Steve’s Blog
BLOG: An Open Letter to Commissioner GunzburgerSue: On April 13, when I got tired of some of the more preposterous attacks that your campaign was making, (high rise condominiums near Century Village?) I finally responded on BrowardBeat.com. I refuted many of the ridiculous lies which, no doubt, you will say came from bloggers unrelated to your campaign. I asked if we could each run on our respective records, and not savage each other. Your response was to again attack me, say that you would continue to do so, and say that “Steve can... |
BLOG: Campaign updateDear Friends, On Sunday, January 3, The Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel published two articles wherein I was mentioned. The first article featured a list on page 1 of the Outlook section of the "20 people to watch in 2010". Page 3 of the same section provides pictures and brief stories on each of the 20. They describe these 20 people as those "who will make an impact within South Florida and the Sunshine State." Included among these people are Florida... |
BLOG: Scholarship Program Still Has Bright FutureScott Travis wrote an article on Dec. 1 where he quoted state leaders questioning the future of the Bright Futures scholarships. Several of them said that Florida could not continue to afford the expensive Bright Futures scholarships. When I retired last year, I was the last member of the Legislature left who was one of the sponsors of the original lottery scholarship program, and I believe that Florida cannot afford to cancel or significantly reduce the Bright Futures program. The... |
BLOG: Lower insurance rates and climate change.I attended the Southeast Florida Regional climate summit today. It seemed more of an entry-level survey of the issues. Most of the topics that they were discussing, including the necessity of redevelopment, the effect of rising sea level as a result of global warming, the importance of building dense development in the core while preventing urban sprawl, etc., are issues I have some expertise in, and have spoken on in the past. One issue came up that I had to speak on... |
BLOG: Fundraising, Polls, and EndorsementsI want to thank all of my many friends and supporters for all of their help throughout the campaign. The campaign continues to do well. Through the latest campaign finance reports, which were due on October 12, 2009, when adding both the direct campaign dollars and those to the Committee of Continuous Existence which I chair, I have substantially outraised my opponent. I expect the fundraising gap to widen in the future, even though my opponent has the fundraising advantage of... |
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