January 30, 2012 - 6:00pm
Food Stamp Restrictions Advance Despite Concerns
January 29, 2012 - 6:00pm
ATMs at strip clubs and Internet cafes would be off-limits for public assistance debit cards under a bill narrowly backed by the House Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee Monday.
However, the bill, HB 1401, is expected to undergo a major rewrite, as the proposal also pushes for prohibitions on certain junk food purchases with the debit-style cards that are issued through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as food stamps, before the proposal reaches the Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee.
Gingrich Wins Tea Party Online Straw Poll; Santorum Close 2nd
Submitted by Anonymous on January 30, 2012 - 4:57pm
Attention, Florida tea partiers: Newt Gingrich topped an online straw poll conducted by Tea Party Patriots over the weekend.
The former House speaker received 35 percent of the vote following Sunday nights Tea Party Patriots Presidential Tele Forum, where Florida tea activists directed questions to Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. (Ron Paul was invited but could not attend.)
TPP said nearly 6,000 tea activists from Florida participated in the call, and 600 voted in the straw poll.
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More than 630,000 Votes Already Cast for Tuesday's Fla. GOP Primary
Submitted by Anonymous on January 30, 2012 - 4:27pm
The Republican field has already attracted 15.5 percent of the 4,063,853 potential voters for Tuesdays Presidential Preference Primary, according to the Florida Division of Elections.
Early voting drew 293,760 voters, while -- as of Monday morning --330,753 absentee ballots had been cast.
Another 24,011 votes had been cast in separate ballot issues and races across the state.
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The 2012 Race Takes Shape
January 29, 2012 - 6:00pm
We got mixed signals from a turbulent political week.
Mitt Romney Leads as Florida Republicans Hit the Polls
January 29, 2012 - 6:00pm
The stakes are high as Florida Republicans hit the polls on Tuesday to help determine which Republican hopeful will challenge Democrat incumbent President Barack Obama in November.
The first three states in the procession of caucuses and primaries offered split decisions on the candidates. Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania scored a narrow upset win in the Iowa caucus over former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, who went on to win the New Hampshire primary. Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina primary.
Suffolk: Mitt Romney Has 20-Point Lead Over Newt Gingrich in Florida
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 30, 2012 - 1:47pm
According to a poll of likely Florida Republican primary voters released on Monday from Suffolk University and 7NEWS (WSVN-Miami), former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts is headed for a big win in Tuesdays primary.
Romney takes 47 percent in the poll followed by former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich with 27 percent. Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania stands in third with 12 percent followed by U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas with 9 percent. Five percent are undecided.
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Ken Chambers Named State Board of Administration Inspector General
Submitted by Anonymous on January 30, 2012 - 1:16pm
The State Board of Administration announced Monday that Ken Chambers, the inspector general for the Florida Supreme Court, will become the inspector general with the SBA.
The inspector general oversees audits and investigations.
His first day will be Feb. 13.
According to the release from the SBA:
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Senators Say 'Local Only' Purchasing Would Hurt Florida Businesses
January 29, 2012 - 6:00pm
Boundary lines across Florida shouldnt be a factor when a city or county considers construction contracts that involve state dollars, senators on the Community Affairs Committee said Monday.
Despite objections in support of "buy local" efforts by the Florida League of Cities, the committee voted to support SB 1460, which would prohibit local communities from giving local contractors preferential treatment when considering a project that would receive any amount of state money.
Craig Miller Leaves Senate Race to Run for Congress
January 29, 2012 - 6:00pm
Restaurant executive Craig Miller announced Monday he is dropping out of the crowded Republican primary looking to take on Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in November to run for Congress.
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