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Naked Politics
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Rothstein banker to take the 5th
The banker at the center of the Scott Rothstein Ponzi scheme scandal, Frank Spinosa who was fired from TD Bank, will take the 5th at his May 19th deposition, according to his attorney Samuel Rabin.
"The Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination was promulgated for precisely the reason that Mr. Spinosa will [...]
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Florida would get 125 mile buffer under new Senate climate change bill
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Florida would get 125 mile drill buffer under new Senate climate change bill
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FPL demotes vp who lost rate case, promotes vp who pushed PSC attack
Florida Power & Light announced Tuesday that it is promoting Eric Silagy (photo) to senior vice president of regulatory and state government affairs, replacing Wade Litchfield, who was demoted from vice president of regulatory affairs to vice president and general counsel, a [...]
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Florida tourism chief tells Senate panel that business is hurting
Keith Overton, chair of the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association, told the Senate Environmental Committee that he fears the looming oil spill could force already suffering Florida tourism businesses to close.
"It could be as devastating as the hurricanes in 2004," he said, noting that then, "most parts of the state were open [...]
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McCollum says he needed Rekers in case challenging state gay adoption ban
Attorney General Bill McCollum Tuesday defended his personal intervention into the selection of an antigay expert witness in the case defending the state's gay adoption ban, saying his office "searched a long time" for someone and that George Rekers was the only one of two they could find.
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George LeMieux to BP: $25 million was nice, but $1 billion would be better
George LeMieux Tuesday asked BP to establish a $1 billion cleanup fund that affected Gulf coast states could use to prepare for the tar balls and oil expected to hit shore. The company has already given each affected state $25 million to help with clean up efforts; LeMieux called the [...]
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Craig Fugate meets the press, knows first day of hurricane season -- 21 days away
FEMA director Craig Fugate -- Florida's former emergency management director -- made a guest appearance at today's White House briefing for an update on the flooding in Tennessee and Kentucky, as well as the storms in Oklahoma.
He sparked a round of laughter when reporters asked whether the agency was ready for the start [...]
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Bill Nelson tweets to John Kerry, Joe Lieberman: No go on drilling
Bill Nelson via Twitter: "Word is climate bill might let rigs in Florida’s no-drill zone. If Sens. Kerry, Lieberman are following me on Twitter: that’s a non starter." [...] -
Bill Nelson -- oil drilling opponent -- gets a new Twitter follower: BP
Hi, Bill Nelson.
BP_America (BP_America) is now following your tweets on Twitter.
A little information about BP_America:
3386 followers
168 tweets
following 20 peopleYou may follow BP_America as well by clicking on the "follow" button on their profile.If you believe BP_America is engaging in abusive [...]
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