Traditional organizations like the Boy Scouts of America have long been under siege by atheists and pro-gay lobbyists who insist they shouldn't have the freedom of association to maintain their God-fearing identity.
As remnants of smoke encircled the Capitol in Tallahassee on Thursday, Florida Cabinet members were briefed on the status of more than 420 fires throughout the state, and the dangerous drought conditions that help create and sustain them.
Jim Karels, director of the Florida Division of Forestry, said that as of Thursday morning, the fires were burning more than 300,000 acres in state and federal lands throughout the state. A small fire in nearby Jefferson County was responsible for the smoke wafting toward the Capitol.
Gov. Rick Scott appears to back off slightly from the implementation of his long sought-after policy of drug-testing state workers, but says he is still committed to the policy.
In a memo to state agency heads dated June 10, Scott cited a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida as a reason to slow down the implementation of the policy for all agencies under the control of the governors office. The ACLU filed suit on May 31, contesting the constitutionality of random drug-testing for state workers on privacy grounds.
As he continued to campaign and fundraise in the Sunshine State Thursday, former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts -- front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination -- announced the support of three Florida congressmen and one of the leading figures in the state Senate.
Barack Obama did not watch the Republican presidential candidates' debate in Manchester, N.H., on Monday night, we are told. He was busy addressing a campaign fundraising event in Miami.
A study criticizing a series of closely contested decisions by the Florida Supreme Court is boosting a campaign to oppose three high court justices in the 2012 election.
"The 'Activist' Journey of the Florida Supreme Court," by Colleen Pero of the American Justice Partnership, declares:
