March 6, 2013 - 6:00pm
Rick Scott Recognizes Publix with Business Ambassador Award
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 7, 2013 - 12:58pm
During Thursday's Florida Cabinet meeting, Gov. Rick Scott presented Publix with the Governors Business Ambassador Award for the companys "longstanding commitment to hiring people with disabilities throughout the state."
Publixs Associate Diversity Development Specialist Greta Dupuy, Store Manager Chip Seale, and Store Manager Mark Grant accepted the award during the meeting. Scott and the Florida Cabinet also declared the month of March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.
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Rick Scott: VISIT FLORIDA Anticipates Tourist Spending to Reach Record Levels
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 7, 2013 - 12:48pm
During a meeting of the Florida Cabinet Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott announced that according to preliminary estimates released by VISIT FLORIDA, visitors to the state spent a record $71.8 billion, an increase of 6.8 percent over 2011. This represents a record year of spending in 2012 by tourists in Florida, exceeding the previous highs of $67.2 billion in 2011 and $65.5 billion in 2007.
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Dept. of Education to Teach Common Core Standards in Orlando
Submitted by Anonymous on March 7, 2013 - 11:14am
The Florida Department of Education will hold an educational seminar in Orlando Friday to help school districts implement Common Core State Standards.
Florida Commissioner of Education Tony Bennett will host theTransitioning to the Common Core Community of Practice meeting that will includepresentations and discussions on curriculum development, best practices and lessons learned and support for educators during the transition, which will be led by staff from six Florida school districts.
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Cancer-Drug Legislation Would Reduce Costs for Thousands of Patients
March 6, 2013 - 6:00pm
Too many Floridians are facing a frightening life-or-death choice every day: either go deep into debt to pay for a lifesaving cancer treatment taken by mouth, or take a not-as-effective drug that costs much less.
The troubling truth is that cancer drugs can cost more, depending on how theyre administered.
Thats patently unfair, according to a couple of state lawmakers who want to put an end to huge differences in prices for drugs taken orally and intravenously. They are championingthe Cancer Treatment Fairness Act, SB 422 in the Senate and HB 301 in the House.
Will Weatherford Clarifies Safety Net Story
March 6, 2013 - 6:00pm
Everglades Foundation's Bogus Stats Unworthy of Florida Audubon
March 6, 2013 - 6:00pm
You know what they say happens when you repeat a lie often enough.
Is Rick Scott Being Pressured to Appoint Activist Judges?
March 5, 2013 - 6:00pm
Spending Cuts May Be the Answer to Slow Economic Growth
March 6, 2013 - 6:00pm
The Dow set a new high on Tuesday, but the larger economy is a different story. What if today's sluggish economic growth turns out to be the new normal? That's the unsettling question asked by some of our most creative economic thinkers.
Adam Putnam Announces Legislation to Protect Children from Becoming Victims of Identity Theft
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 6, 2013 - 4:04pm
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam has announced legislation that would enable parents to protect their children from the growing crime of identity theft.
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