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Guess when your life is subsidized by taxpayer funded employment, or an RPOF AmEx Card, a $1,500 tax cut for someone like Marco Rubio is meaningless. But, since Rubio announced today that he supports raising taxes …

News from the Florida Democratic Party For Immediate Release: November 29, 2011 Contact: Brannon Jordan, (850) 222-3411   STATEMENT FROM FLA DEMS ON CONNIE MACK IV ENTERING THE U.S. SENATE RACE Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida …

Haridopolos’ selective amnesia By Daniel Ruth, Times Columnist In Print: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 This is, ahem, comforting. It appears one of the three most powerful political figures in Florida, overseeing a nearly $70 billion budget, …

NEWS FROM THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY For Immediate Release: November 28, 2011 Contact: Brannon Jordan, (850) 222-3411 STATEMENT FROM FLA DEMS CHAIR ON STATE SENATE PROPOSED REDISTRICTING MAPS Smith: Proposed Maps Give New Meaning to the …

Who is noticeably absent from the 25 bipartisan House members asking the supercommittee to make “commonsense” cuts to their pay to send a “powerful message to the American people that Congress should not be exempt from …

NEWS FROM THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY For Immediate Release: November 17, 2011 Contact: Brannon Jordan, (850) 222-3411   STATEMENT FROM FLA DEMS ON REP. BEMBRY’S ANNOUNCEMENT HE WILL RUN FOR FLORIDA’S 2nd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT   Tallahassee, …

St. Petersburg Times: Jim Greer depositions underway; reporters not allowed in   State prosecutors and lawyers for the Republican Party of Florida, Senate President Mike Haridopolos and former GOP Chairman Jim Greer met behind closed doors …

NEWS FROM THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY For Immediate Release: November 17, 2011 Contact: Brannon Jordan, (850) 222-3411   FLA DEMS: HALT HALF A MILLION DOLLAR TAXPAYER CONTRACT TO RICKPUBLICAN CRONY Dems Demand Scott Release Details of …

Politico: Judge’s ruling in FEC case could be problem for Buchanan A federal judge in Florida has rejected a motion by the Federal Election Commission to fine the former business partner of Rep. Vern Buchanan, potentially …

Yesterday, Gov. Rick Perry called lawmakers, like Rep. Steve Southerland, “overpaid” and said their salaries should be cut in half. But Southerland recently told his constituents who are struggling in these tough economic times that his …