Bang, bang: Gov. Rick Scott is gun-ho on firearm legislation

Bang, bang: Gov. Rick Scott is gun-ho on firearm legislation

By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 9, 2014 — Gov. Rick Scott appears nearly bulletproof right now in the eyes of the National Rifle Association. That assessment of Scott comes as the NRA notes that more pro-gun bills have been signed into Florida law in the past four years […]

UCSB shooting victim’s dad pushes for gun control in Florida

UCSB shooting victim’s dad pushes for gun control in Florida

By JIM TURNER of THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDATHE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 2, 2014 — Richard Martinez, whose 20-year-old son was killed in a shooting rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara in late May, acknowledges that calling for tougher gun-control laws in Florida isn’t easy.But as Martinez travels the country crusading for political discussion on “sensible” […]

State rolls out plan for medical pot farm ‘lottery’

State rolls out plan for medical pot farm ‘lottery’

By DARA KAM of THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 2, 2014 — Winners of Florida’s five, highly sought-after medical marijuana licenses could be selected through lotteries, according to a draft rule released late Wednesday by the Department of Health.The 16-page document comes in advance of an agency workshop Monday in Tallahassee that is drawing heavy attention.The draft rule, […]

Nan Rich and supporters don’t give up their go for Guv

Nan Rich and supporters don’t give up their go for Guv

Don’t write Nan Rich off just yet. There are mailers and emails being sent and phone calls being made on behalf of the gubernatorial candidate most people have already written off as the also-ran No. 3 — former Sen. Nan Rich, a Broward activist and legislator who is widely considered the underdog longshot in the […]

Hialeah Housing takes in new crop of AB voters, er residents

Hialeah Housing takes in new crop of AB voters, er residents

The Hialeah Housing Authority opened its process again last week for folks to apply for Section 8 housing in the City of Retrogress and got so many applicants, the website shut down. The city has extended the deadline until today. But what city officials are really doing is creating a whole new crop of absentee […]

Rick Scott scrubs ‘toe nail clipper’ highrise funding in veto

Rick Scott scrubs ‘toe nail clipper’ highrise funding in veto

Developers who want to build that Disneyesque-looking Skyrise Miami building downtown will have $2 million less for construction, now that Florida Gov. Rick Scott included that little legislative gift in the budget items he vetoed on Monday. While this year’s $77 billion budget may have set a state record, these $69 million in cuts may […]

Charlie Crist, wife open two campaign spots in new home

Charlie Crist, wife open two campaign spots in new home

Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who wants to take his old job away from Gov. Rick Scott, is going to open not one but two local campaign offices, now that Miami-Dade is his new home. And he is bringing his smoking hot wife, businesswoman Carole Crist Rome, who is not usually trotted out to campaign events […]

Dems’ Annette Taddeo not sure about Charlie Crist ticket

Dems’ Annette Taddeo not sure about Charlie Crist ticket

Miami-Dade Democratic Party Chairwoman and Florida Democratic Party Vice Chair Annette Taddeo — whose name has recently been floated as a possible LG on the Democratic ticket — seemed to indicate Monday that she was not sure the top billing would belong to former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist, who can’t make up his mind what […]

Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera comes to Nan Rich defense

Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera comes to Nan Rich defense

I gotta admit, it sounds kinda strange to hear Republican Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera — who is doing radio rounds this week to push the guv’s campaign — defend former Democrat Sen. Nan Rich, who is running for the top state post in the primary. But then I realized he was really giving front runner […]

Tallahassee 2014: Rep. Jose Felix Diaz selfie tops Day 1

Tallahassee 2014: Rep. Jose Felix Diaz selfie tops Day 1

State Rep. Jose Felix “One More Pepe” Diaz was already quite the connoisseur and promoter of the selfie genre — posting photo pics of himself on instagram and twitter on a regular basis. He almost always lands some image on Political Cortadito’s Pics of the Weeks. But Diaz hit the big time on Tuesday when […]