By Mark Thompson
Florida State Representative Steve Precourt authored a bill (HB 7209) to revise the Florida Public Service Commission. The Public Service Commission exists to protect consumers from unnecessary rate hikes from utilities who enjoy a near monopoly.
Insiders believe the reform was to neuter the power of the PSC who rejected rate hikes the previous year…
By Tom Tillison
As our nation’s commemoration of the Holocaust, the U.S. Congress established the ‘The Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust’, an annual 8-day period designated for civic commemorations and educational programs that help citizens remember and draw lessons from the Holocaust.
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. And Occupy Tampa decided to mark this solemn occasion by posting the following photo…
By Mark Thompson
Florida Congressman John Mica has long been thought to have been the biggest supporter of Sun Rail in Central Florida.
But the $1.2 billion Sun Rail project needed a special session in Tallahassee and support from state elected officials to become a reality. Many Republicans supported Sun Rail but perhaps none more than Representative Steve Precourt.
By Matthew Falconer
A local newspaper columnist once stated “politicians should wear Nascar like jackets with corporate sponsor logos so we can see who they work for.”
Almost everyone I speak with outside of incumbents and establishment types believes special interests have far too much influence on public policy. In Tallahassee, where we have a state legislature that operates outside of the view of the public, special interests have spent $121 million this year…
Florida RattleTale
The dastardly Alan Grayson sent out a campaign email focusing on the Trayvon Martin tragedy.
As to be expected, he makes a lot of inflammatory comments. Interestingly, as a trial attorney, a one time ambulance chaser, he speaks as if he is knowledgeable of criminal law.
But then, even for a buffoon like Grayson, he goes over the line…
By Tom Tillison
In light of all the attention on Sanford, FL brought about by the death of Trayvon Martin and the many questions that have been raised over what actually happened, including charges of racism being the driving factor behind what took place, FPP took a closer look at the crime rate in this Central Florida community…
By Mark Thompson
On March 5th, 2012, the Florida House voted on House Bill 1399 that included a provision to remove the only elected official from the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Board; Mayor Teresa Jacobs.
The removal of Jacobs from the Board created a controversy and pitted Tallahassee politicians versus local governments…
By Tom Tillison
In grassroots circles and beyond, Rep. John Mica is often referred to as”arrogant”, an “elitist” with a strong sense of entitlement.
Looking at Mica’s history as a businessman prior to his tenure in Congress and the success he has enjoyed since first being elected, culminating with the chairmanship of the House transportation committee, it’s understandable that he has such confidence.
By Mark Thompson
How dependent on construction industry contributions is Precourt?
Precourt was a principal in the civil engineering firm DRMP, Inc. or Dryer, Riddle, Mills, & Precourt, a firm with a well establish record of service and value for the dollar. Capitalism build America and Precourt should be proud of his contributions to DRMP.
By Allen Wilson
This isn’t a Tom Hanks movie or documentary or a book. This is just a part of the passenger list on the first Honor Flight leaving from Orlando International Airport on Saturday March 24th.
Most of these men didn’t march down Fifth Avenue under a rain of ticker tape. They just came home, got a job, and went on with their lives. On Saturday that will change…
By Kim Carroll
Women have the power. They take their right to vote seriously and show up at the polls in greater numbers than men according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.
In 2008, 60.4 percent of eligible female voters cast their vote versus 55.7% of eligible males. According to the same study, more women are registered to vote than men, 66.6 million versus 63.5 million. Maybe that’s why the “War on Women” has taken a front seat in this election…
By: George Noga
This post kicks off a three-part series about the crisis of spending, debt and deficits.
The next part deals with the interval between now and the inevitable arrival of the Minsky Moment, i.e. the unknown and unknowable time when an unsustainable economic phenomenon suddenly collapses.
The third post will address Gotterdammerung, or what happens after the Minsky Moment.
By Tom Tillison
It’s a fair guess that Connie Mack has seen some recent polling that has gotten his attention.
As the week closed out, the rhetoric coming from the Mack campaign took on a rather fervent pitch. In a press release sent out Thursday, it made the claim that opponent George LeMieux has “endorsed raising Florida’s sales tax to a nation-leading 16 percent.”
By L. Persona
Florida Democrats believe they can win a few Republican seats in Congress and are preparing a major offensive against several Republicans facing tough challenges this year. They believe that redistricting gives them a chance to offset the seats they are sure to give up.
However, the Democrats still fail to realize the albatross that ObamaCare places on their party’s efforts…
By Lloyd Marcus
A big well dressed black guy attended the Dallas, TX tea party rally with his white buddy. Both men missed my singing performance on stage minutes earlier.
I asked the black gentleman who had an impressive physique how often he worked out. He replied, “Everyday.” His white buddy said with a chuckle, “He thinks the Tea Party is racist.”
