When Floridas legislators gather in March for the 2011 legislative session, tackling the states $3.5 billion deficit will be one of their most difficult tasks. Many states face similar (or worse) situations, but that fact wont make it any easier.
Gov. Rick Scotts inaugural parade featured marching bands, floats, and appropriately enough for the upstart Republican, elephants.
A cacophony of country music, pride and patriotism honored Floridas armed services members Monday as part of the first day of events to herald Gov.-elect Rick Scotts entry into office.
Gov.-elect Rick Scott will roll into office on the heels of a series of inaugural events that will feature national news personalities, performance artists and high school bands from throughout Florida. The events will be a celebration of his electoral victory, but some will also be reminders of the states 12 percent unemployment rate and his recipe for recovery.
National retail sales during the holiday season are expected to show a 5.5 percent increase over last year, according to a report released this week by Mastercard Advisers SpendingPulse.
If the Florida Legislature is going to make up the $3.5 billion deficit facing the state by reducing spending, Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, thinks elected officials should start by cutting their own benefits.
Existing home sales fell 15 percent in November compared to a year ago, and prices dipped along with them, according to a report released Wednesday by the Florida Association of Realtors.
The Republican sweep of Florida government in the midterm elections spelled trouble for those seeking to block education reform, but there is a movement in the Sunshine State looking to reconcile all sides in one of the states most controversial subjects.
Florida will send 27 representatives to the U.S. House in 2013, two more than it currently does, thanks to the 2010 Census numbers released Tuesday.
The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to announce its statistics from the 2010 Census Tuesday, and as a result, Florida is slated to get at least one -- and possibly two -- extra seats in the House of Representatives.
