Looking back at American history, some of the most dramatic presidential elections have resulted from former officeholders running as third party candidates -- and that possibility looms in 2012.
Not-so-rich-folks who work for government wondered who wrecked the curve for them after they read my Monday column, "Public Employees' Pensions Can Sink the Ship."
I wrote this: "The majority of union members in America today are white-collared, college-educated and work for the government, where they receive an average of $123,049 annually in pay and benefits -- twice the average of workers in the private sector."
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Three bills that would keep donations to publicly owned performing arts centers and the Florida Historic Capitol anonymous and exempt some biotech research meeting information from the states Sunshine Law have reached the governors desk.
Senate Bill 1856 exempts discussions and recommendations of applications for biomedical research grants submitted through the James and Esther King Biomedical Research and the William G. Bill Bankhead Jr. and David Coley Cancer Research programs.
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Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum focused on Puerto Rico this week as he continues his bid for the White House. Puerto Rico -- which will have 23 delegates at the Republican National Convention in Tampa -- holds its primary on Sunday.
After addressing supporters in Louisiana after his wins in the Alabama and Mississippi primaries on Tuesday night, Santorum headed out to the island territory for campaign appearances on Wednesday and Thursday.
Legislators have formally sent the Eric Brody bill, SB 4, a priority of Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, to the governor.
Gov. Rick Scott has 15 days, until March 30, to sign the bill that would provide $10.75 million to Brody.
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State Rep. Robert Schenck, R-Spring Hill, chairman of the House Health and Human Services Committee, praised the efforts of the states year-old Florida Drug Enforcement strike teams in reducing the spread and illegal sale of prescription drugs across Florida.
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Florida, the largest swing state in the nation, will once again be up for grabs in November, according to a poll released on Thursday.
A poll of likely voters in the Sunshine State from Rasmussen Reports finds Democrat incumbent President Barack Obama ahead of both of the leading candidates running for the Republican presidential nomination, but his lead over Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum is within the margin of error.
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Democrats in Lake County have raised the fury of some Army veterans for hoisting a flag resembling Old Glory with President Obamas face replacing the 50 stars on the field of blue.
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The state of Florida will be cracking down on underage drinking on St. Patricks Day.
The state Department of Business and Professional Regulation revealed on Thursday that the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco will be visiting bars on Saturday in college towns like Gainesville and Tallahassee, as well as Jacksonville, and at locations inBroward, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk, Orange and St. Lucie counties.
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A national survey of spending by teacher unions found that outlays in Broward County increased the most.
The Education Intelligence Agency BTU's 35.8 percent increase in employee compensation should have raised red flags. And those numbers don't even include reimbursements for political candidate contributions -- which were substantial.
See the report here.
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