Category Archives: Florida

Gov. Voldermort decided to emulate Sarah Palin and sell the Florida state planes. Now it turns out there’s some reason to doubt whether the sale was legal. The Buzz reports on a demand by a Florida State Senate budget honcho for Voldermort to name names, show me “legal authority” for state plane sale.

Some state legislators are also questioning whether Voldermort has the authority to unilaterally refuse federal money for the high-speed rail project given that the state legislature approved the project last year.

It remains unclear if Voldermort simply doesn’t understand concept of bicameralism and presentment and thinks that since he is the CEO he can do what he likes, or if instead he has made a calculated (or instinctual) decision that Florida will respond to Peronist rule.

Voldermort decided he’d rather we didn’t have $2.4 billion in federal funding for high-speed rail in Florida. Estimates of the jobs lost to Florida range as high as 24,000.

I never was sure the rail plan was a brilliant idea on its own, but as part of a national high-speed rail network, and as a stimulus program, I was in favor of it.

The Buzz Blog reports on Voldemort’s we’ll punish you if you ask my minions any tough questions policy.

Governor Voldemort targets the homeless:

Last year, agencies that help Florida’s homeless received nearly $7 million in state funding to assist more than 74,000 people.But that money was wiped out of the budget unveiled by Gov. Rick Scott on Monday, which called for elimination of the state’s Office of Homelessness.

via Miami Herald, Gov. Scott’s budget cuts could hit needy.

Yes, that’s almost $95 per person served that will no longer be wasted on homeless people, saving each Floridian almost 37 cents.

Gov. Voldemort was busy today.  He

rolled out 2 budgets in one and flip-flopped 4 times when it came to school spending, property taxes and cutting pension benefits.

Marc Caputo on Florida politics blog: The Buzz, Rick Scott’s budget flip flops.