According to today's Tampa Tribune, Hillsborough/Pasco county state Senator Jim Norman is considering not running for re-election. That rumor has gained steam in recent days, especially after incoming House Speaker Will Weatherford endorsed one of Norman's challengers in the August primary, John Legg. But we'll leave it at that until we get definitive word.
One candidate who is definitely out of her race for Congress today is former Pinellas County school board member Nina Hayden, who apparently had an issue with a notary signing off incorrectly on her official filing papers.
Remember the expression "Let Reagan be Reagan?" As former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said yesterday in New York, today's Republican Party wouldn't permit that to happen. Nor, as Grover Norquist indicated, would they allow (Jeb) Bush to be Bush. Interesting conversation from a guy who we were told would have been an instant front-runner for the presidential nomination this past year.
The latest news regarding the voter purge of non-citizens in Florida has come down to this: the Department of Justice is suing Florida for going ahead with the purge, and Florida is suing the Department of Homeland Security for not giving the state access to a particular database that they say would be a more accurate list of illegitimate voters.
And if you're into it, here's our take on the NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Miami Heat, which begins tonight in the Sooner State.
This article appears in Jun 7-13, 2012.