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Flags Ordered to Half-Staff for U.S. Army Spc. Brenden Salazar

Submitted by Anonymous on August 2, 2012 - 1:00pm

Gov. Rick Scott has ordered state and national flags lowered to half-staff on Friday outside the Seminole County Courthouse, Winter Springs City Hall and the Capitol in Tallahassee in honor of U.S. Army Specialist Brenden N. Salazar.

Salazar, 20, of Chuluota, was one of two Floridians killed July 22 after their unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Pul-E Alam, Afghanistan.

Spc. Justin L. Horsley, 21, of Palm Bay, also died in the attack.

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio Backs Ron DeSantis for Congress

Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 2, 2012 - 12:25pm

Ron DeSantis, an attorney and veteran from the First Coast who is running in a crowded Republican primary for an open congressional seat, announced on Thursday that he had won the backing of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Arizona law enforcement officer who has won national notice for his stances ranging from immigration to President Barack Obamas birth certificate.

Arpaio pointed to DeSantis' record on immigration and military service as reasons he was backing him.

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UF, at 80th, Is Florida’s Top School -- Forbes

Jim Turner

August 1, 2012 - 6:00pm

At a time when lawmakers have been focused on improving the national standings of Florida universities, the state landed only one school on the annual Forbes list of the top colleges that was based upon results rather than reputation.

The University of Florida landed 80th on the Forbes list, 52 places ahead of the private University of Miami and 113 slots before the Florida State University.

New College of Florida placed ahead of FSU at 189.

Florida A&M took the lowest place among Floridas schools at 629.

Florida's Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday Under Way

Jim Turner

August 1, 2012 - 6:00pm

Pam Stewart to Head Florida Education until Full-Time Replacement Found

Submitted by Anonymous on August 2, 2012 - 8:14am

Members of the state Board of Education, holding an emergency session Thursday morning, unanimously named K-12 Chancellor Pam Stewart as the interim replacement for Gerard Robinson, who on Tuesday announced he was leaving the $275,000-a-year post to return to his family in Virginia.

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Florida to Go National Again in Search for Education Commissioner

Jim Turner

August 1, 2012 - 6:00pm

Don't Ya Just Love it? Pam Bondi Blows Off Bubbletown

Nancy Smith

August 1, 2012 - 6:00pm

State officeholders serve the state, not the state capital. So, good for Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi who had the guts to break out of the Tallahassee bubble.

Rick Scott to Announce Defense Industry Jobs at the Cape

Submitted by Anonymous on August 1, 2012 - 10:28pm

Gov. Rick Scott and Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll will be on the Space Coast Thursday as part of an announcement regarding defense industry jobs coming to Cape Canaveral.

A release from the governors office states the announcement will be made at 11:30 a.m. at the Tides Club at Patrick Air Force Base.

Scott is also scheduled to participate in a defense contractors' round table Thursday afternoon at Brevard Community Colleges Cocoa campus.

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New Energy Opportunities for Florida’s Future

David Mica

August 1, 2012 - 6:00pm

Affordable and reliable energy will be an essential part of Floridas economic recovery.

First Claims Bills Filed in Senate

David Royse News Service of Florida

August 1, 2012 - 6:00pm

A woman profoundly injured when hit by a speeding deputy sheriff who didn't have his siren on, a woman killed by chemotherapy she shouldn't have ever had, and a man wrongfully imprisoned for seven years would all be compensated by claims bills filed Wednesday in the Senate.

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