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May
31
Found: Tampa Bay Conservative Bloggers
May 31, 2007 | 2 Comments
Frequent readers of the State of Sunshine know that I have been hoping for more Red bloggers here in the Bay area.
Well, in addition to Greg Truax’ Front Page Florida, there are at least two more Righty Blogs — both of which tend to focus on the larger news stories, usually at the Federal level. [...]
May
30
No Veto for HB 7203 (Growth Management Bill)
May 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Jim provides an excellent overview of the provisions of this growth bill below.
I’ve been following the debate on this with interest. The major opposition that has formed centers on the provision allowing certain municipalities (all of Pinellas and Broward counties, along with Tampa, Hialeah, Miami and Jacksonville) to follow an alternative state review program [...]
May
30
Will he or won’t he…Only Bill Young knows for sure
May 30, 2007 | 10 Comments
As I travel amongst republicans in Pinellas
County one question ultimately comes up when discussing local politics, “Do you think Bill Young is going to retire this term?” I’ve also heard numerous guesses to this question, most are pure conjecture. Here are some of the ones I find the most…interesting….
“I hear he is really [...]
May
29
Once area that is challenging in Florida is the balance between protecting natural resources while allowing for both the significant growth we are experiencing and the desire for people to enjoy those resources. This is one area where many bills are filed every year.
Growth Management
HB 7203 is a bill dealing with comprehensive planning. [...]
May
29
Governor Crist’s Tuition Increase Veto
May 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
There has been some consternation with Governor Charlie Crist’s veto of the tuition increase for state universities in Florida. Some reports even talk about how the veto could imply that tuition would be free. However, upon closer review, it appears to be much ado about nothing.
First, let’s look at the budget section in [...]
May
29
Hillsborough Delegation to Meet on Property Taxes
May 29, 2007 | 1 Comment
I received this official press release from the Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation:
The Office of the
Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation
Post Office Box 1110, Tampa, FL 33601
Phone: 813-272-5865 (SC: 543) FAX: 813-276-2138 (SC: 543)
www.hillsboroughcounty.org/legislativedelegation
Sen. Arthenia Joyner, Chair; Rep. Rich Glorioso, Vice Chair;
Rep. Frank Peterman; Rep. Kevin Ambler
Rep. Ron Reagan; Sen. Victor Crist; Rep. Faye Culp;
Rep. Betty [...]
May
29
A fun site to add to your RSS Feed Reader
May 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
A few months ago I found Indexed. It’s a fun little blog by Jessica Hagy, wherein she draws on index cards using various mathematical diagrams to describe relationships. They are often funny and usuallly make you think. Jessica describes her blog:
This site is a little project that lets me make fun of [...]
May
26
Power to the People
May 26, 2007 | 3 Comments
The power to propose the revision or amendment of any portion or portions of this constitution by initiative is reserved to the people, provided that, any such revision or amendment, except for those limiting the power of government to raise revenue, shall embrace but one subject and matter directly connected therewith. It may be invoked [...]
May
25
Blog Net News Florida is a blog ‘aggregator’ taking feeds from political blogs across the state and provides one place you can read some of the posts. Here is how they describe themselves:
Our launch version offers these features:
1. The day’s top news based solely on what news stories Florida bloggers are [...]
May
25
The Online Power of the Left
May 25, 2007 | 5 Comments
Frequent readers will know I am a major proponent of this new-fangled thing we call the Internet. The real power of social media is greater in the political world is still unknown. But some recent posts on other non-political blogs are good illustrations.
First, on the Groundswell blog by Forrester, Josh Bernoff writes about three [...]
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