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Romney and Santorum Bash Each Other on Economic Issues

Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 15, 2012 - 8:52am

On Wednesday night, the two leading candidates for the Republican presidential nomination -- Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum -- exchanged fire on economic matters.

Romney slammed Santorum, insisting that his Republican rival is an economic lightweight who does not understand how the economy works since he has spent his entire career in government.

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Medicaid Shift Could Face Unexpected Delay

Jim Saunders News Service of Florida

March 13, 2012 - 7:00pm

Florida's overhaul of the Medicaid system likely will take longer than expected, with some beneficiaries not enrolled in HMOs or other types of managed-care plans until 2015, according to a revised state timeline.

A 2011 law and documents submitted in August to the federal government indicated that seniors who need long-term care would be shifted into health plans by Oct. 1, 2013, and that the broader population of Medicaid beneficiaries would follow by Oct. 1, 2014.

Gingrich's Next Move

Matt Towery

March 14, 2012 - 7:00pm

It was unbelievable: As soon as Newt Gingrich failed to win both Alabama and Mississippi in the GOP race for president, most members of the mainstream media and political strategists with whom I talked readily admitted, off the record, that he was the most qualified among the Republican candidates to serve as president.

Year-old Pill Mill Task Force Cutting into Oxy-Express

Submitted by Anonymous on March 14, 2012 - 5:34pm

State leaders on Wednesday hailed the work of Floridas Drug Enforcement Strike Force teams for putting a dent in the prescription-drug abuse that had exploded through the distribution of pain drugs from clinics dubbed "pill mills."

But in a media conference in the state Cabinet meeting room, Gov. Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey said more work is still needed.

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Hail Britannica! Encyclopaedia Out of Print; Now Online Only

Submitted by Anonymous on March 14, 2012 - 4:28pm

This isnt the Florida business and politics story we focus on here, but it is another sign of the times that brought you the Sunshine State News online newspaper in the first place.

According to a story in Wednesdays USA Today (online here; in print, for what its worth, available on many street corners), Encyclopaedia Britannica will no longer publish a print edition.

After 244 years, it will now be available solely online.

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Rick Scott Orders Flags Lowered for Niceville Sgt. Joshua Born

Submitted by Anonymous on March 14, 2012 - 4:27pm

Gov. Rick Scott has ordered state and national flags at the Capitol, county courthouse of Okaloosa County and at the City Hall of Niceville to be lowered to half-staff on Thursday for U.S. Army Sergeant Joshua A. Born.

Born, 25, of Niceville, was one of two soldiers killed Feb. 23 in Afghanistan during protests outside a U.S. base in the Khogyani District in Nangarhar Province over the American militarys burning of Qurans.

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Feuding Democrats and Tea Party Rumblings Spice CD 26 Race

Kenric Ward

March 13, 2012 - 7:00pm

The race in South Florida's swampy 26th Congressional District is shaping up to be as lively and lethal as an alligator fight.

Incumbent Rep. David Rivera, R-Miami, appears to have a clear path to November -- but rumblings persist that a primary challenger could emerge, or that a tea party protest candidate could run to Rivera's right in the general election.

Mike Haridopolos: Senate to Focus on Court's Eight Invalid Districts

Jim Turner

March 13, 2012 - 7:00pm

Legislators shouldnt have to completely revamp the map of new Senate districts rejected by the Supreme Court as the head of the Florida Democratic Party contends, the president of the Florida Senate said Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith told reporters that, because the state Supreme Court ruled eight of the 40 districts redrawn for the once-a-decade redistricting invalid, the entire state will need to be redrawn.

Obama's Energy Plan: Oily Incompetence or Succeeding Fabulously?

Kenric Ward

March 13, 2012 - 7:00pm

As gasoline prices soar, Barack Obama is running on empty.

Marco Rubio Opens Application Process for Service Academy Nominations

Submitted by Anonymous on March 14, 2012 - 3:02pm

Attention, future Florida military officers:

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio this week opened the application process for high school students seeking nominations to attend West Point, the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy or the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y.

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