May 28, 2012 - 6:00pm
Floridas effort to increase international trade spawned an 18.3 percent growth in the value of traffic through its seaports last year, according to the Florida Ports Council.
Scott Randolph Opts Out of Florida House, Wants to Lead State Democratic Party
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 29, 2012 - 1:01pm
On Tuesday, Rep. Scott Randolph, D-Orlando, announced that he would not seek re-election to the Florida House but would instead seek to be the chairman of the Florida Democratic Party.
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Angela Corey Backs George LeMieux to Challenge Bill Nelson
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 29, 2012 - 11:59am
State Attorney Angela Corey, now gaining national attention for her role in the Trayvon Martin case, announced on Tuesday that she is backing former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., in November,
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USF Students Honor Sen. Mike Fasano for Poly Split Fight
Submitted by Anonymous on May 29, 2012 - 10:46am
State Sen. Mike Fasano, New Port Richey, was named 2012 Outstanding Student Advocate by the University of South Florida student body.
During the 2012 session, Fasano had opposed the separation of the University of South Floridas branch campus in Lakeland into the independent Florida Polytechnic University, which was also opposed by the students.
Fasano also fought university budget cuts during the session.
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Rick Scott Appoints Gayle Oberst to Greenways Council
Submitted by Anonymous on May 29, 2012 - 10:19am
Gov. Rick Scott appointed Panama City Beach Mayor Gayle Oberst to the Florida Greenways and Trails Council.
Oberst, 68, succeeds Greg Chelius.
The term begins May 29 and ends Jan. 23, 2013.
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Mitt Romney Attacks Obama's Management of the Economy
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 29, 2012 - 10:11am
With the Memorial Day weekend over, the team behind Mitt Romney -- who should win enough delegates in the Texas primary on Tuesday to secure the Republican presidential nomination -- launched two lines of attack against President Barack Obamas economic record.
The Romney team took aim at the Democrat incumbent on Tuesday, arguing that his administration has been hostile to job creation.
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Passenger Counts Increase at Florida’s Cruise Ports
Submitted by Anonymous on May 29, 2012 - 9:46am
Florida recorded $6.3 billion being spent at its seven cruise ports as the number of cruise passengers grew from 12.8 million in 2009-2010 to 13.5 million in the 2010-2011 fiscal year, according to the Florida Ports Council's Five-Year Mission Plan released Friday.
Port of Miami, Port Everglades and Port Canaveral retained the top spots among the nation's cruise industry.
Overall, Florida accounted for 59.7 percent of all U.S. cruise embarkations.
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Long-Term Care Ombudsman Approach Is New
May 28, 2012 - 6:00pm
It's been one year since Jim Crochet became Florida's long-term care ombudsman, head watchdog of the program charged with protecting the rights of nursing home and long-term care residents statewide.
It's been a tough year.
In February, soon after Gov. Rick Scott took office, he dismissed the previous ombudsman, Brian Lee, who had served for seven years and was considered a thorn in the side of providers as were some of his volunteers.
How Bill Kristol Purged the Arabists
May 28, 2012 - 6:00pm
After taping John Stossel's show on March 16 in New York, the Mrs. and I took the 10 a.m. Acela back to Washington. Once we had boarded the train, who should come waddling up the aisle but Bill Kristol.
Tell Me Again Why We Shouldn't Want Accurate Voter Rolls
May 28, 2012 - 6:00pm
The headline reads, "Voting rights groups ask Scott to stop noncitizen voter purge." Think about it. Why would any voting rights group in America do a thing like that?
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