It's not just for breakfast anymore. Discuss all things Florida. http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 23 May 2013 09:37:34 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:37:34 The Republican National Committee's Director of Hispanic Outreach for Florida, Pablo Pantoja, has quit his post and registered as a Democrat. In his letter of resignation he cited the recent anti-immigrant study by the Heritage Foundation and the general "culture of intolerance surrounding the Repub... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451073 Wed, 15 May 2013 18:16:31 http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/house-members-say-yes-to-cheap-health-insurance-8212-for-themselves/2120758

Florida House Republicans last month loudly and proudly rejected billions of dollars in federal money that would have provided health insurance to 1 million poor Floridians.

Qu... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451067 Tue, 14 May 2013 06:49:04 Bryan Zuniga took great pains to get away from a Pinellas deputy who tried to pull him over early Thursday morning.

Instead, he ended up in great pain.

After Zuniga stopped his 1995 Nissan SUV in the 7100 block of 78th Avenue, he jumped out and started running away, according to the Pinellas C... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451065 Thu, 09 May 2013 17:09:39 Charlie Crist will be the keynote speaker at the joint "Kennedy-King Dinner" sponsored by the Hillsborough and Pinellas Democratic parties Saturday, May 11 at the Tampa Convention Center.

The former Republican governor and potential Democratic gubernatorial nominee for 2014 provokes some strong f... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451057 Sat, 04 May 2013 20:50:13 Press release from her campaign so I'm posting the entire piece.

Originally released April 2, 2013
[div class="excerpt"][b]Gwen Graham Running for Congress to Represent North Florida with an Independent Voice[/b]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gwen Graham announced that she has filed to run for Congress... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451054 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:16:25 TAMPA, Fla. - An 80-year-old woman accidentally swallowed a $5,000 diamond at a charity event in Florida.

The Tampa Woman's Club held an event over the weekend where they poured 400 flutes of champagne. Inside each flute was a cubic zirconia, and one of the flutes contained a $5,000 diamond dona... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451049 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:16:16 ST. PETERSBURG --

Police said a St. Petersburg woman called 911 to try and get her money back after buying cocaine and marijuana.

Officers arrested Katrina Tisdale, after they say she allegedly gave her last $50 to a drug dealer and then called 911 to say she needed the cash for something els... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451046 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:47:37 PINELLAS COUNTY --

Adults in Pinellas County can register as domestic partners starting today.

Registration as domestic partners will give unmarried couples certain rights relative to each other regarding health care visitation and decisions, funeral and burial decisions as well as notificati... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451045 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:02:30 What has to be done to build an effective state party?

I'm starting to grow weary of the guy who runs this blog because he is out to destroy Charlie Crist. He may be a former Republican but he is our best chance to stop the electoral bleeding at the state level. He seems to blame everything o... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451044 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:19:02 TALLAHASSEE — As a complex property insurance bill has cruised through the Florida Senate, lawmakers have heard several frightening figures detailing what would happen to the state after a massive hurricane: More than $9 billion in "hurricane taxes," $100 billion in damages and untold wreckage on fa... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451037 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:13:56 PALM HARBOR --

Palm Harbor Firefighters responded to a call that a toddler's legs were amputated following a lawn mower accident on Wednesday night.

According to the report, the father was outside on the riding lawn mower in the West Lake Village Subdivision around 7:30 p.m. when the 2 1/2-y... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451031 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:25:11 SPRING HILL --

A Spring Hill man was arrested after a series of events that began after he told deputies he had called 911 because "his phone told him to call," deputies said.

Anthony Edington, 41, is facing charges of violation of probation in connection with the incident, which happened Tue... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451029 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:03:03 TAMPA — The Tampa Bay Young Republicans want Hillsborough County to get in the line of communities courting a gun accessories manufacturer that plans to leave Colorado because of a new law banning the high-capacity magazines it makes.

Last month, Magpul Industries, based on Boulder, Colo., announ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451026 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:03:38 ORLANDO --

Michael is 9 years old and has never attended school.

He was born premature at four pounds with only a brain stem and can't speak or see.

Judy Harris owns the Russell House and has cared for Michael since he was brought to her right after he was born.

A teacher works with him... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451022 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:38:36 Civil disobedience will be necessary to defeat the corporate education movement. I hope this movement keeps growing. Parents should tell their kids to sit for the test but not take it. Some kids have already successfully opted out by using alternative assessment. See link for update on the movem... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451021 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:27:48 It's getting pretty dark and windy out there at the moment. :/

On edit: the watch was issued this morning until 8pm, but I don't see it on the weather underground anymore. So I guess we're ok. For now. ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451016 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:35:30 http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/21763238/parents

ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35 ORLANDO) -- The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or FCAT, will be administered until 2014, at which time a new standardized test is set to take its place.

But it's of no consequence to parent Richard Bolam, w... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451010 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:01:58 Join the movement to end the corporate education model!

Here is information on how the parents of one 3rd grader exempted their child from FCAT. They are attorneys and understood the law, but this is so easy anyone can do it! State law ought to require parents to be informed of this at the be... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451009 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:58:04 ST. PETERSBURG --

The FBI raided the downtown St. Petersburg office of Universal Healthcare Thursday.

The raid comes a day after more than 800 employees found out they were losing their jobs.

The company is in receivership and will be liquidated by the Department of Financial Services by t... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451002 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:19:20 St. Petersburg Pier lawsuit in the hands of judge
http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/st-petersburg-pier-lawsuit-in-the-hands-of-judge/2111606

ST. PETERSBURG — The lawsuit filed by a former City Council member to save the Pier is now in the hands of a judge.

