Howard Goodman: The foot-dragging on confirming Adalberto Jose Jordan’s nomination was so pronounced and so unnecessary that one political writer asked if Republicans have a death wish when it comes to Latino voters.

Howard Goodman: Dubbed “PAC-Man,” Broward County resident Josue Larose has formed 330 political action committees.

Howard Goodman: A reversed decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood has put the nation’s biggest breast-cancer fundraiser under a microscope.

Howard Goodman: The FSU Student Senate has introduced a resolution denouncing the university’s acceptance of big donations from a foundation run by the billionaire Koch brothers to fund positions in the economics department — and to have a say in who gets the appointments.

Ralph De La Cruz: A bill moving forward in the Florida Senate would ban employees of Florida colleges and universities, including professors, from holding state legislative office.

Ralph De La Cruz: With the Republican presidential primaries coming, Floridians better buckle up for a torrent of marketing and money.

Ralph De La Cruz: Confrontational and secretive Ash Williams, the man responsible for Florida’s $120 billion pension fund, was unanimously reappointed. The question: Why?

Ralph De La Cruz: After a controversial session last year, Florida lawmakers have said they want more cooperation and less confrontation this year. Now they even want to give the public the right to be heard.

Ralph De La Cruz: The Florida legislative session that began Tuesday promises to be lacking in controversial issues thanks to redistricting and the quest for the minority party to maintain political control for the next decade.

Tristram Korten: The governor’s claims of success are premature, even inaccurate, according to a Florida Center for Investigative Reporting examination.