January 20, 2012 - 6:00pm
Something to Argue About
January 20, 2012 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court can pack large portents in small details. When in late March it considers the constitutionality of Obamacare, there will be five and a half hours of oral argument -- the most in almost half a century.
A Few Words in Defense of Negative Campaigning
January 22, 2012 - 6:00pm
Those who take a certain pleasure in denouncing the evils of negative political advertising should have spent the last week in South Carolina.
Scott: 'I'm Not Endorsing a Candidate'
Submitted by Anonymous on January 20, 2012 - 3:18pm
Drawing on past experience, Gov. Rick Scott said he isnt going to make an endorsement prior to the Florida Presidential Preference Primary on Jan. 31.
Im not endorsing a candidate, Scott responded when asked to make a prediction in the primary during a meeting with members of the Florida Retail Federation at the Hotel Duval in Tallahassee on Thursday.
Scott then referred to the polls -- noting former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney was at the moment ahead -- instead of making a prediction.
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Prison Privatization Bill to Face Second Senate Panel
January 19, 2012 - 6:00pm
The Senate version of the prison privatization effort will get a second stop before a full floor vote that is expected to again have the state seeking to outsource 26 correctional facilities in Central and South Florida.
Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, announced Friday that the bill, SB 2038, will go to the Budget Committee on Wednesday if, as expected, the bill gets a favorable review from the Rules Committee on Monday.
Bills Align Judicial Panel Terms With Governor, Raise Judges' Retirement Age
January 19, 2012 - 6:00pm
Legislation to give incoming governors more influence at the state Judicial Nominating Commission could succeed where previous court reform measures have failed.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Shalimar, and Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, have introduced bills authorizing the governor, upon taking office, to replace the five members of the JNC appointed by his predecessor instead of having to wait for their staggered terms to expire.
The Florida Bar would continue to name four members to the panel.
Scott May Get to Name an Interim Palm Beach County State Attorney
Submitted by Anonymous on January 20, 2012 - 12:54pm
Democratic Palm Beach County State Attorney Michael McAuliffe will step down before his term expires in a year in order to take a job with a local company headed by billionaire Bill Koch, the Palm Beach Post is reporting.
No departure date for McAuliffe has been announced.
Gov. Rick Scott would be expected to name McAuliffes replacement.
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Student Group Opposes Bill to Change how Student Rep. Is Picked for Board of Governors
Submitted by Anonymous on January 20, 2012 - 12:49pm
The student activist group, Florida Alliance for Student Action, is planning a statewide campus protest for March 1 aimed at recent appointments to the state Board of Governors.
Besides expressing concerns about Gov. Rick Scott appointing businessmen and developers -- rather than educators -- to the board, the group opposes bills now in the state Legislature that would replace how the student representative to the board is selected.
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Rooney: U.S. Should be Following Florida in Job Growth
Submitted by Anonymous on January 20, 2012 - 11:49am
U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Tequesta, released a statement after today's announcement of Floridas 9.9 percent unemployment rate to note that the federal government should take action similar to that of the Sunshine State's leadership.
Florida was one of the countrys top job-creating states last year because, under Governor Scott, we focused on creating an environment where the private sector can grow and add new jobs, Rooney stated in a release.
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Jobless Numbers Show State 'Heading in Right Direction'
January 19, 2012 - 6:00pm
Floridas unemployment rate for December stood at 9.9 percent, down from 10 percent in November and marking the first time the state has been below double digits since April 2009, according to the state Department of Economic Opportunity.
Gov. Rick Scott, in a conference call with reporters on Friday, said Floridas growth is the strongest since 2007; the result, he said, of a reduction in business regulations and streamlining government.
This proves the changes we're implementing, with the help of our friends in the Legislature, are working, Scott said.
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