November 22, 2013 - 6:00pm
Rick Scott Suspends City of Monticello Mayor
Submitted by Nancy Smith on November 21, 2013 - 11:41pm
With Executive Order 13-328, Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday suspended Idella Glendora Scott, mayor of the Panhandle city of Monticello.
Mayor Scott, no relation to the governor, turned herself in for arrest Thursday night on one count of forgery, one count of grand theft and one count of uttering a forged instrument.
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With Friends Like EMILY's List ...
November 21, 2013 - 6:00pm
Who said friends are forever -- right, EMILYs List?
Will Obamacare Be the Death of Liberalism?
November 21, 2013 - 6:00pm
By 1968, Walter Lippmann, the dean of liberal columnists, had concluded that liberalism had reached the end of its tether.
In that liberal epoch, the 1960s, the Democratic Party had marched us into an endless war that was tearing America apart.
Lyndon Johnson's Great Society had produced four "long, hot summers" of racial riots and a national crime rate that had doubled in a decade. The young were alienated, the campuses aflame.
Community Agencies Dispute Cost of Extending Foster Care
November 21, 2013 - 6:00pm
Shoddy Record-Keeping Shoots Holes in Florida’s Mental Health Gun Registry
November 21, 2013 - 6:00pm
Trey Radel Checks into Rehab
Submitted by Anonymous on November 21, 2013 - 4:36pm
U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., has checked into rehab a day after he pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine in Washington, D.C.
The Fort Myers Republican found himself in hot water after he was arrested at the end of October for possession of cocaine. On Wednesday, Radel pleaded guilty to the charges in court and announced he'd be taking a leave of absence from Congress.
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Meet Marshall Criser III, Florida's New University System Chancellor
November 21, 2013 - 6:00pm
Sen. Wilton Simpson Named Philanthropist of the Year
Submitted by Nancy Smith on November 21, 2013 - 2:47pm
Florida Sen. Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, has been named 2013 Philanthropist of the Year by the Nature Coast Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
In its announcement, the AFP said, "In 2011, Wilton Simpson and his wife Kathryn made an unprecedented $250,000 gift to the Florida Hospital Zephyrhills Foundation that resulted in the naming of the breast health center at Florida Hospital Zephyrhills."
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Health Care Product Provider Coming to Tampa, Bringing 165 Jobs
Submitted by Anonymous on November 21, 2013 - 2:24pm
Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday that health care product provider Covidien will establish a medical-device manufacturing facility in Hillsborough County. The project will create up to 165 new jobs and $18 million in capital investment by 2017.
The company has pioneered a number of medical advances over the years, including pulse oximetry, electrosurgery, surgical stapling, laparoscopic instrumentation, and embolization devices.
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