Former Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll still hasn’t given pre-trial testimony in a case against an ex-aide who was charged with illegally taping and disclosing a conversation in Carroll’s Capitol office suite.

In fact, court records show Carletha Cole’s case – first filed in December 2011 – had been set…

Chris Sprowl,s 29, entered politics believing that people deserve a good advocate. He feels that we are all at our best when given opportunities for education and work, and that governments should ensure these opporutnities are accessible to all.

Blaise Ingoglia, GOP activist and candidate for House District 35, invites you to  a fundraiser at the Governors Club Library, Monday, June 3, at 5:30 pm.  Blaise’s motto, “it’s about jobs!” reflects the same spirit he brought to his “Government Gone Wild” videos that have over 7 million views.

For more info, email info@blaiseforflorida.com or all 352-346-6998.

The number of women serving in Florida’s legislature has decreased, and according to a new study, the state now ranks 23rd in the nation for its ratio of elected women. The Center for American women and Politics cites Florida’s 12 women in the State Senate and 28 in the House — an average of 25 percent.

Floridians have negative feelings about undocumented immigrants, but an overwhelming majority favor policy that would allow such immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship, a new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences survey suggests.

On September 11, 2001, Ryan Smith was 14 years old and had just started high school. From that day forward he realized the importance of being aware of what’s going on in the world and doing his part to make a difference. Above politics, Ryan holds high the Golden Rule and has learned to never “get too far ahead of yourself in trying to map out your career.”  Ryan continues, ” If you work hard and keep your head down, God will put you where you’re meant to be.

In 1933, the Nazi party assumed power in Germany, and with Adolf Hitler as chancellor, set up the first concentration camp at Dachau, burned books, and formed the Gestapo; this was 80 years ago, almost to the day.

Ashley Ross, 29, entered politics for a love of face-paced work and the feeling of changing lives for the better.

With a deep faith in God, Ashley places these values above politics, and although she is highly effective in her various political roles, Ashley prefers to “fly under the radar.”

Stephanie Rosendorf, 22, began working in politics during the 2008 election. Though barely old enough to vote, Stephanie became aware of the “various problems we faced in our country both economically and socially”, and set out to do something about it.

Amy Ritter, 27, entered politics with a sense of urgency to fight “against the few who take advantage of the many.”  Above politics, she values “equality, in gender, in rights, in access, equality.”

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld refused to tell Larry King whether he supported same-sex marriage but he suggested it could lead to polygamy.

Jared Keller summarizes findings from a new report by Pew and the Berkman Center for Internet Society:

Zara Rahim, 22, entered politics with a passion for women’s issues, poverty and development — all of which were influenced by her family’s experience emigrating from Bangladesh in the 1980s.  As a high school senior in 2007, with presidential elections approaching, Zara was frustrated with what she had been seeing and longed to learn more about the issues to help bring about change.  She heard then-Sen.

Tom Piccolo, 29, entered politics after coming to terms with the fact that his 40-yard dash was never under five seconds, thus eliminating professional sports as a viable option.  Tom has since worked for hundreds of candidates, companies and elected leaders across the US.