By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG – In visiting the diverse political strongholds across this swing state, candidates […]
Month: September 2012
FL: Public pensions in hot water long before 2008 financial collapse
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Huge gaping holes in public pension funding didn’t arise from the abyss […]
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FL: Partisan forces strike hot in merit retention fight
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Three Florida Supreme Court justices will have their fates decided by voters this […]
HUMAN EVENTS: Swing State Report, Week 2
More from my contribution to this week’s Human Events magazine: FLORIDA Video leak turns debate from Medicare and entitlement to taxes […]
FL: Millionaire Grayson continues his caustic push against the ‘rich’
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — A quick glance at former Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson’s professional record […]
OSSOWSKI: ‘Makers’ and ‘takers’ are what America is all about
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Renewed by the efforts of Democratic activists and a leading progressive […]
FL: Nelson, Mack join forces to halt military sequestration and delay federal budget cuts
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Even in the heat of the campaign season, Florida’s top candidates […]
FL: Bill Young’s change of heart signals Afghan war shift for GOP
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — As a lawmaker who has been in federal office since the Vietnam […]
HUMAN EVENTS: Swing State Report, Week 1
I made it into Human Events, the magazine and online publication, for the first time. This is part of the […]
FL: Ryan’s critique of Federal Reserve could be new populist pitch
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Always willing to take on President Barack Obama‘s fiscal policies, Republican vice […]
FL: Voter roll cleanup halted; early voting days reduced
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — In the debate over rights, eligibility and access to the ballot […]
FL: Despite budget cutbacks, Nelson still dropping big bucks into NASA
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — As one of only three lawmakers to fly in space, U.S. Sen.Bill […]
FL: Debbie Wasserman Schultz sinks to new low, say fact checkers and media critics
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — South Florida’s most prominent congresswoman, Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has not […]
FL: Do unions invoke memory of 9/11 to stave off reforms?
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001, much attention […]
FL: Scott’s school tour puts education reform on front burner
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Not stymied by the efforts of national and state teacher unions, […]
OSSOWSKI: Political parties are no longer engines of democracy
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG, Fl. — Twice now, visible to all on national television, Americans have […]
FL: Charlie Crist auditions for Democrats in Charlotte
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Seizing the opportunity of a lifetime,Democratic politicians from all parts of the […]
DNC: Charlotte ‘convention bump’ enough to help Democrats’ uphill battle in NC?
By Yaël Ossowski | Watchdog.org CHARLOTTE — The whole point of a Democratic Convention in North Carolina was to support President Barack Obama‘s […]
De carré rouge à arc-en-ciel: Pourquoi les étudiants doivent voter pour la CAQ
Quand j’ai vu mes compatriotes dans les rues de Montréal le printemps passé, il n’y avait jamais un doute que […]