The more Attorney General Bill McCollum says as a gubernatorial candidate, the more a clash between him and Gov. Charlie Crist seems inevitable.
See his statement today on the 11.5 percent unemployment rate, which he called "a clear indication that President Barack Obama's risky and expensive economic policies aren't working for Florida."' [...]
TALLAHASSEE — With some uber-somber mood music playing in the background, the Florida Demcoratic Party has put out a video taking Attorney General Bill McCollum to task for arguing his support of deregulatory efforts in Congress aimed at investment banks didn’t set the stage for today’s financial collapse.
McCollum has gone [...]
Since he started running for governor, Attorney General Bill McCollum has pulled back a bit on his intense public focus on Internet sex predators and concentrated his publicity more on mortgage fraud and other consumer-friendly issues -- more campaign-like issues.
But just when the old McCollum seemed to be fading, [...]
As part of his investigation of a voting-machine company merger that would create a near-monopoly over voting machines, Attorney General Bill McCollum has sent the following letter to Dan McCrea of the Florida Voters Foundation: (For background check out Marc Caputo's story in today's paper)
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[...]As part of his investigation of a voting-machine company merger that would create a near-monopoly over voting machines, Attorney General Bill McCollum has sent the following letter to Dan McCrea of the Florida Voters Foundation: (For background check out Marc Caputo's story in today's paper)
[...]Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is conducting an anti-trust investigation of a voting-machine company merger that would create a near-monopoly over the levers of democracy in Florida and much of the United States.
McCollum's office has issued at least six subpoenas covering every major voting-machine company as part of a civil [...]
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is conducting an anti-trust investigation of a voting-machine company merger that would create a near-monopoly over the levers of democracy in Florida and much of the United States.
McCollum's office has issued at least six subpoenas covering every major voting-machine company as part of a civil [...]
From Rasmussen Reports: Florida's 2010 race for governor is looking a little more competitive. A new Rasmussen reports telephone survey in the state shows state Attorney General Bill McCollum, a Republican, ahead of Democrat Alex Sink 44% to 39%. In October, McCollum had a 46% to 35% lead. Five [...]
Rasmussen Reports, which in October had Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum leading Democratic CFO Alex Sink by 11 points for governor, now shows him ahead by 5: McCollum leads by nine points among male voters and breaks roughly even with Sink among female voters. The Republican carries voters not [...]
Don't be fooled by the $50 pancake breakfasts Attorney General Bill McCollum has been hosting lately for his gubernatorial campaign. He's hanging with high rollers too -- namely casino man Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach on Jan. 31.
' [...]The fallout from the 2007 meltdown of Florida’s Local Government Investment Pool is leaching into the political campaigns of two of the fund’s trustees.
Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum and Democratic Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, gubernatorial rivals, are quietly slugging it out in Tallahassee over who should have control over [...]
Not so long ago, the Republican Party of Florida was fielding an all-white, all-male slate of statewide candidates in 2010.
But three credible female contenders have recently emerged: state Sen. Paula Dockery of Lakeland is taking on Attorney General Bill McCollum for governor and former state Rep. [...]
Attorney General Bill McCollum said he is making progress in helping people in troubled mortgages, but acknowledges the state can't force the national banks to lower the rates because it has no regulatory authority.
He met with Bank of America executives Wednesday who assured him that they would put staff in Florida in January to meet' [...]
Attorney General Bill McCollum said he is making progress in helping people in troubled mortgages, but acknowledges the state can't force the national banks to lower the rates because it has no regulatory authority.
He met with Bank of America executives Wednesday who assured him that they would put staff in [...]
Sen. Paula Dockery, while verbally flogging SunRail during her noon press conference with anti-tax activists, had some choice words for top officials at the state Department of Transportation as well.
Dockery, who is challenging Attorney General Bill McCollum in the Republican primary for governor, denounced FDOT’s $44 million in… [...]
The Florida Commission on Ethics has tossed out complaints against Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and Attorney General Bill McCollum today.
All three statewide officials faced ethics complaints relating to their use of state aircraft and other resources for personal travel. The commission met in… [...]
The Florida Commission on Ethics has tossed out complaints against Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp and Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink today.
Kottkamp, Sink and Attorney General Bill McCollum all faced ethics complaints relating to their use of state aircraft. The commission met in closed session today to determine if… [...]
The Commission on Ethics on Friday also dismissed complaints against Attorney General Bill McCollum and Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, the two leading candidates for governor in 2010, over their use of state-owned aircraft for trips to and from their homes and, in Sink's case, for flights that occasionally involved family members.
The complaints were sparked by Times/Herald accounts' [...]
The Commission on Ethics on Friday also dismissed complaints against Attorney General Bill McCollum and Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, the two leading candidates for governor in 2010, over their use of state-owned aircraft for trips to and from their homes and, in Sink's case, for flights that occasionally involved family members.
The [...]
As the disagreements continue between CFO Alex Sink and Attorney General Bill McCollum about what it would take to expand the state's pension board of trustees, Sink this morning made her pitch to the SBA's investment advisory group for a larger and more financially savvy board.
The reception was mixed, with [...]
Did you know state Sen. Paula Dockery of Lakeland, a longshot Republican candidate for governor against Attorney General Bill McCollum, graduated from Coral Springs High Schoool?
Dockery of course mentioned that fact in her speech today to the Broward Women's Republican Club Federated, along with her "100 percent Italian" heritage. But [...]
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich headlined a Sarasota fundraiser today for Attorney General Bill McCollum's campaign for governor.
While McCollum could use the help -- he's been outraised 2-1 by Democratic frontrunner Alex Sink -- hanging out with Gingrich doesn't boost efforts to put a fresh coat of paint on his' [...]
CFO Alex Sink issued a legal opinion today that amounts to an "I told you so" to Attorney General Bill McCollum, who questioned the constitutionality of her proposal in September to expand the SBA that oversees Florida's $110-billion pension fund.
Sink's press office released the legal analysis from former Florida [...]
UPDATE: Here is McCollum's retort
CFO Alex Sink issued a legal opinion today that amounts to an "I told you so" to Attorney General Bill McCollum, who questioned the constitutionality of her proposal in September to expand the SBA that oversees Florida's $110-billion pension fund.
Sink's press office released [...]
Attorney General Bill McCollum says there is reason to appeal a circuit court ruling dismissing part of the criminal case against dethroned House Speaker Ray Sansom.
A motion motion filed today with the First District Court of Appeal, lays out several technical arguments why the appeal is justified and asks the appellate court [...]
A motion motion filed today with the First District Court of Appeal, lays out several technical arguments why the appeal is justified and asks the appellate court [...]
