Something remarkable was brewing as Sen. John McCain continued a tough trudge toward the Republican presidential nomination on Super Tuesday: Democrats finding common ground with Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter. It’s one of the stranger phenomena in this already astounding election, both the left and the right in fear that McCain will become the Republican […]

continue reading.....

The Senate Select Committee on Property Insurance Accountability closed a two-day hearing Tuesday with a pair of sweeping proposals that could profoundly change how insurers do business in Florida.
- Require that insurance companies calculate their rates using only state-approved, long-term catastrophe models rather than short-term models that usually lead to higher rates.
-Find a way to […]

continue reading.....

Democrats partied in downtown Tallahassee tonight, first with a fundraiser at the Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, then at a Super Tuesday party at Paradigm. (Photo: BayNews 9's Troy Kinsey interviews Sen. Charlie Justice and Reps. Janet Long, Darren Soto and Luis Garcia.)
"We are on the move," CFO Alex Sink declared before a […]

continue reading.....

For more than four hours, Gov. Charlie Crist’s budget chief, Jerry McDaniel, fielded questions from a skeptical House Policy & Budget Council Tuesday. It was the first sign that Crist’s $70-billion spending plan will receive a very cold shoulder in the Legislature.
The chief objections, lodged by Republicans and Democrats alike, were a proposal by Crist […]

continue reading.....

Florida Prepaid College Board chairman Ted Hoepner just told the Buzz his organization will enter the tuition-setting fray pending in a Leon County courtroom, should the judge allow the case to proceed.
“We've been sort of on the sidelines watching, but we will enter into that lawsuit in support of the Legislature," Hoepner said. He said […]

continue reading.....

Now that Florida’s rogue Democratic primary is over, maybe it’s time for Florida Democrats to  start talking once again (as Gene Smith does here) about holding caucuses to divvy up Florida’s Democratic delegates and ensure Florida actually winds up with a voice at the national convention. So far we’ve failed to get calls returned […]

continue reading.....