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Fundraising Crist Neglecting Gubernatorial Duties

By Abel Harding

Abel Harding Last November 5, the FBI swooped into sleepy Levy County and stunned everyone by arresting two Levy County Commissioners, Sammy Yearty and Tony Parker.  Both men were charged with accepting bribes.  Yearty's arrest, in particular was shocking.  He had served on the Levy County Commission since 1978---just five years after my family moved... »

How To Rig An Election

By Abel Harding

Every 10 years, Florida's political power brokers drool over their next opportunity to rig a decade's worth of elections.  This is all quite legal, of course, and is done through the prospect of redistricting.  Florida, like many other states, allows the Legislature and the Governor complete control over the process.  Before Republicans begin to... »