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JaxPort to Host Caribbean Shipping Executives Conference

Submitted by Anonymous on March 27, 2012 - 10:09am

More than 200 Caribbean shipping executives will be heading to Northeast Florida in May for their annual conference, the Jacksonville Port Authority, JaxPort, announced.

The 11th annual Caribbean Shipping Executives Conference will take place May 21-23 at the Omni Plantation in Amelia Island.

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1 Million-Plus Anti-Obamacare Petitions Land in Harry Reid's Office

Submitted by Anonymous on March 27, 2012 - 10:00am

An organization campaigning to repeal Obamacare announced Tuesday it would deliver to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid more than 1 million petition signatures demanding repeal of the law.

Ken Hoagland, chairman of Restore America's Voice Foundation, called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act "an assault on the Constitution and on the consent of the governed."

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India-based MindTree Limited to Hire 400 in Gainesville

Submitted by Anonymous on March 27, 2012 - 9:58am

MindTree Limited, a global information technology company based out of Bangalore, India, and Warren, N.J., has announced plans to open its first U.S. development center in Gainesville.

The move is expected to bring the first of 400 jobs starting this summer.

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Mitt Romney's Team Questions Rick Santorum's Conservatism

Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 27, 2012 - 9:48am

The two leading candidates for the Republican presidential nomination -- Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum -- continue to fight over conservative credentials.

On Tuesday, the Romney camp took aim at Santorums record, insisting that conservatives cannot trust the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania.

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Jennifer Carroll Backs Paige Kreegel's Bid to Succeed Connie Mack in Congress

Submitted by Anonymous on March 27, 2012 - 8:19am

Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll has endorsed state Rep. Paige Kreegel in southwest Florida's 19th Congressional District.

In a statement, Carroll applauded the state representative for his "leadership, cool temperament, out-of-the-box thinking and strong conservative principles."

"The citizens will be well-served having you in higher office to work and look out for their well-being and for this reason, I fully support your campaign, Carroll said to the Punta Gorda Republican.

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David Alan Gore Wants Supreme Court to Block his Execution

Submitted by Anonymous on March 26, 2012 - 10:32pm

The attorneys for convicted serial murder David Alan Gore filed paperwork Monday with the Florida Supreme Court to block his April 12 execution.

His attorneys want the states top court to overturn the order by Circuit Judge Dan Vaughn because they claim Gore was denied a requested hearing on the pending execution.

Gov. Rick Scott signed the warrant for Gore to be put to death for the 1983 rape and murder of a teenage girl on the Treasure Coast on Feb. 28.

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Jennifer Carroll to Attend Two Job Announcements Tuesday

Submitted by Anonymous on March 26, 2012 - 9:05pm

Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll and officials with Enterprise Florida will be on hand for economic development announcements in Gainesville and Northern Palm Beach County on Tuesday.

At 8 a.m., Project Arbor, expected to be IT-related, will be announced at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center in Gainesville.

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U.S. Supreme Court Turns Away Reynolds' Appeal of Florida Tobacco Cases

Jim Saunders News Service of Florida

March 25, 2012 - 6:00pm

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up appeals of four Florida lawsuits that will force R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. to pay tens of millions of dollars to the families of dead smokers.

The cases, part of a flood of tobacco litigation moving through Florida's courts, were the first of their kind to reach the Supreme Court. One of the cases involved a $28.3 million judgment in an Escambia County case, while another totaled $15.75 million in an Alachua County case.

Douse the Flames, Mr. President!

Pat Buchanan

March 26, 2012 - 6:00pm

Barack Obama's statement that the death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy that cries out for a more thorough investigation was the right and necessary thing to say.

Redrawn Senate Redistricting Map Prepped for House Stamp of Approval

Jim Turner

March 25, 2012 - 6:00pm

The Florida House, in an anticipated vote mostly along party lines, will send the Senates map of new voting districts back to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, where Democrats contend the proposal will again be rejected.

With the daily cost of the extraordinary special session estimated about $40,000, leaders of both parties have discussed holding both the second and final full floor votes on the Senate map in a single day on Tuesday.

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