State Rep. Scott Randolph, D-Orlando, asked Speaker Dean Cannon Thursday for expenditure records related to a lawsuit the House is waging against a Fair Districts constitutional amendment approved by voters last year.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., completed the shutout of Florida on Thursday when she named the three final members of the debt-deficit "supercommittee."
Her choices -- Reps. James Clyburn of South Carolina, Xavier Becerra of California and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland -- have all vowed to protect entitlement programs and push for tax increases.
Previously, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced his three selections to the 12-member panel: Reps. Jeb Hensarling of Texas, and Dave Camp and Fred Upton, both of Michigan.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, now running in the Republican primary to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, weighed in on immigration on Wednesday. He called for bringing an Arizona-style law on immigration to Florida.
By Nancy Smith
Following an announcement by Secretary Tom Vilsack of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Thursday to provide financial assistance to Florida agriculture and assist with wetlands restoration, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services released this statement from Commissioner Adam Putnam:
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The nonstop grousing by the Florida League of Women Voters and assorted other "progressive" groups got a smack-down from Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon Wednesday.
Responding to complaints about a lack of redistricting maps and unsubstantiated allegations that the fix was in for Republicans, Cannon, R-Winter Park, responded to calls from the LWV, NAACP, Democracia U.S.A. and Florida Common Cause demanding a "time certain" for the legislative approval of Floridas new maps.
In a statement, Cannon said:
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Florida will have the third largest congressional delegation in 2012, but that apparently counts for little with the old-school politicians in Washington, D.C.
With three-quarters of the "supercommittee" appointments announced, the Sunshine State has been shut out so far, while Rust Belt states are represented far beyond their shrinking population.
On Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced his three selections to the 12-member budget panel: Reps. Jeb Hensarling of Texas, and Dave Camp and Fred Upton, both of Michigan.
By Kevin Derby
Barney Bishop announced his resignation Wednesday as CEO of Associated Industries of Florida, effective Dec. 31. He will remain a consultant for AIF in 2012. He said he was pleased with his accomplishments at AIF and decided it was time to move on to another venture (as yet unannounced).
By Kevin Derby
On Wednesday, former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, now running for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, announced that he was signing the term-limit pledge backed by U.S. Term Limits, an organization out of Virginia.
By Kevin Derby
Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack said on Wednesday that he intended to introduce a measure of no-confidence against U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Mack has been calling for months for Geithners resignation.
By Kevin Derby
On Wednesday, the American Conservative Union (ACU) revealed that the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) event held in Orlando in September will feature a straw poll for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012.
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