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Final Results from South Carolina's GOP Presidential Primary

Submitted by Nancy Smith on January 22, 2012 - 2:21am

Results for South Carolina Republican Primary (U.S. Presidential Primary)

Jan 21, 2012 (100% of precincts reporting)

Newt Gingrich 243,153 40.4%
Mitt Romney 167,279 27.8%
Rick Santorum 102,055 17%
Ron Paul 77,993 13%
Rick Perry 2,494 0.4%
Other 8,192 1.4%

As reported by AP

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Caylee Anthony Bill Continues to Advance

Jim Turner

January 20, 2012 - 6:00pm

A bill inspired by the infamous missing girl investigation and murder trial of an Orlando mother continues to advance in the state Legislature.

The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously supported SB 858, which would make it a third-degree felony for any person who provides misleading information to law enforcement during a missing child investigation where the child -- age 16 or younger -- is later found to have been injured.

Currently, providing false information is a misdemeanor.

Bus Ads May Start Picking Up Revenue for Schools

Jim Turner

January 20, 2012 - 6:00pm

School districts across Florida are rolling a little closer to being able to plaster ads on the side of the buses that travel residential neighborhoods picking up and dropping off children.

The Senate Transportation Committee, behind an 8-2 vote on Thursday, became the second committee to support SB 344, which would allow individual school boards to decide if they want to sell space on school buses to create revenue.

The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee backed the bill in a 4-2 vote on Jan. 9.

Nassau County Lands Aerospace Manufacturing Firm

Submitted by Anonymous on January 21, 2012 - 11:29am

An aerospace manufacturing company, Brunswick, Ga.-based ALM Technologies Inc., is relocating to Yulee in Nassau County, adding 30 new positions in the next three years, the governors office announced.

We welcome ALM Technologies to Florida and look forward to its contributions to our aerospace and manufacturing sectors, which are vital to our states economic growth and job creation, Gov. Rick Scott stated in a release.

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Orlando and Miami Among Top 10 Rudest Cities

Submitted by Anonymous on January 21, 2012 - 11:27am

In case you didnt know, there are many Floridians -- the good citizens living in the family-friendly Sunshine State -- that are rude.

More to the point, those in Miami and Orlando are perceived that way by readers of Travel+ Leisure.

The two Florida cities scored places in the top 10 of Americas Rudest Cities.

Orlando is No. 10. Miami landed at No. 2, just behind New York.

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Scott Names Jontz to Statewide Nominating Commission

Submitted by Anonymous on January 21, 2012 - 11:24am

Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Jeffry R. Jontz, an attorney with Swann, Hadley, Stump, Dietrich and Spears, to the Statewide Nominating Commission.

The commission reviews the conduct of existing compensation claims judges and submits names for the governor to appoint.

According to a release from the governors office:

Jontz, 67, of Winter Park, has been an attorney with Swann, Hadley, Stump, Dietrich and Spears PA since 2005.

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Five Florida Cities on America's 'Most Stressed-Out' List

Submitted by Anonymous on January 21, 2012 - 9:37am

Florida placed a record five cities on the list of America's "Most Stressful" metropolitan areas, according to Sperlings Best Places.

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ranked No. 1 (worst), rating in the 97th percentile for suicides and near the top in a host of other pathologies, such as crime.

Miami -- with an even higher crime rate than Tampa's -- came in third, Jacksonville fourth, Orlando sixth and West Palm Beach 10th.

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Florida Home Sales Up in 2011, State Realtors Report

Michael Peltier News Service of Florida

January 19, 2012 - 6:00pm

Torn Between Two Lovers?

January 22, 2012 - 6:00pm

Weekly Roundup: Senate Draws Lines; House Draws Purse

Michael Peltier News Service of Florida

January 19, 2012 - 6:00pm

The Florida Senate isn't wasting time.

Senators this week tackled perhaps the most controversial issue of the legislative session, overwhelmingly approving plans to redraw boundaries for Senate and congressional districts. At the same time, Senate President Mike Haridopolos moved quickly to revive a controversial proposal that would privatize prisons across the southern half of the state.

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