As a former Student Body President, and someone who is not yet a parent, I often think of higher education first when education issues arise. However, the issue of education is far broader. Here are the 20 education related bills … Continue reading
Michael at Pushing Rope – a Tampa Bay lefty blogger I enjoy reading – has responded to my post on why I thought the Democrats missed the boat with the Fox News boycott. He writes: It’s easy to imagine Fox … Continue reading
The State of Sunshine team is growing. Bruce Cotton, like me a former Legislative Assistant who was unsuccessful in a bid for State Representative, has agreed to join us here. Bruce lives and works in Pinellas County, and I am … Continue reading
Florida has a long history of open government, a tradition dating to the 1909 passage of the “Public Records Law.” Open government laws, now called Government in the Sunshine laws, provide everyone with access to the inner workings of our … Continue reading
Earlier this year, Fox News and the Nevada Democratic party wanted to host a debate among the Democratic candidates for president. The left was aghast. Fox News? Faux News? How dare any Democrat even deign to think about appearing on … Continue reading
As part of a new series, I will be highlighting the bills which passed the Legislature during the 2007 Regular Legislative Session. First, let me say that the Legislature passed a total of 345 bills – which is a fairly … Continue reading
Man. I have to tell you, I am getting tired of how blue the Internet is getting. What will it take for Republicans to understand how important online networks and social media are to their political future? When Hillary Clinton … Continue reading
In a bit of a surprise… okay, it’s not a surprise… but the Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee voted to support efforts to reduce property taxes. I might say it’s a bit like saying I support warm weather and sunshine, … Continue reading
Imagine the power of the Internet to bring people together to debate ideas. We can discuss at length the war in Iraq or what to do about immigration… or maybe the future solvency of Social Security (“sowshcurity” in DC speak). … Continue reading
The Property Tax Special Session is less than a month away. We already know that House Speaker Marco Rubio has given up his tax-swap plan in favor of a significant percentage exemption. Last month, Speaker Rubio was in Tampa as … Continue reading