Please excuse an impertinent observation, but isn't the idea of the supervisor of ELECTIONS hiring a company to teach people how to VOTE, about as goofy as the tax collector retaining the services of a couple of panhandlers to gather up revenue? ...more

February 2, 2008

Florida's lawmakers are once again scrambling to shore up the state budget in the face of a slumping economy. It's human nature to deal with the here and now. But what's needed - and desperately so - is a plan for the long haul, not just the next election cycle. ...more

November 20, 2007

Are Pasco residents witnessing another long tenure taking shape in the school superintendent's office? With Republican incumbent Superintendent Heather Fiorentino ready to kick off her re-election campaign next week, political observers are wondering if Democrats will find a challenger for the 2008 contest. ...more

October 13, 2007

Leaders of Florida's Democratic Party defied the national party last weekend by deciding - finally - to go forward with the Jan. 29 presidential primary that lawmakers approved earlier this year. ...more

September 25, 2007

Thousands of legitimate voters were prevented from registering to cast ballots in Florida because of a state law that should be thrown out, the NAACP and other groups said in a federal lawsuit filed Monday. ...more

September 18, 2007

TAMPA - Florida Democrats appear to be looking eagerly for a way out of the dilemma over the state's Jan. 29 primary, but no ready solutions appear at hand. ...more

September 6, 2007