October 28, 2012 - 7:00pm
AAA: Florida Fuel Prices Drop as European Unemployment Reduces Demand
Submitted by Anonymous on October 29, 2012 - 11:55am
Not to say unemployment anywhere is good, but European unemployment may actually be helping Floridians in one area: fuel prices.
AAA reports that one aspect for a continued decrease in fuel prices is that demand is down across Europe where the National Statistic Institute reports Spains unemployment rate has hit 25 percent and 11.4 percent in the euro zone.
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GOP Closes Gap on Florida's Registered Voters
October 28, 2012 - 7:00pm
Pam Bondi Is Right About Raises for State Employees
October 28, 2012 - 7:00pm
Attorney General Pam Bondi's impassioned stand last week against turning Florida's $334 million mortgage-fraud settlement into raises for state employees was nothing less than heroic.
Drug-Testing Law Heads to Appeals Court
October 28, 2012 - 7:00pm
A federal appeals court will hear arguments this week in a battle about a 2011 Florida law that would require people to pass drug tests before they can start receiving public-assistance benefits.
The state is asking the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a district judge's ruling that blocked the law because of concerns it violated the federal Constitution's ban on unreasonable searches.
Sunshine State News Poll: Bill Nelson 49%, Connie Mack 44%
Submitted by Nancy Smith on October 27, 2012 - 9:07am
A new Sunshine State News poll shows incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson holds a 5-percentage-point lead over Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, 49 to 44 percent, just as early voting begins and the race moves into its final days.
The battle now shifts to the remaining 7 percent of undecideds, the bulk of whom live along the Central Florida Interstate-4 corridor.
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Obama Campaign Has 'Some Bad News'
Submitted by Nancy Smith on October 27, 2012 - 12:07am
Within the night-and-day fundraising blitz the Democrats foist on their Internet supporters comes this latest, telling piece of email from Jim Messina, campaign manager, Obama for America. Seems the president is losing the fundraising battle.
"I'm asking you to dig deep, because I have some bad news," writes Messina.
"We just found out that Mitt Romney and the Republicans outraised us in the first half of this month, putting us $45 million behind during these crucial final days.
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Amendment 12: Revising Appointment Process for University System Board of Governors
October 25, 2012 - 6:00pm
Of the 12 ballot measures Florida voters will weigh in on as they head to the polls in the days leading up to the Nov. 6 election, the last of these is arguably the most obscure: it doesnt implicate taxes or revenues, and doesnt address any controversial social issues.
If passed by 60 percent of the voters, Amendment 12 the Florida Appointment Process for State University System Board of Governors Revision Amendment would change the way the state selects the student representative who sits on the Florida Board of Governors (BOG).
Weekly Roundup: Rick Scott Lays Out Education Message
October 26, 2012 - 6:00pm
Gov. Rick Scott unveiled his prescription for the future of education in Florida this week as he released details of an agenda that focused on national core standards and putting more faith in charter schools.
Following a listening tour that took him across the state, Scott released details of his legislative agenda for education, one of his few major forays outside economic development since taking office nearly two years ago.
Other than that, the looming elections in the politically deadlocked state overshadowed most issues this week.
Changing Demographics Won't Mean the End of Republican Party
October 28, 2012 - 7:00pm
When reading one of the endless stories about a just-released poll Thursday night, a pair of numbers struck my eye: 60 and 37.
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