In the early morning hours of Sept. 1, 1939, 72 years ago, the German army crossed the Polish frontier.

A new state law that requires Florida high school students to take a class online is causing cash-strapped school districts to spend millions on new computers.

And it's caught the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union, which said Thursday it is calling on school districts to ensure that students who do not have Internet access at home aren't at a disadvantage when it comes to being able to take online courses.

An energy conservation program funded through federal stimulus dollars cost $18.5 million to create 149 "projected" jobs in Florida last year, Sunshine State News has learned.

Florida Renewable Energy Efficiency and Conservation Grants went to 27 cities and counties for so-called "energy retrofits."

"At $124,161 per job, it's nice work if you can get it," said Todd Myers, environmental director at the Seattle-based Washington Policy Center.

And that's just the tip of the bureaucratic iceberg.

Polling in low single digits at the national level and in most states as he continues to seek the Republican presidential nomination, former Gov. Jon Huntsman of Utah took aim Wednesday at his former boss, President Barack Obama, over the economy. Obama has scheduled a major jobs speech next week.

Huntsman, who served in the Obama administration as ambassador to China, unveiled his jobs plan on Wednesday in New Hampshire. He called for reforming taxes and regulations, expanding free trade and seeking more energy exploration to lead to energy independence.