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DOC Deficit Balloons; Now $95 Million in the Red

February 20, 2013 - 6:00pm

The cost of downsizing and consolidating Florida's prison system cost at least $15 million more than expected this year and the Department of Corrections continues to operate in the red, the state's prisons secretary told lawmakers Wednesday.

Deficits related to the closure of two correctional facilities, a controversial push to privatize health service and overtime expenses incurred as a result of consolidation combined to deepen the Department of Corrections deficit to $95.2.million.

E-fairness Makes Florida More Competitive

Mark Wilson

February 20, 2013 - 6:00pm

This week, retailers from across Florida, led by our partners at the Florida Retail Federation and their president and CEO Rick McAllister, are meeting in Tallahassee to continue the fight to ensure a fair and equitable taxation system that discourages government from determining winners and losers through unfair tax policy.

Rick Scott: Three Years of Obamacare Isn't a 'White Flag of Surrender'

Jim Turner

February 19, 2013 - 6:00pm

Be Flattered, Governor: Lefties Are Bringing Out the Big Guns

Nancy Smith

February 20, 2013 - 6:00pm

Let's see ... Mother Jones turns out a story ripping the tea party and Rick Scott, and guess what happens?

GOP Has Trouble Settling on Candidates Who Can Win

Michael Barone

February 20, 2013 - 6:00pm

One of the interesting things about recent elections is that Republicans have tended to do better the farther you go down the ballot.

Bruce Antone: Returning Freshman Focusing on ‘Stand Your Ground’ Reforms and Urban Development

Eric Giunta

February 19, 2013 - 6:00pm

Who, Me?

February 19, 2013 - 6:00pm

Sequestration Puts 12,000 Civilians at Florida Bases on Furlough

Sunshine State News

February 19, 2013 - 6:00pm

Florida Ranks 4th in Nation for Student Success in Advanced Placement Classes

Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 20, 2013 - 3:43pm

The Orlando Sentinel reports that Florida has moved up two slots, to No. 4, nationwide for percentage of high school graduates in 2012 who had passed at least one Advanced Placement (AP) course during their four years of study.

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Bryan Nelson: Legislators Be Alert For Last-Minute STOLI Changes

Submitted by Anonymous on February 20, 2013 - 3:21pm

Rep. Bryan Nelson, R-Apopka, is working with a seniors coalition to ward off what they expect will be predatory legislation that will be pushed before legislators as the 60-day regular session draws to a close.

The STANDUP for Seniors Coalition, a group of senior advocates, veterans and concerned Floridians, announced Wednesday at the Capitol that they will be advising members to lobby legislators against proposals promoted as bolstering the Stranger-originated Life Insurance (STOLI) market.

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