State lawmakers face a daunting task in cutting $1 billion from the state budget in the next 10 days, but it's a task they largely put on themselves. ...more

January 8, 2009

He could fill a Republican leadership void in Washington. He could steer the national agenda in his own conservative direction. ...more

December 12, 2008

Well, we Republicans have just made history. Not the type of history we wanted to make, mind you, but history nonetheless. Not only did we lose the White House but, after losing our House and Senate majorities in 2006, we followed it up Tuesday night with even steeper losses in Congress. ...more

November 8, 2008

U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam's announcement early Wednesday that he will voluntarily step down from his House Republican leadership role represents a hiccup to what has, until now, been his swift political ascendancy in Washington. ...more

November 6, 2008

Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, keynoting the Democratic National Convention, said Tuesday night that American voters "have one shot to get it right" by electing Barack Obama president to end Republican leadership that is stuck in the past. ...more

August 27, 2008

Three billboards in the Orlando area that depict New York's World Trade Center in flames with the words "Please Don't Vote for a Democrat" are the work of a St. Cloud songwriter and commercial painter who is marketing his latest song. ...more

July 16, 2008

Florida now has more Hispanic voters registered Democratic than Republican. ...more

May 10, 2008

TAMPA - Florida now has more Hispanic voters registered as Democrats than Republicans. The difference is small – less than a percentage point. But it reflects a long-term demographic shift that could benefit Democrats: the increasing dominance of non-Cubans, particularly Puerto Ricans, among Floridians of Hispanic descent. ...more

May 9, 2008

You knew it had to happen. The moment firefighters began to get an edge on the fires, pundits, bloggers and other gasbags couldn't wait to proclaim San Diego's superiority over New Orleans in government response to disaster. ...more

October 28, 2007

A new plan to cut property taxes fails to address the inequities in Florida's tax structure and does nothing to help those who have the most reason to complain - Floridians who recently purchased their homes at inflated prices and are taxed at or near market value. ...more

October 12, 2007