Gov. Rick Scott “challenged” state colleges to create $10,000 four-year degrees, a continuation of his low-cost strategy for higher education that Democrats slammed as an attempt to turn the schools into “the Walmart of Education.” “You should...

Rick Scott, appearing Monday morning on News Channel 8 prior to an appearance at St. Petersburg College in Clearwater, said that rising tuition costs are preventing too many students from enrolling in universities and pursuing the “American...

The Fix gives the award to Texas Governor Rick Perry “for his remarkably poor presidential campaign.” Remember back to the late summer of 2011. Perry entered the race with what looked like a straight path to frontrunner status....

A morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. ***On the eve of the Republican National Convention, several of Florida’s leading political and public affairs consultants will be hosting an invitation-only party in St. Peterburg. The “Full...

A morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. ***If it’s Friday, it must be Campaign Finance Day! The F3 reports, covering everything raised/spent July 21 to August 9 are due midnight Friday. This is the final...

As Mitt Romney and his campaign team “make the final adjustments to their plans for the convention,” the New York Times notes “they are grappling with the delicate questions that hang over these quadrennial gatherings of clashing ambition, competing...

The app is only a few weeks away, so I figure, why not begin rolling out a preview of what ‘Sunburn’ will be: a morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics.  Think Politico Playbook, only right-sized...

Some of Rick Perry’s campaign advisers “have begun laying the groundwork to explain how the Texas governor bombed so dramatically in a race that he seemed to control for a brief period upon entering the race in...

A new CNN/Time poll in Iowa shows Mitt Romney leading with 25%, followed by Ron Paul at 22%, Rick Santorum at 16%, Newt Gingrich at 14%, Rick Perry at 11%, Michele Bachmann at 9%, and Jon Huntsman...

The latest Iowa polls show Ron Paul and Mitt Romney leading the presidential race with a four way tie for third place between Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum and Rick Perry. A new