After listening to arg... http://www.democraticunderground.com/10451001 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:00:04 TALLAHASSEE — Florida voters love Gov. Rick Scott's idea of a teacher pay raise, and they agree with him on the need to expand Medicaid. But they don't like him, and Scott would lose handily to former Gov. Charlie Crist in a hypothetical 2014 matchup for governor, according to a new Quinnipiac Unive... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045996 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:05:50 John Morgan, a major fundraiser for President Barack Obama and the boss of former Gov. Charlie Crist, is taking the reins of a Florida medical marijuana initiative, promising to pump major money and political muscle into the popular issue.

Morgan, a top Florida trial lawyer based in Orlando, said... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045995 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:52:57 ST. PETERSBURG — At City Council meetings and on a website, blogger and tea party activist Dr. David McKalip often lambastes city officials about costly employee pensions, benefits and salaries.

But at his medical office, the neurosurgeon treats city employees injured on the job.

St. Petersbur... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045994 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:56:08 Florida legislative committees rejected an expansion of Medicaid for the poor under President Barack Obama’s health-care law, a defeat for Republican Governor Rick Scott from members of his own party.

A Senate panel voted today against expanding Medicaid, an option for states under Obama’s Patien... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045990 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:03:55 https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/578950_615558791791863_1375551324_n.jpg

Rick Scott looks weird in this photo.

Every time Rick Scott poses with a disabled person he takes away funding from a program that helps them. I wonder if this streak will continue.... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045988 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:07:58 TALLAHASSEE — In outlining his opposition to expanding Medicaid on Tuesday, Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford told an emotional story about how his family relied on existing safety nets to provide health care for his 13-month-old brother.

"Peter lost his battle with cancer, and my father fou... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045984 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:04:46 Small hole appears at Largo Mall

Largo, Fla.-(970WFLA)-After the Seffner sinkhole, the hole that opened at the Largo Mall is small by comparison. This sinkhole is roughly ten feet long and just several feet wide.

The hole in the mall's parking lot area shows only about a three feet gap on the ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045973 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 10:39:27 SEFFNER --

Officials have discontinued the rescue effort of Jeff Bush, the man who was swallowed by a large sinkhole that opened beneath a Seffner home late Thursday night.

“It’s not possible to recover the body,” said County Administrator Mike Merrill during a press conference Saturday eveni... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045968 Sat, 02 Mar 2013 21:19:37 CLEARWATER --

Clearwater Police say a Belleair Elementary first grader falsely reported an active shooting at the school on February 26.

The school was placed on lockdown while police checked the premises.

They also say the 7-year-old confessed to making a total of nine hoax phone calls pr... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045966 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:25:12 http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/2/27/medical_marijuana_bi.html


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TALLAHASSEE --

Florida lawmakers will consider medical marijuana during the upcoming legislative session.

State Sen. Jeff Clemens, D-Lake... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045964 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:29:42 PINELLAS PARK --

Harley Davidson, Kawasaki and Honda are all big-name motorcycle brands that Ron Pownall sells to customers at Pinellas Powersports.

And now, when you buy a bike from the shop, you can get a free hand gun.

“The idea for the commercial 'buy a motorcycle for a free gun' comes... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045961 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:58:31 ST. PETERSBURG — A man walking his dog was shot in the leg by a disgruntled motorist when the animal lurched into the road, forcing a pickup to stop.

St. Petersburg police are searching for a man who shot Peter Harbachuk, 46, on Friday after his dog got off her leash.

Harbachuk and his wife, A... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045957 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:45:58 I would love to hear about candidate recruitment, fundraising, grassroots organizing, and everything else needed for legislative, Congressional and gubernatorial victories in 2014. There is no excuse for the lousy FDP to be so far behind in the legislature given how well Obama, Gore and Clinton did... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045953 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:58:42 A new report shows the Republican plan to "reform" the FRS will cost more than it does now.

I'd like to thank the morons in the public sector who are dumb enough to vote Republican. It's time to stop putting these people in office! Guess who will pay for it?????

http://miamiherald.typepad.co... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045948 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 09:16:00 TAMPA — A Tampa pathologist who blew the whistle on Medicare fraud will get $4 million for his trouble, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday.

Dr. Alan Freedman filed a 2004 lawsuit under the whistle-blower provision of the False Claims Act to call attention to an illegal kickback arrangement b... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045945 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:45:56 TALLAHASSEE — The vast majority of Floridians want lawmakers to accept federal money to expand Medicaid, according to a new survey sponsored by the Florida Hospital Association and conducted by a Republican-leaning pollster.

Of 600 voters polled, 62 percent said the state should take the money an... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045944 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:58:20 It is time for FL parents to take their kids out of the ridiculous bubble tests. FCAT will begin in about a month and the US History end of courae exams will begin at the end of April. We must take stand against Jeb and the legislature. Is there any movement that has already started in this state... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045943 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:38:44 TALLAHASSEE — Florida legislative leaders appear to have authorized staff members to use private email accounts and had "brainstorming meetings" with Republican Party consultants to attempt to draw favorable political districts, despite a constitutional ban on such coordination.

The allegations a... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045933 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:09:52 That's the Tampa area.

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https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/18418_328016757302886_1194953827_n.jpg... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045927 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 15:23:53 New post on The Political Hurricane - Florida Political Blog.

Continued Divisions Throughout Local DECs
by Kartik Krishnaiyer

The closeness of the FDP Chairs race exposed the fault lines on the state party level that exist throughout Florida. They also demonstrated the strong support tw... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1045926 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:59:43