TweetThe White House released a statement from the president on his proposed framework for corporate tax reform unveiled Wednesday by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner: “In my State of the Union, I laid out a blueprint for an economy that’s built to last — where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone pays their fair share, and everyone plays [...]

TweetSen. Marco Rubio is in South Florida today raising money for Sen. Scott Brown, the latest sign he is using his star power to help other candidates while cultivating his own influence. Next month, Rubio will travel to Cincinnati to help raise money for U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel. (TBT/Leary) FloridaLatinConnection/ Varona       .VISIT FLORIDA.

Tweet (Photo Credit: Pete Souza/White House) A bunch of stars attended fundraisers for President Obama in Los Angeles last week, but one big-name was notably missing: Will Ferrell. Though Obama’s campaign listed the comedian as a co-chair for an event on Wednesday, Ferrell couldn’t make it. But he was doing something somewhat political. A rep said he was in [...]

Tweet Former Democratic state Sen. Dave Aronberg, the only candidate to open a 2012 campaign for Palm Beach County state attorney, is urging Republican Gov. Rick Scott to appoint a “caretaker” to serve the last 9-1/2 months of incumbent Michael McAuliffe‘s term and not pick someone who will run against Aronberg for a full four-year term. McAuliffe McAuliffe leaves [...]

TweetPOLITICO’s Ben White reports: The Obama administration Wednesday will unveil a framework for reforming the corporate tax code that would lower the top rate from 35 percent to 28 percent but generate more total revenue by eliminating “dozens of tax loopholes and subsidies” and creating a minimum rate on foreign earnings. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner [...]

Tweet* The foreclosure process could be sped up by HB 213, under consideration in the House Judiciary Committee. Critics of the “Florida Fair Foreclosure Act” say it may force residents out of their homes without due process and lead to more fraud.  * Should automobile racing be Florida’s official state sport? HB 745, sponsored by Rep. [...]

TweetIn Quinnipiac’s first national poll, President Obama has a lead over Republican rivals Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. According to the latest survey, Obama leads Romney 46 percent to 44 percent. Against Santorum, the president is up 47 to 44 among registered voters. Among independent voters, Obama has a 46 to 41 percent lead over [...]

TweetLeaders of the Barack Obama campaign today moved into their new state headquarters, 1215 E 6th Street Avenue in Tampa’s Ybor City neighborhood. The previous headquarters at 1702 N 14th Street will serve as a field office base for volunteer activities and voter outreach efforts for Tampa. “Since the 2008 election cycle, our volunteers have been on the [...]

TweetTime to turn the veep-o-meter another degree for Sen. Marco Rubio. A new national poll finds him the top pick for vice president in 2012. Rubio was mentioned 66 times in the poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind, which asked an open-ended question to 799 registered Republican and independent voters nationwide. It was conducted Feb. 6-12. Second place [...]

TweetMy colleagues Robin Bravender and Ken Vogel report that the pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA Action raised just $59,000 in January: Priorities USA Action raised a mere $59,000 in January, an early sign of trouble for Democrats trying to compete against well-funded conservative groups. Since the dismal January haul, the Obama administration decided to reverse course and [...]