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Carole Crist Loses Custody of Teenage Daughters -- Without a Fight

Submitted by Nancy Smith on February 15, 2013 - 12:45pm

Did you know Carole Crist has two children by her ex-husband Todd Rome? Probably not. How would you? Neither she nor her husband Charlie are ever seen with them.

And that's the problem now. Carole apparently has "mommy issues" -- as in "I don't want to be one."

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Seventy Citations Issued in Sweep for Workers’ Comp Insurance

Submitted by Anonymous on February 15, 2013 - 12:00pm

Nearly one in 10 companies contacted this week by Florida investigators failed to carry the required workers compensation insurance, the states chief financial officer announced Friday.

Investigators with the Department of Financial Services Division of Workers Compensation Bureau of Compliance and Division of Insurance Fraud made random visits to 375 construction sites, contacting 770 employers during a two-day sweep.

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Gaetz to Preview Legislative Session at Gulf Coast Builders’ Dinner

Submitted by Anonymous on February 15, 2013 - 11:15am

Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, will give a preview of the 2013 legislative session during the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange 2013 Annual Dinner tonight at Michaels on East in Sarasota.

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Scott Heading to Fort Myers to Highlight Transportation Budget

Submitted by Anonymous on February 14, 2013 - 7:27pm

Gov. Rick Scott will be in Fort Myers on Friday to highlight the transportation portion of his $74.2 billion fiscal plan he has already presented to state legislators.

A release from the governors office states that Scott will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. at the Swift Sunguide Center, which is the regional transportation management hub for I-75 in Southwest Florida.

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Lawyers, Legislators Debate Changing Florida's Expert Witness Standards

Eric Giunta

February 13, 2013 - 6:00pm

For the third year in a row, a bill has been introduced into the Legislature that, if passed, would alter Floridas nearly century-old standards for admitting expert testimony in civil and criminal trials. The measure has sharply divided the legal community.

The Florida House Civil Justice Subcommittee approved PCB CJS 13-02 ("Expert Testimony") along a 9-4 party-line vote Wednesday evening. The bill is the brainchild of subcommittee chairman Larry Metz, R-Yalaha, who is himself an attorney.

League of Women Voters: Don't Raise Contribution Limit

Brandon Larrabee News Service of Florida

February 14, 2013 - 6:00pm

Why Are We Still on the DMZ?

Pat Buchanan

February 14, 2013 - 6:00pm

North Korea has just pulled off an impressive dual feat -- the successful test both of an intercontinental ballistic missile and an atom bomb in the 6-kiloton range.

Mardi Gross?

February 14, 2013 - 6:00pm

Connie Mack: 'Drone Warfare Campaign Strikes at Heart of Constitution'

Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 14, 2013 - 4:34pm

Former U.S. congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Connie Mack, R-Fla., has taken to the pages of The Hill to condemn President Obama's drone campaign, along with his administration's policy to resort to "remote control assassination" of suspected terrorists, even if they are American citizens who have not been convicted in a court of law.

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Don Gaetz Names Michelle Anchors to Commission on Ethics

Submitted by Anonymous on February 14, 2013 - 4:10pm

Michelle Anchors, who was appointed by former Gov. Jeb Bush to the Committee for a Sustainable Emerald Coast, has been named to the Florida Commission on Ethics by Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville.

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