October 8, 2013 - 6:00pm
Rick Scott Honors Companies Employing Disabled Floridians
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 9, 2013 - 10:56am
On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott honored businesses which are committed to employing the disabled.
"These businesses have done an incredible job in providing jobs and opportunities for individuals with disabilities, Scott said. We have to support families efforts to find jobs for their loved ones, and thats why my Florida Families First Budget invested $500,000 to provide job training skills for individuals with disabilities.
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Florida Ranked 5th in the Nation on Tax Policy
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 9, 2013 - 10:23am
Florida won high marks for its tax climate in a report released Wednesday by the Tax Foundation. The State Business Tax Climate Index ranked Florida fifth in the nation for tax climate in 2014, the same place the Sunshine State held last year.
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Vern Buchanan Cheers Cutting Aid to Egypt
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 9, 2013 - 10:15am
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., had rare kind words for President Barack Obama on Wednesday as the administration cuts foreign aid to Egypt.
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House Candidate Catches Foul Ball at Playoff Game
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 9, 2013 - 10:09am
Chris Sprowls doesnt rank as the luckiest politician ever (that would be U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., who won the lottery three times) but the baseball gods (sort of) smiled on him on Tuesday night.
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Bikers Rally at World War II Monument Against Obama
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 9, 2013 - 9:52am
Bikers from across the nation will be converging on Washington on Sunday at the World War II Memorial on the Mall to protest the Obama administrations decision to close the memorial and bar entry to World War II vets who had traveled here probably for the last time in their lives on Honor Flight visits. World War II veterans have won national attention for their rallying at the monument during the continued federal government shutdown.
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Allen West Endorses 4 Conservative Republican Candidates
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 9, 2013 - 9:48am
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, who has opened the door to a political comeback in 2016, offered a round of endorsements to Republicans across the country on Wednesday. The Allen West Guardian Fund PAC endorsed U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who is running against U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., in 2014. West also backed Republican congressional candidates Mia Love, who is angling for a rematch against U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, and Don Bogino who is looking to challenge U.S. Rep. John Delaney, D-Md. West also backed tea party favorite E.W.
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Second Amendment Supporters Defend 'Stand Your Ground'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 9, 2013 - 9:36am
On Tuesday, Second Amendment defenders Florida Carry testified in defense of the states Stand Your Ground law. Eric Friday, the lead attorney for Florida Carry, testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee in defense of the law.
Florida Carry promised on Tuesday night to defend the law in the political and judicial arenas.
"The idea that a person who acts to save a life should be punished along with the criminal is disgusting." said Sean Caranna, the executive director of Florida Carry.
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Seven50: It's Agenda 21's Baby Cousin in Florida
October 9, 2013 - 6:00pm
The folks behind Seven50 swear up and down their "blueprint for growing a more prosperous, more desirable Southeast Florida during the next 50 years" is no reincarnation of widely reviled Agenda 21.
An Optimistic Joe Negron Feels an Obama Visit Coming On
Submitted by Nancy Smith on October 9, 2013 - 1:46am
Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, told Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers (STCN) he's "feeling the momentum building toward a President Obama visit" to the polluted St. Lucie estuary and Indian River Lagoon.
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