April 8, 2012 - 6:00pm
Time for a postmortem on the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
Rick Scott is Off to School in Jacksonville, Orlando on Monday
Submitted by Anonymous on April 8, 2012 - 10:36pm
Gov. Rick Scott will be touring schools in Jacksonville, Orlando and Palm Harbor on Monday, observing students in some of the STEM -- science, technology, engineering, math -- fields and preparing for a school play.
Scott is scheduled to be at Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School for the Medical Arts in Jacksonville at 8:45 a.m.
By 11:30 a.m., Scott is scheduled to be at Evans High School in Orlando for a visit that is to include meeting with students studying in the schools Academy of Information Technology.
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Democrats Make Conventional Appeal for Corporate/Lobby Loot
Submitted by Anonymous on April 8, 2012 - 10:03am
While some of Florida's provincial media obsess over seating rules at the Republican Convention in Tampa, the Democrats are reversing course and kowtowing to big-money interests in Charlotte.
After initially barring corporations and lobbyists from contributing money to this summer's DNC convention, organizers have found ways to skirt the rules and give those groups a presence.
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Happy Easter: Obama Sends $1.5 Billion to Muslim Brotherhood
Submitted by Anonymous on April 8, 2012 - 9:40am
The Obama administration has quietly released $1.5 billion in foreign aid to the new Egyptian government dominated by the Islamist supremacist Muslim Brotherhood.
Oh, you hadn't heard? Well, that's understandable.
"It is not easy to find the announcement," wrote Andrew McCarthy in National Review on Friday. "With the legacy media having joined the Obama re-election campaign, we must turn for such news to outlets like the Kuwait News Agency.
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Study: Candidates, Media Ignore Kids' Issues
April 8, 2012 - 6:00pm
Children are being ignored in the 2012 presidential debates, according to a national report released late last week.
The Iowa-based Child and Family Policy Center found that the candidates and media discussed children's issues less than 2 percent of the time over 20 debates just 17 debate questions of more than 1,000.
"They're not talking about children," said Roy Miller, head of the Florida Childrens Campaign, of the candidates. "And that includes their own children. I mean, we gave them credit if they even mentioned they had kids of their own."
CD 19 Prediction: Gary Aubuchon, Paige Kreegel Top Prospects to Succeed Connie Mack
Submitted by Anonymous on April 7, 2012 - 2:15pm
The departure of Lee County Commissioner Tammy Hall from the 19th Congressional District race has helped state Rep. Gary Aubuchon, Hall's former campaign strategist says.
"Most of her supporters went over to Gary," Anthony Pedicini told Sunshine State News on Saturday. "He definitely has taken the inside track."
The contest to succeed Rep. Connie Mack, R-Naples, remains crowded and contentious, however. Other leading candidates are state Rep. Paige Kreegel, R-Punta Gorda, Trey Radel and Chauncey Goss.
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The Rev. Tim Tebow? Look Who's Delivering Easter Sermon to 30,000
Submitted by Nancy Smith on April 7, 2012 - 10:37am
Tim Tebow, already a quarterback legend at the University of Florida, will deliver the sermon in Georgetown, Texas, at Celebration Church this Easter Sunday.
Tebow should feel right at home, as if he's in a bowl game. The church is setting up bleachers for expected crowds of 30,000 people.
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Rick Scott Signs Hospital, Pharmacy Vaccination Bills
April 5, 2012 - 6:00pm
Resolving two long-running debates, Gov. Rick Scott has signed bills that will give more vaccination powers to pharmacists and increase oversight of the sales or leases of public hospitals.
The pharmacy and hospital bills were two of several health-related measures that Scott signed heading into the holiday weekend. Others included a bill that would allow the use of what is known as a "medical loss ratio" for managed-care plans in the Medicaid program.
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Pam Bondi: Easter and Passover Statements
Submitted by Anonymous on April 6, 2012 - 3:39pm
Attorney General Pam Bondi released the following statements for the Passover and Easter holidays.
Passover
I send warm wishes to the families throughout Florida and the world who will observe the beginning of Passover tonight at sundown. As families gather to celebrate this sacred holiday, I encourage each of us to be grateful for the blessings bestowed upon us.
Easter
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