He didn't crow about it, but Gov. Rick Scott nevertheless signed HB 155, legislation Wednesday that bans Internet cafes and effectively shuts down senior arcades and maquinitas in Florida.
The governor's remarks were brief, issued in a statement. The Legislature did the right thing to crack down on illegal gaming operators," he said. He later answered reporters' questions about it in a brief press conference (see the video below).
I just found out my children aren't mine -- and by the way, neither do yours belong to you. They are all owned by the community.
State lawmakers are debating SB 876 in earnest now, legislation that would create a separate criminal offense for anyone who hurts a pregnant woman and the unborn child is injured or killed.
The "Offenses Against Unborn Children's Act" has passed theHealth Policy and Criminal Justice committees butstill faces votes along two more stops before it can go to the Senate floor.
WASHINGTON -- The biggest obstacle to the Obama administration's push for tighter gun control may be its own best argument: Newtown.
The legendary British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died, and the national media tried to pay their respects, not only for breaking Britain's "glass ceiling" with a "bruising" political style, but for transforming Britain and helping wind down the Cold War.