By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA— Honoring years of legal precedence, a federal judge has ruled that maintaining fair […]
Month: June 2012
FL: Officials decry ‘health tax’ mandated by upheld ACA
By Marianela Toledo and Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog MIAMI— After the Supreme Court‘s 5-4 ruling upholding the mandatory purchase of health insurance, much […]
FL: Court’s decision ‘vindication’ of Obama?
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA— The kindling that has been fueling partisan debates and sparking protests during the […]
FL: Could the next ‘Big One’ ruin the GOP’s $123 million coronation?
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA — If this past week in the Tampa Bay area is any indication, […]
FL: Is Rick Scott bucking the party line on immigration or faced with realities of office?
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA— It seems that after 17 months in office, Gov. Rick Scott is ready to change […]
FL: As hurricane season begins, lawmakers look to phase out state-subsidized insurance
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA— Ravaging Florida’s Gulf Coast on Sunday and Monday, the rains and winds brought by Tropical Storm Debby made […]
FL: As nation awaits court ruling on health care, Sunshine State in spotlight
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA— As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares its decision on the national health-care law, it is no […]
FL: Removing non-U.S. citizens from voter rolls has majority support in Sunshine State
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA— Sixty percent of Florida voters support Gov. Rick Scott‘s efforts to remove non- U.S. […]
FL: As state appeals pension decision, cities driven to reform
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA—In the Supreme Court of Florida on June 11, attorneys for Gov. Rick Scott filed the […]
OSSOWSKI: Obama’s pledge to halt deportations: A legal immigrant’s take
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA — It was the memorandum heard around the world. On Friday, the Department of […]
FL: Welcome to Fantasyland: America’s mayors come to Orlando, forget to discuss pension reform
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ORLANDO— Mayors from cities across the United States have traded the heated council meetings […]
FL: House candidate wants to deport illegal immigrants ‘taking American jobs’
By Yaël Ossowski and Marianela Toledo | Florida Watchdog PEMBROKE PINES — Speaking exclusively to Florida Watchdog, businesswoman Karen Harrington laid out her case for […]
FL: Stalled by GOP convention committee, Ron Paul festival goes on
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA — During the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, more than 10,000 supporters of Texas congressman […]
FL: GOP Senate hopeful Connie Mack shrugs off primary opponents
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA— While television viewers recover from last season’s ratings bonanza known as the GOP […]
FL: After attempts to reform voting and pensions, Gov. Rick Scott remains a perpetual defendant
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA— In the state of Wisconsin, it took an $80-million recall election to validate Gov. Scott […]
FL: Rick Scott defends voter reforms on CNN, Fox News
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog Florida Gov. Rick Scott responds to questions about his voter reforms being blocked by […]
Sunshine Staters: Meet your candidates for federal office
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA — Florida‘s political season is ready to move full steam ahead. With the statewide […]
FL: Congressional candidate calls himself “terrorist watchdog”
By Yaël Ossowski and Marianela Toledo | Florida Watchdog TAMPA— In an interview with Florida Watchdog, congressional candidate Joe Kaufman laid out his case […]
Supporters vow to fight on after Barrett concedes
By Yaël Ossowski | Wisconsin Reporter MILWAUKEE— The crowd downtown was mum by 9 p.m. at the election night rally […]