March 19, 2012 - 7:00pm
Jeff Atwater Recognizes Year's Best in Fire and Rescue Services
Submitted by Anonymous on March 20, 2012 - 9:40am
Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Jeff Atwater recognized the Coral Springs Fire Academy and 11 fire- and rescue-service personnel for exceptional dedication to fire and rescue services during the past year.
These men and women are true leaders, role models and heroes who put their lives at risk every time they respond to a fire call, CFO Atwater stated in a release.
Those honored were:
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Gov. Rick Scott Hopes for No Challenges to Drug Testing Law
Submitted by Anonymous on March 20, 2012 - 9:34am
Gov. Rick Scott was on the radio Tuesday morning discussing his Monday night signing of a bill, HB 1205, which would require 10 percent of state workers to submit to random drug testing once every three months.
Most private companies now, they drug screen their employees to make sure they have a qualified work force, Scott said while on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA in Pensacola. We need to be doing the same thing with your tax dollars.
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Marco Rubio Turns His Eyes to South Carolina
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 20, 2012 - 9:29am
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., won national attention for his win in the 2010 election cycle and started generating buzz that he could wind up on a Republican presidential ticket in 2012 or down the road.
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Romney Adds to Louisiana Team as Jindal Remains on Sidelines
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 20, 2012 - 9:12am
With Illinois holding its primary on Tuesday, Louisiana, which will have 46 delegates at the GOP convention in Tampa, is next in line with a primary on Saturday. This primary is shaping up to be the most important GOP presidential battle in the Pelican State since 1996, when Pat Buchanan effectively set himself up as the conservative alternative to Bob Dole by crushing Phil Gramm in the Louisiana caucus, which was actually held before Iowa in that election cycle.
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Is Marco Rubio the GOP Front-runner for 2016?
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 20, 2012 - 8:52am
It is way, way too early for this, but Chris Cillizza over at WaPos The Fix is offering his own version of the Sweet 16 for 2016-- with two prominent Florida Republicans in the mix for their partys nomination that year. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio starts off as the top seed while former Gov. Jeb Bush is in the fourth seed.
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Rick Scott Calls for FDLE to Aid in Trayvon Martin Investigation
Submitted by Anonymous on March 19, 2012 - 10:31pm
Gov. Rick Scott has asked Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey to assist the 18th Judicial Circuit state attorneys office with the investigation of the death of Trayvon Martin.
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Rick Scott Names Matthew Carter to Florida Board of Governors
Submitted by Anonymous on March 19, 2012 - 9:58pm
Gov. Rick Scott named Matthew M. Carter to the Board of Governors of the State University System on Monday.
Carter, a senior staff director in the Florida Senate since 2010, previously served on the Public Service Commission from 2006 to 2009, as chairman for two years.
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Gov. Rick Scott Signs Law to Drug Test State Workers
Submitted by Anonymous on March 19, 2012 - 8:14pm
Gov. Rick Scott on Monday signed HB 1205, which would require 10 percent of state workers to submit to random drug testing once every three months, the governor's office announced Monday night.
The bill would also remove provisions that currently prohibit a state agency from firing an employee for failing the test.
The law goes into effect July 1, the start of the next fiscal year.
The bill does not require state lawmakers to be tested. State economists could not offer estimates on how much the testing will impact the budget.
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How Many More Susan Bucher Sci-Fi Thrillers Can Palm Beach County Tolerate?
March 19, 2012 - 7:00pm
How does a computer, all on its own, give the wrong order of election results?
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