January 9, 2014 - 6:00pm
Will Weatherford Names Jim Boyd to Lead State Affairs Committee
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 10, 2014 - 2:11pm
With Steve Precourt leaving the Florida House this week, House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, named Rep. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, to replace him chairing the State Affairs Committee.
I am honored and humbled to be asked by our Speaker Will Weatherford to chair State Affairs, Boyd announced on Friday. Looking forward to continuing our work.
Boyd, who is serving his second term, previously led the Ethics and Elections, and Government Operations subcommittees.
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Two-Sided Attacks Fly in Pinellas Congressional Battle
January 9, 2014 - 6:00pm
Chris Christie Still Scheduled to Campaign for Rick Scott
Submitted by Anonymous on January 10, 2014 - 12:36pm
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie may have come under fire after word broke thathis top allies engineered a massive traffic jam to get back at a local mayor, but he's still scheduled to head down to Florida next week to campaign for Gov. Rick Scott.
"We always welcome Governor Christie to Florida," said House Speaker Will Weatherford. "An unfortunate situation has taken place and he's addressed it. He's not hiding from it. I think he handled it well."
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Rick Scott Calls for Extra $100 Million for Visit Florida
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 10, 2014 - 10:56am
On Friday in Orlando, pointing to record tourism numbers, Gov. Rick Scott called for investing an additional $100 million for Visit Florida in next years budget.
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David Jolly the Favorite in Tuesday's GOP Congressional Primary
January 9, 2014 - 6:00pm
Voters Say Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq Have Raised US Terrorist Threat
Submitted by Anonymous on January 10, 2014 - 9:53am
American voters still believe radical Islam remains a threat to the United States, and a good number of them believe the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have only made matters worse.
A new Rasmussen Reports poll found 75 percent of likely U.S. voters consider radical Islamic terrorism at least a somewhat serious threat in the U.S., with 38 percent saying it is a very serious threat. Only 19 percentdon't see thisterrorism as a serious threat, but that includes only 3 percent who say its not at all serious.
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David Jolly Holds Solid Lead for Tuesday's GOP Primary
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 10, 2014 - 9:51am
St. Pete Polls released a poll commissioned by Saint PetersBlog which shows attorney David Jolly, a former aide to the late U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla., with a solid lead in Tuesdays Republican congressional primary to take on former state CFO Alex Sink, the Democrat in the contest, in Marchs special election.
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