Uncertainty remains the future of Floridas and the nations economy.
As a diverse group of Florida small-business owners were advised on how banks, university business schools, and the government can help them grow, they were also advised by leading economists in the state that doubt remains the hallmark of the countrys anemic recovery that has been sputtering for four years.
Conventioneers in Charlotte listening to Charlie Crist may have thought they have some kind of monopoly on high-profile Americans who became so disenchanted with their party that they switched.
They do not, and the Romney for President folks want the world to know.
Mercifully, the political conventions have ended.
Republican Party of Florida Chairman Lenny Curry called former Florida Gov. Charlie Crists appearance Thursday at the Democratic National Convention sad to watch.
It was really sad to watch Charlie Crists speech tonight, Curry stated in a release.
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. would offer $300 million in loans to encourage private companies to take policies out of the state-backed insurer under a plan unveiled Thursday that backers say could reduce Citizens' noncoastal ranks by a third.
The Citizens board of governors is scheduled to meet Friday to consider the plan aimed at reducing the ranks of state's largest property insurer, which now covers more than 1.4 million policies in some of the riskiest areas of the state.
You've got to hand it to Democratic Party fundraisers. They don't care who they let walk their donkey.
Gov. Rick Scotts focus on Hurricane Isaac rather than on the Republican National Convention in Tampa played well with Florida voters, giving his favorable ratings a considerable boost.
Meanwhile, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney got a bounce from likely Florida voters as the convention was under way, according to a poll conducted for the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
Scott received an improved 43 percent favorable rating in the poll, taken as the governor presented a hands-on focus on Isaac as the storm threatened and flooded several parts of the state.
The authors of the Democratic platform have inadvertently revealed to the world the sea change that has taken place in that party we once knew.
Despite recent on-field performances, Floridas three National Football League teams are among the 50 most valuable sports teams in the world.
