Carl Hiaasen: Gov. Scott picks the public’s pockets
Scott is certainly a prime contender for worst ever, and each new screwing of Floridians pushes him closer to the title. The latest outrage reveals the fair-weather fiscal conservative…
Lawyer: Florida senator’s slurs are protected free speech
Lawyer Steven Andrews wrote to the Senate lawyer reviewing the case and said the complaint shouldn’t be pursued because Artiles’ statements — as offensive as they were — are protected under his constitutional rights to free speech…
Bondi: State Sen. Artiles should consider resigning over racial slur
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi became the first state Republican leader to suggest Miami state Sen. Frank Artiles should leave office for using a slang version
UPDATE: Senate reacts to Artiles’ resignation over vulgar, racial tirade
TALLAHASSEE-Calling his presence a “distraction” days after apologizing for a public tirade that included racially charged and vulgar expletives…
Judge orders Google to turn over data on Gov. Rick Scott’s e-mail
In a major defeat for Gov. Rick Scott, a California judge on Thursday ordered Google to turn over the computer IP addresses for all correspondence to and from the governor’s private…
A Man in the Middle: Floyd Parrish’s Story
BRISTOL, Fla. Since his arrest last March for carrying a firearm without a license, Floyd Parrish told us he had been living off the radar…
Man Freed by ‘Constitutional Sheriff’ Charged in Murder
A Florida “constitutional sheriff” who three years ago unilaterally freed a man arrested by one of his deputies for carrying an illegal concealed weapon is facing renewed criticism after the man was charged with murder earlier this week…
Navy SEAL instructor will not face charges in death of recruit during ‘drown proofing’ training as he had a heart condition and ‘was not a strong swimmer’ – but his family say it’s a cover-up
The Navy instructor connected with the death of a SEAL trainee who drowned in May will not face criminal charges, despite repeatedly ‘dunking’ the recruit’s head under water during a training exercise…
Family of SEAL Trainee Who Died in Pool to File Lawsuit
The family of a Navy SEAL trainee who died during a pool exercise last year said it will take legal action against the service…
Rick Scott Lied About Not Using His Private Gmail For State Business
Andrews has been trying to prove that Gov. Rick Scott has used his private Gmail account to circumvent his way around Florida’s…