December 9, 2012 - 6:00pm
Mexican Migration May Be Over
December 9, 2012 - 6:00pm
Is mass migration from Mexico to the United States a thing of the past?
Charlie Crist and John Morgan: Let the Mutual Back-Scratching Begin
December 9, 2012 - 6:00pm
Some of the folks who know Charlie Crist and his uber-attorney employer John Morgan best say Florida is about to find out what makes their relationship tick.
It isn't, it never was, personal-injury law.
"I'll tell you what it is," said Washington, D.C., attorney Phillip A. Harris, who claims he worked briefly with both men. "It's all about ambition and a love of power. This is a real symbiotic friendship these two men have.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is at the Top of the Class
December 10, 2012 - 6:00pm
It's official. Rick Scott is the best governor in the nation.
Rick Scott: Early-Learning Funding Formula to Be Reviewed by Jan. 1
December 9, 2012 - 6:00pm
Responding to the unanimous request of Florida's 31 early learning coalitions, Gov. Rick Scott announced earlier this month that recent controversial changes to the funding formula for the state's subsidized school readiness programs would be frozen and reviewed.
In a letter to Roseann Fricks, chair of the Association of Early Learning Coalitions, Scott said he had asked the state Office of Early Learning to establish a work group of lawmakers, coalitions, child care providers and local governments to "gather input and refine a funding formula" by Jan. 1, 2014.
Atlas Carrying Hush-Hush Space Plane Set to Launch Tuesday
Submitted by Anonymous on December 9, 2012 - 8:09am
Residents in and around the Space Coast may get a chance to watch as one of the U.S. Air Forces hush-hush mini-shuttles is launched on Tuesday.
An Atlas V rocket is expected to go up between 1:03 p.m. and 6:03 p.m. from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying an X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle in its secret cargo.
The space plane, developed by The Boeing Company, is 29 feet long. No timeline for the length of the flight or its itinerary is available.
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Spending in CD 18 Race Reached $109 Per Vote
Submitted by Anonymous on December 9, 2012 - 8:07am
U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Palm Beach Gardens, spent $109.90 per vote in his unsuccessful bid for the new Congressional District 18 seat, according to the Sun Sentinel.
The total doesnt include money from special interests that flooded into the northern Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast district.
Democrat Patrick Murphy spent $25.05 per vote in his winning effort.
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Drug Abuse and Newborns Task Force Meeting Monday
Submitted by Anonymous on December 9, 2012 - 8:04am
Attorney General Pam Bondis Statewide Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse and Newborns will meet Monday at 1 p.m. in the state Capitol.
The task force that Bondi chairs was created in the 2012 legislative session.The task force has been charged with determining the scope of the problem, effective treatment for babies, and prevention strategies for expectant mothers.
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Piper Reaches Deal to Keep State, Local Incentive Money
Submitted by Anonymous on December 9, 2012 - 8:04am
The state may not get back money pumped into Piper Aircraft four years ago for an expansion that failed to take off.
Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers reports that a deal has been worked that would allow Piper Aircraft in Vero Beach to keep the $10.6 million in state and local incentives the aircraft manufacturer received if it is able to hold the line on the current staffing level.
Indian River County Attorney Alan Polackwich told Scripps that the agreement is "a compromise."
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‘Do Not Call' Violators, Travel Sales Top Floridians' Complaints
Submitted by Anonymous on December 9, 2012 - 8:02am
Calls about solicitation for contributions, problems with motor vehicle repair and landlord-tenant issues remain the top reason people call the state s1-800-HELP-FLA consumer hotline.
In November, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services received 21,284 calls and 606 emails for consumer assistance, with more than 12,200 complaints filed.
The top complaints were for violations of the states Do Not Call list, people selling travel packages and telemarketing.
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