June 27, 2013 - 6:00pm
Appeals Court Lifts California Ban on Gay Marriage
Submitted by Anonymous on June 28, 2013 - 7:07pm
Gay marriages can resume in California. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted its stay onaninjunction which ordered California state officials to stop enforcing Proposition 8. With this court action, counties in California can now begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
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DEP Bonus Program Approved Over Environmental Concerns
June 27, 2013 - 6:00pm
Congress Blows Town Without a College Loan Fix
Submitted by Nancy Smith on June 28, 2013 - 5:09pm
The nation's capital is emptying out and members of Congress have officially left town for the Fourth of July holiday -- making their escape without passing a student loan fix.
That means the interest rate on federal loans available to low-income students will double on Monday.
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Rainbow Justice
June 27, 2013 - 6:00pm
Florida Colleges Among Most Affordable in Country
Submitted by Anonymous on June 28, 2013 - 4:22pm
Tuition may be rising across the country, but Florida universities are still among the most affordable four-year colleges with some of the lowest tuition rates in the entire country. Nineteen Florida College System (FCS) universities made the list, which was created by the U.S. Department of Education's College Affordability and Transparency Center.
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Hispanic Voters Waited the Longest to Vote in 2012
Submitted by Anonymous on June 28, 2013 - 12:19pm
Hispanic voters waited the longest in November 2012 in Florida, according to a statewide study. The study was conducted by political scientists at Dartmouth University and the University of Florida and found a greater proportion of Hispanic voters closed later on Nov. 6 than precincts with predominantly white voters. Blacks had waits in some cases, but these were shorter than Hispanics.Black voters also waited for longer than white voters did.
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Gov. Scott Signs Agreement to Implement RESTORE Funding
Submitted by Anonymous on June 28, 2013 - 11:37am
Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that he had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gulf Consortium to create a process to develop Floridas State Expenditure Plan for RESTORE funding.
The RESTORE Act creates the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, and will establish various funding categories. The RESTORE Act will be funded by Clean Water Act civil and administrative penalties paid by responsible parties from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that heavily damaged the ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
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Texas Abortion Filibuster Getting More Coverage Than Kermit Gosnell
Submitted by Nancy Smith on June 28, 2013 - 10:00am
While reporters "struggled and struggled and struggled" to find any reason to cover abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell's trial, says a Real Clear Politics story on Friday, they certainly are climbing all over an abortion filibuster going on in Texas.
It's a tweetfest.
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U.S. Army Blocks Guardian Website
Submitted by Anonymous on June 28, 2013 - 9:23am
The U.S. Army has blocked access toThe Guardian's website on computers in the organization, according to a report from the Monterey Herald. The restriction comes after The Guardian published leaked National Security Agency documents exposing a top-secret surveillance program to snoop on millions of ordinary Americans.
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