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Florida Restaurant Workers Targeted in Expansion of Union Activities

October 28, 2012 - 7:00pm

The latest battle brewing across Florida centers on controversial county ordinances that would require employers to offer paid sick time, a move that would increase costs for small businesses still hurting in this severe recession.

In Orlando, Citizens for a Greater Orange County collected enough signatures to have the question placed on the November ballot. If voters pass it, all businesses within Orange County with 15 or more employees must provide paid sick leave.

Seminole Workers Chip in to Fight Against Gambling Expansion

Submitted by Anonymous on October 25, 2012 - 10:16pm

While Walt Disney World has spent nearly $2.5 million this year to candidates with the intent of holding the line on casino gambling in Florida, they are not alone in their fight.

Employees working for the Seminole Tribe of Florida have pooled $3,144 as of Sept. 28, according to Indian Country Today Media Network.

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Sex Hounds and Ex-Cons: One of the Most Important Local Races You Haven't Heard About

Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 25, 2012 - 7:27pm

What do you get when you cross a) a Republican appearing on the ballot under the name of a candidate who left the race in disgrace after it was discovered he used taxpayer dollars and public facilities tohold numerous sex romps with his wife's boss, with b) an ex-convict-turned-Christian minister who's received numerous public accolades for devoting all of the last half of his life torehabilitatinghardened criminals -- former Gov. Jeb Bush has called him "one of my heroes" -- and is now running on an obscure third-party ticket?

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The All-Out Battle to Fix Florida Elections

Yaël Ossowski FloridaWatchdog.org

October 25, 2012 - 6:00pm

For the average voter in the state of Florida, questions about the legitimacy of the election process are about as common as candidates specific platforms or policies.

In the past two weeks leading up to the general election, more examples of voter intimidation, perceived fraud and misinformation are cropping up and affecting residents from all political bents, once again putting into doubt the electoral legitimacy in one of the nations most important swing states.

BP Changes Ethanol Plans in Florida

Michael Peltier News Service of Florida

October 25, 2012 - 6:00pm

Plans for a 36-million-gallon-per-year ethanol plant in Highlands County are being scrapped by BP Oil, which announced Thursday it will seek investment opportunities elsewhere.

Backing off plans announced in 2008 to build the cellulose-based ethanol plant in south-Central Florida, BP said it is ending its pursuit of commercial ethanol production in the United States entirely and will instead focus on developing the next generation of bio-fuel technology.

Meet Bernie DeCastro: His Sheriff's Race Could Result in Biggest Third-Party Win in Florida History

Eric Giunta

October 24, 2012 - 6:00pm

Bernie DeCastro is an ex-convict running for sheriff of Marion County on an obscure third-party ticket; and he might win.

That's because the redeemed jailbird-turned-social worker, whom Jeb Bush once referred to as "one of my heroes," is the only man in the race whose name appears on the ballot.

McGovern and Goldwater: Losers or Winners?

Pat Buchanan

October 25, 2012 - 6:00pm

Early in Ronald Reagan's second term, Bill Rusher, the publisher of National Review, was interviewing the president in the Oval Office for a documentary on the conservative movement.

Got 'Em!

October 25, 2012 - 6:00pm

Coming Friday! Sunshine State News' Presidential Preference Poll

Submitted by Nancy Smith on October 25, 2012 - 4:45pm

In conjunction with Voter Survey Service (VSS) of Harrisburg, Pa., Sunshine State News will release survey results and analyses in Florida's two headliner races of the 2012 general election on Friday and Saturday -- the presidential race first and Florida's U.S. Senate race on the weekend.

With less than two weeks to go before voting day on Nov. 6, Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican former governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney are pulling out all the stops to win the Sunshine State.

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State Attorney: Seven Charged in Mortgage Fraud

Submitted by Anonymous on October 25, 2012 - 4:08pm

Six South Floridians and one Orlando resident have been charged as part of a mortgage fraud scheme that totaled nearly $5 million, the Attorney General and Miami-Dade Police Department reported.

By working with the Miami-Dade Police Department, we have stopped this mortgage fraud scheme, Attorney General Pam Bondi stated. We will continue our efforts to stop mortgage fraud and hold criminals accountable.

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