Gov. Rick Scott, who has championed bulking up Floridas seaports as a means to attract more global trade, has called for the fast-tracking of the widening and deepening of Port Canaveral's shipping channel by pumping $24.4 million into the $65 million project.
The action is expected to advance the work from 2017 to 2014, allowing larger cargo and cruise ships into the port.
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Florida reported 48 mass layoffs in the second quarter of the year, impacting 5,778 workers, up from 20 in the first three months, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
All in all, 8,506 people have been impacted by the mass layoffs in the Sunshine State this year, the federal quarterly report, deemed preliminary, stated.
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Just when you think Florida environmentalists can't get any further out in left field, they go and drop back against the wall. I'm talking about their latest plan to budget their causes by ballot initiative.
Gov. Rick Scotts schedule for Thursday includes a job announcement in the morning on the Space Coast, conducting a ceremonial bill signing with students that drafted the new law, and helping the Office Depot Foundation in Tampa distribute school supplies in the afternoon.
The nature of the job announcement was not immediately available, other than that it will occur at 9 a.m. at Cruise Terminal 6 at Cape Canaveral.
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A district appeals court urged the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to weigh in on how long is too long when sentencing a juvenile for crimes other than murder, since the U.S. Supreme Court has said such kids can't spend their entire lives in prison.
At approximately 3 p.m. Wednesday, Judge Terry Lewis ofthe 2nd Judicial Circuit Court dismissed a lawsuit brought againstFlorida Supreme Court JusticesBarbara Pariente, Peggy Quince, and R. Fred Lewis by theSoutheastern Legal Foundation (SLF).
SLF, a conservative public-interest law firm, is representing two citizen plaintiffs whoallege that the justicesemployed the services of their law clerks to further their campaigns and falsified campaign documents, both of which would be violations of state law.
Traumas suffered by a society generations ago can still have a negative effect centuries later.
Energy experts are closely watching how the $18 billion merger of Progress Energy into Duke Energy will impact Floridas overall power grid.
Already a significant energy company in Florida, Progress Energy is now backed by the largest electric power holding company in the United States.
The future of the Crystal River nuclear power plant remains under review, while the natural gas segment is expected to continue to play a significant role in Florida.
At approximately 3 p.m. Wednesday, Judge Terry Lewis ofthe 2nd Judicial Circuit Court dismissed a lawsuit brought against Florida Supreme Court JusticesBarbara Pariente, Peggy Quince, and R. Fred Lewisby theSoutheastern Legal Foundation (SLF).
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