From the 50 States Election news from the District and Maryland Legislative news from Maryland and Virginia A daily dose of online news from beyond the Beltway. Florida Democrats finally are getting some good news. A Florida appeals court upheld the state law that gives public financing to candidates who agree to spending limits. A separate ruling expected from the state Supreme Court may still invalidate the law, but in the meantime all three Democratic candidates for governor likely will seek public money. Republican gubernatorial front-runner Jeb Bush has urged the Democrats to forgo public financing in favor of letting the money be used for public education.
Someone needs a silver bullet to shoot through the heart of the other candidates.
In a gubernatorial race where negative television ad blitzes have been the weapon of choice, four candidates will perform live in front of a studio audience this morning in a televised debate from Los Angeles. The Louisiana House speaker addressed his colleagues Monday, looking for ways to discourage visitors from throwing objects from the capitol tower. In a dramatic display, Speaker Hunt Downer pulled out a quarter that had been lobbed down from on high and flattened on one side as it landed on the concrete below. It obviously could have killed or injured someone, he said. It seems there has been a problem with visitors giving the lawmakers metal ticker tape parades.