Former Florida Gov. Bob Martinez talked today in Tallahassee about the importance of civic engagement. A Smithsonian exhibit on the same topic will be in town for a couple more weeks. Martinez addressed Florida State University applied politics master’s students in the old Senate chambers at the Historic Florida Capitol. Before becoming governor, he’d led a teachers’ union […]
Editorial: In Florida, utilities call the shots – Tampa Bay Times
This week’s Florida Public Service Commission hearings on energy efficiency reflect everything wrong with this state’s energy policy. Instead of raising modest energy savings goals, the PSC is considering cutting them. Instead of listening to the public, the PSC is hearing only from electric utilities eager to slash the efficiency goals, build more power plants […]
Data Delayed Is Democracy Denied – The New York Times
Billions of dollars are being spent in the run-up to this November’s midterm elections. The Supreme Court has struck down limits on campaign spending by corporations and unions, as well as overall caps on individual donations to candidates for federal office. More and more money is also being spent through ostensibly independent “super PACs” and […]
