October 26, 2012 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- We shouldn't be talking about this silliness -- Big Bird, "bull -- er," or a girl's "first time."
NO to Frivolous Amendment 12, Which Belittles the Heft of the Florida Constitution
October 28, 2012 - 7:00pm
Amendment 12 asks Floridas voters the toughest question on the 2012 ballot?Not really.
Florida Workers’ Comp Rates to Grow 6.1 Percent
October 25, 2012 - 6:00pm
Public Punishment
October 28, 2012 - 7:00pm
Rick Scott Orders Flags Lowered for St. Petersburg Army Analyst
Submitted by Anonymous on October 26, 2012 - 2:18pm
Gov. Rick Scott has ordered state and national flags lowered to half-staff Saturday outside the Pinellas County Courthouse, St. Petersburg City Hall and state Capitol for Brittany Gordon.
Gordon, 24, a U.S. Army intelligence analyst from St. Petersburg, was killed Oct. 13 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by an improvised explosive device.
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Bill Nelson Leads Connie Mack by 5 Points; I-4 Corridor Could Be the Decider
October 25, 2012 - 6:00pm
UPDATED -- Incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson holds a 5-percentage-point lead over Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, according to the latest Sunshine State News Poll, just as early voting in Florida 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.
YES to Amendment 12, Which Would Level Playing Field for Students to Serve on BOG
October 26, 2012 - 6:00pm
During the past spring's legislative session in Tallahassee, state lawmakers in a bipartisan effort passed House Joint Resolution 931, the student appointment to the Florida Board of Governors (BOG). This resolution will take the form of Amendment 12 on this years ballot.
Imogene Yarborough, the 'Cow Lady,' Named Ag Woman of the Year
Submitted by Anonymous on October 26, 2012 - 12:14pm
Imogene Yarborough, who has been a staple of Florida ranching for nearly 60 years, has been named the 2012 Woman of the Year in Agriculture.
Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced the award Friday.
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Body Count
October 26, 2012 - 6:00pm
Florida Education Association Endorses Supreme Court Justices: Payback for 'Activist' Ruling?
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 26, 2012 - 11:22am
Through our friends at FloridaWatchdog.org,, Sunshine State News has obtained a copy of a letter the Broward teachers' union sent to its members, announcing the endorsement of the retention of Justices Barbara Pariente, R. Fred Lewis, and Peggy Quince by the organization's state affiliate, the Florida Education Association. The letter is attached below.
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