One of my political mentors was the late Congressman Dante Fascell of Miami (D., South Miami). In addition to his legendary service as the Chairman of the House Foreign Relations …
During the Golden Era of the Florida Legislature, the ‘ring to kiss’ was well known–Senator Dean Dempsey Barron (D., Panama City) ...
Critics would argue that because of Governor Scott’s lack of government experience, he is overly relying on his Chief of Staff Steve MacNamara ...
And then there were only 2. I started my public service in the Florida House of Representatives…along with a fellow freshman, Gwen Margolis of ...
It has been often said, “Look at with whom he or she surrounds themselves, and you see the quality of the person.” As I indicated in my book, The Golden ...
Grades: Vision for Florida: F With no inspirational vision for Florida articulated by the Governor, other than creating jobs–any available at any cost–a failure is the only grade ...
The call that came to me was from Ron Villella, executive aide to Lieutenant Governor Wayne Mixson in 1980. Governor Bob Graham was under serious consideration by President Jimmy Carter ...
I know it sounds odd for a political Blog to feature a ‘market’, but for visitors to the Florida Capitol in North Florida, the political angle applies to St. George ...
It seems we can remember certain dates in our past more than others. I remember the day of the General Election in 1980 as if it were yesterday. It was ...
It is funny how we can remember some things so clearly, even if they occurred many years ago, and were not that significant. One that comes to mind is an ...
