Republican Senate leader Alex Diaz de la Portilla filed for divorce Dec. 10 with a pretty boilerplate separation filing from lobbyist Claudia Diaz de la Portilla. She followed up Dec. 11 with a counter petition that whacked him right between the eyes by claiming the Miami Senator is "unwilling and" [...]
A Miami psychiatrist who writes prescriptions for Medicaid patients at a rate of 150 a day, seven days a week, has been targeted by a U.S. senator as an example of why the federal government should do more to investigate over-utilization of healthcare.
A biting letter, from Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, to federal [...]
Senate Republican leader Alex Diaz de la Portilla wants a divorce, and he says the assets accumulated during his six-year marriage to a Tallahassee lobbyist should be equally distributed. But Claudia Diaz de la Portilla, in her own court filing, depicts the South Florida lawmaker as a husband who spends her money and [...]
The Democratic U.S. Senate campaign of U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek of Miami has been endorsed by the NARAL Pro-Choice America political action committee, which gave his campaign $5,000 and promised to raise money for him from its 58,840 Florida members.
“Rep. Kendrick Meek represents a great opportunity for a pro-choice pickup [...]
Congressman Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, wants war bonds to finance the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, calling it an effort to promote "national shared sacrifice and responsibility." Meek, who is running for Senate, introduced the legislation today, a companion to legislation by Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska.
“At a time of tremendous [...]
Gov. Charlie Crist responded this morning to questions about the latest Rasmussen poll, showing him in a 43-43 tie with Marco Rubio in the race for U.S. Senate.
From Rasmussen Reports: “Crist’s support has fallen from 53% in August to 49%… [...]
Yesterday we all got the following university-wide message from the Chair of the Faculty Senate (who happens to be a law school colleague):
Colleagues:
I’m writing to alert you to the importance of participating in the upcoming “E-Verify” compliance program. Fortunately, for the vast majority of us, it will [...]
Wow. A new Rasmussen Reports survey shows that Republican Gov. Charlie Crist and former House Speaker Marco Rubio are tied 43-43 in the primary race for U.S Senate. About 5 percent prefer another candidate and 9 percent are undecided, according to the poll.
Crist’s support [...]
U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is in Washington today for a fundraiser and sounded a tad underwhelmed. "Look, it's the holidays, it's a tough economy, it's always difficult to raise money," he said as he entered a 3:30 p.m. policy briefing at the Heritage Foundation.
As such, [...]
Miami political consultant Jeff Garcia's biggest-name clients in Florida in recent years have been losers: Elaine Bloom for Congress, Betty Castor for U.S. Senate, Raul Martinez for Congress.
But the Democratic strategist picked a winner this time, helping to elect the first openly gay or' [...]
With the Senate health care bill in the final stretch, Democrats plan phone banks across the state tomorrow to urge Sens. Bill Nelson and George LeMieux to support the plan. Organizing for America, the infrastructure of the Obama campaign, said it will set up 28 call centers across the state.
But [...]
The fundraiser for Senate candidate Marco Rubio co-chaired by Jeb Bush Jr., George P. Bush and Jorge Arrizurieta, originally slated for Monday at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, has been pushed back to Jan. 21.
Gov. Charlie Crist's camp may try to spin this as a bad thing -- couldn't' [...]
Crist getting desperate
Adam Smith: "Addressing a hometown crowd at a Pinellas Republican Party meeting Monday night, the governor, facing a tougher-than-expected U.S. Senate primary, cast former House Speaker Rubio as someone whose conservative boasts should" [...]
Addressing a hometown crowd at a Pinellas Republican Party meeting Monday night, the governor, facing a tougher-than-expected [...]
Going, going, gone? "
