Florida taxpayers had such high hopes for the 2011 Legislature. With supermajorities in both houses and what Mike Haridopolos initially called the "most conservative" Senate in history, Gov.
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With a white-knuckled grip, the old guard of energy producers, primarily the investor-owned utilities and the handful of companies that they do business with, are holding on to a business model tha
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By Kevin Derby
On Thursday afternoon, Gov. Rick Scott announced that the unemployment rate in June remained at 7.1 percent, the same as it had been in May. During June, 2,300 private-sector jobs were created in the Sunshine State. The national unemployment average for June stood at 7.6 percent.
By Kevin Derby
On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott named Esther Jacobo as interim Secretary of the Department of Children and Families to replace David Wilkins who has resigned the post. Jacobo had been regional managing director for the department covering Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. Her background also includes being an assistant state attorney in Miami-Dade and being DCFs deputy director of Childrens Legal Services (CLS) and serving in the state attorneys office as division chief of the Domestic Crimes Unit.
By Kevin Derby
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) shows no signs of slowing down its attacks on former Gov. Charlie Crist, a former Republican who joined the Democrats in 2012 and is expected to run for his new partys gubernatorial nomination. On Thursday afternoon, the RPOF unveiled the relaunching of a website which was created by the Florida Democratic Party in 2008 to attack Crist who was then being considered by John McCains campaign for the vice presidential spot on the Republican ticket.
By Nancy Smith
Bad news for summer vacationers. Gas prices across the nation, back on the roller coaster, could hit $4 a gallon by Labor Day.
Stephen Schork, editor of The Schork Report, an energy newsletter, blames a surge in crude oil prices.
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A Democratic senator who helped write Obama's health care administration law is openly saying the program is headed for a 'train wreck' due to problematic implementation.
"I just see a huge train wreck coming down," said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., on Wednesday.
Baucus is the first to express doubts and fears about the new health care law, which is supposed to give coverage to nearly 30 million Americans without health insurance. The program will provide tax credits for private insurance that will begin next year.
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Edward Snowden's been warned by Russian President Vladimir Putin that engaging in any activities that would endanger U.S.-Russian relations is "unacceptable." Snowden, a former contractor for the National Security Agency, has caused quite a bit of controversy since leaking information of a secret surveillance program in which the NSA had been spying on millions of Americans and on people all over the world.
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The Bradenton Herald is reporting that Bill Galvano is well on his way to locking up the presidency of the Florida Senate in 2018.
According to Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, Galvano already holds signed pledges from most of his large Senate class. The Bradenton senator is eligible to serve 10 consecutive years in the Senate despite term limits because of redistricting.
By Kevin Derby
In the aftermath of the George Zimmerman decision, former Congressman Allen West is taking aim at U.S. Attorney General Eric Holders criticism of Floridas Stand Your Ground law. Despite losing his congressional seat in 2012, West, a favorite of the tea party movement, has opened the door to a political comeback in 2016.
By Kevin Derby
Add another name to the possible field of Republican presidential candidates lining up in 2016 -- U.S. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.
By Kevin Derby
With Democratic congressional hopeful Gwen Graham headed out to Jefferson County for a fundraiser on Thursday, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is looking to remind voters about presidential candidates she has supported in the past. Graham is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., in 2014.
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