May 30, 2013 - 6:00pm
This sale of American pork giant Smithfield Foods to massive Chinese meat producer Shuanghai is just a little bit creepy, don't you think?
Smithfield Foods Sale to Chinese Outfit Unsettling
Mitt Romney Strengthens Paul Ryan
May 30, 2013 - 6:00pm
Unlike several vice presidential candidates in recent years, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin can count on the support of his running mate if he sets his sights on the Republican presidential nomination -- and recent signs indicate that Ryan is going all out to raise his profile.
In an interview with CBS News Thursday morning, Ann Romney, wife of defeated Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, said she and her husband are behind Ryan if he runs for president in 2016.
Scott Signs Bills Giving Trafficking Victims a Way to Clear Records
May 30, 2013 - 6:00pm
Victims of human trafficking will soon have a legal path to expunge records of crimes they were forced to commit in Florida.
Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday signed a pair of bills (HB 1325 and HB 1327) that take effect Jan. 1, creating a legal process for human-trafficking victims to get their criminal records expunged -- typically for prostitution charges.
The process would only apply to crimes committed while the victims were being forced, threatened or coerced.
Rick Scott Lauded for Signing Tax Refund, Water Nutrient Bills
May 29, 2013 - 6:00pm
Just Honored: Jeff Henderson of Sunshine State News Named One of Florida's Best Political Writers
Submitted by Nancy Smith on May 30, 2013 - 5:39pm
In the "blowing our own horn department": Congratulations to Sunshine State News' Jeff Henderson, named Thursday by "The Fix" in the Washington Post as one of the seven best political writers in Florida.
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Obama's Dorothy Doctrine
May 30, 2013 - 6:00pm
"This war, like all wars, must end. That's what history advises ..."
Breadwinner Moms
May 30, 2013 - 6:00pm
The headlines were misleading: "Moms are Breadwinners in Record 4 of 10 Households." Immediate thought: Wow, 40 percent of wives are primary breadwinners. Nope.
Keep It Simple
May 30, 2013 - 6:00pm
Bill McCollum Has No Plans for a Rematch Against Rick Scott
Submitted by Anonymous on May 30, 2013 - 3:50pm
The Tampa Bay Times is reporting that former Attorney General Bill McCollum has closed the door to challenging Gov. Rick Scott in the Republican primaries next year. Scott defeated McCollum in a close and bitter contest.
Still, McCollum, who was very active in helping Newt Gingrichs presidential bid in Florida in 2012, wouldn't be surprised if another candidate challenges Scott in the primaries.
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Rick Scott Makes Nice to the Gator Nation by Honoring Steve Spurrier
Submitted by Anonymous on May 30, 2013 - 2:44pm
Despite doing his undergrad work in Missouri and studying law at Southern Methodist, Gov. Rick Scott attempted to woo the Gator Nation on Thursday. Scott headed to Gainesville to present Steve Spurrier, now the head coach of the University of South Carolina football, with a Great Floridian award. Spurrier led the Gators to a national title as a coach and won the Heisman as a player there.
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