Six Surprising Facts About Your First-Place Marlins

1. The Marlins are tied for first in the NL East Normally we’d start off with some sort of introduction, but the introduction here is the first surprising fact. Your Miami Marlins are somehow tied for first in their division with the Washington Nationals. Granted, the Atlanta Braves are only…

Rick Scott Still Wants to Drug-Test Poor People

At this point, Gov. Rick Scott has turned into your embarrassing uncle who won’t stop ranting at dinner about how the government should drug-test everyone, no matter how clearly you explain that such a plan definitely violates the Constitution. Except in this case, it’s the federal court system that keeps…

Almost One Million Floridians Enrolled in Obamacare

Last year, about one in five Floridians were uninsured. This year, quite a few more have health insurance thanks to the Affordable Care Act. The Department of Health and Human Services announced today that 983,775 Floridians signed up for Obamacare plans. That’s the second-highest number of any state, behind only…

Miami Senator Files “Zombie Apocalypse” Bill

Soon, the undead will arise. Their flesh hanging from their rotten bones like rags, they’ll emerge from cemeteries and mortuaries, wandering aimlessly down Biscayne Boulevard in search of their only sustenance: Brains. Living human brains. Society will quickly devolve into an anarchic fight for survival as the government, military and…

Craft Beer-Killing Bill Passes in Florida Senate

The good news first: The Florida Senate passed a bill today that clears the way for craft breweries to sell 64-ounce growlers directly to customers. The bad news: the bill places so many other regulations on Florida’s booming craft beer industry it could kill it before it gets a chance…

Florida Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill for Low-THC Pot

Florida is still a long way from legalized medical marijuana. The Sheriff’s Association is waging a fierce campaign against it. The governor has hinted he might not sign any new laws on it. The conservative House has yet to take up the issue. Yet history was made in the Florida…

Craft Brewery-Killing Bill Advances In Senate

In 47 states, beer drinkers can happily purchase and imbibe from 64-ounce growlers, the glass jugs commonly sold at smaller or craft breweries. In Florida, Prohibition-era laws have kept the size illegal, prompting a years-long effort by Sunshine State craft brewers and supporters to join the rest of the nation…

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Rick Scott’s Drug-Testing Case

Rick Scott has apparently never met a person he doesn’t want to test for drugs. Whether welfare recipients or state employees, the governor has created quite the controversy throughout his first term by unleashing strict plans to drug-test Floridians — only to see those plans challenged and derailed in court…

Video: Charlie Crist Interrupts Lt. Gov. Badmouthing Him on Camera

Former governor Charlie Crist addressed the non-partisan Forum Club of the Palm Beaches on his plans to unseat current governor Rick Scott. The Scott campaign responded by sending Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera to give an instant response to the media. Crist, apparently channeling his inner Frank Underwood, pulled a major…

SNL Imagines Jeb Bush at Coachella

Pundits, Republican insiders, and pollsters all seem to think former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is planning on making a presidential run in 2016, but you’re not a real presidential contender until you’re properly parodied on Saturday Night Live. Well, on Saturday the show brought out new cast member Beck Bennett…