greer’s
TALLAHASSEE — The next two presiding officers in the Florida Legislature, Sen. Mike Haridopolos and Rep. Dean Cannon, flew into town this morning to announce they would stage a two-day jobs summit in...
View ArticleDockery works a shift in the Jim Greer Bash-athon
TALLAHASSEE — It must get tiring trying to keep the media drumbeat going for a solid week. Republican gubernatorial candidate Paula Dockery has entered the fray Tuesday, calling herself a “free-market...
View ArticleHere come the legislators. Look out!
By JOHN KENNEDY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 1, 2010… As the 2010 session dawns, here are 10 things to watch for: 1 — Red or Black: A week after they kick off the...
View ArticleCrist signs bill cracking down on abusive debt collectors
Gov. Charlie Crist signed Thursday night a bill giving the state more ways to go after and punish abusive debt collectors. You can read the full post here, but the short version is that the Sentinel...
View ArticleScott’s wallet, Sink’s legions and the parties’ efforts
Since the August 24 primary Democrat Alex Sink has received donations of people, companies and organizations while Republican Rick Scott has received donations from hundreds. Yet Scott has raised more...
View ArticleDemocrats hitting Rick Scott with 2-minute “Fraud Files” ad
The Florida Democratic Party is hitting Rick Scott again — hard — with a new, two-minute TV ad that discusses the fraud allegations against the two companies he founded and makes the Republican...
View ArticleRick Scott gets blessing of 12 sheriffs, blasts Sink
Standing before a banner reading “Florida Law Enforcement Trusts Rick Scott,” eight Florida county sheriffs and a state attorney declared their support for the Republican gubernatorial candidate who...
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