Jimmy Patronis, the Republican candidate for Florida’s Chief Financial officer, took at least $60,000 in contributions from two South Florida insurance companies that a federal judge shut down on Friday for allegedly scamming people by collecting money and not giving  promised health insurance. He took repeated campaign contributions even after the Nebraska Attorney General issued […]

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It's plain and simple greed. Large corporate interests have found out that it's cheaper to buy politicians with campaign contributions and well paid lobbyists than to do things the right way. They also have the capital to influence voters via media campaigns or just leaning on the media executives with thinly veiled, or just outright threats to pull advertising dollars if their editorial line does not conform to the corporate client's "vision".On the other hand, voters are so overwhelmed with trying to survive the onslaught of the recent economic meltdown, low wages and lack of opportunities - by the way, mostly caused by the same corporate greed and short-sighted callous tactics - that it takes almost catastrophic events such as Bridgegate to temporarily wake us up from our daily grind stupor, and into the voting booth to kick the bad ones out!In the meantime, our rights, our very existence as individuals with the inaliable rights to life, freedom and the pursuit of happiness, are being eroded and taken away. Like a thousand papercuts that one by one may not amount to much, but in unison weaken the body and eventually can cause its death, these bad laws threaten to damage our environment, quality of life, and eventually our survival in this world. It's not doom and gloom. It is a reality unless we take action and stop them in their tracks.Let's not sit on the sidelines and wait for that elusive "someone else" to call, email or write! The big corporate interests behind this bill are counting on us to just look the other way. It's part of their P&L and business strategy that we all sit on our hands and just shrug it off.If you don't like this bill, call, email and let them know, and ask others to do the same.

The IRS is showcasing its new capability to audit high-income tax dodgers aggressively as it makes the case for sustained funding and tries to avoid budget cuts sought by Republicans who want to gut t...

Floridians still don’t know who is paying and who, exactly, is going on a 75-person trip to Israel with Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet, but the governor’s office released a bare-bones agenda Wednesday that’s full of business meetings and receptions – including the regular monthly Florida Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. The agenda says the […]

Share Your Opinion Hearing from state residents is essential to Senator Ashley Moody’s role. This web form is the best way to ensure your views and feedback get to the Senator in a timely manner. Plea...

They've got a long way to go and a short time to get there; 11 Republicans sign up to sprint to Jan. 28 primary for the U.S. House seat.

The special elections were called following the departures of U.S. Representatives Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz, both Republicans.

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