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Scott Names Two to Palm Beach State College Board

Submitted by Anonymous on December 10, 2011 - 9:35am

Gov. Rick Scott reappointed Wendy S. Link and appointed John F. Dowd III to the District Board of Trustees, Palm Beach State College.

According to the governors office:

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Scott Appoints Gotz to St. Lucie Fire District

Submitted by Anonymous on December 10, 2011 - 9:33am

Gov. Rick Scott appointed Mark H. Gotz to the St. Lucie Fire District.

According to a release from the governors office:

Gotz, 62, of Port St. Lucie, is the owner of MH Realty Associates. He succeeds Frances A. Hutchinson and is appointed for a term beginning Dec. 6, 2011, and ending Jan. 16, 2013.

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Newt Gingrich and Women: Sunshine State News Live-Blogs Tonight's GOP Debate

Submitted by Anonymous on December 10, 2011 - 8:50am

Newt Gingrich figures to get a careful look from women at tonight's presidential debate from Iowa.

The ABC debate, which starts at 9 p.m., is the first since the former House speaker took first-place in the GOP polls. And with less than a month until the Iowa caucuses, Gingrich will be under fire from competitors desperate to stay in the field. With stakes this high, personal attacks can't be ruled out.

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Weekly Roundup: Scott Budget, Redistricting, Casino Fight

Brandon Larrabee News Service of Florida

December 8, 2011 - 6:00pm

Even as the main events for the 2011 legislative session got started in earnest this week, sideshows seemed intent to steal center stage.

Gov. Rick Scott's annual budget speech -- at the Capitol this year -- was crashed by a correspondent for a satirical news show. The official Christmas tree made its appearance. Even one of the state's main political figures got an entertainment deal of sorts, when Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio signed a contract to write a memoir scheduled to be released next fall.

Adam Hasner Backs Ron Johnson in Leadership Contest

Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 9, 2011 - 5:08pm

Next week, Republicans in the Senate will be in for an interesting leadership fight as two senators elected for the first time in 2010 -- Roy Blunt of Missouri and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin -- duke it out to see who becomes vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. The contest certainly has ideological ramifications -- Johnson is a favorite of the tea party movement while Blunt, a veteran of the U.S. House, is considered more a favorite of the establishment.

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'Independent' Nancy Argenziano Sues to Void Party Registration Law

Submitted by Anonymous on December 9, 2011 - 4:38pm

Nancy Argenziano filed suit in circuit court Friday to overturn a state election law that prevents her from running for Congress as a Democrat.

The former Public Service Commission chairwoman and lifelong Republican switched to the Independent Party earlier this year. By doing so, she locked herself into minor-party status under a new law that requires candidates to belong to the party with which they are running 18 months in advance of Election Day.

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Ron Paul as Spoiler?

George Will

December 9, 2011 - 6:00pm

WASHINGTON -- On Oct. 12, 1948, the campaign train of Tom Dewey, Republican nominee against President Harry Truman, pulled into Beaucoup, Ill., where, from the rear platform, he would speak to about 1,000 people. Before he began, the engineer mistakenly caused the train to lurch a few feet backward, frightening some but injuring none.

Jon Huntsman Hails NLRB Decision to Drop Complaint Against Boeing

Submitted by Anonymous on December 9, 2011 - 4:07pm

GOP presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman said Friday that the National Labor Relations Board decision to drop its lawsuit against Boeing "was a victory in a battle that should have never been fought."

The NLRB filed a complaint against Boeing in March accusing the aerospace company of establishing a nonunion production line in South Carolina in retaliation against union workers in Washington state for past strikes, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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Heritage to Congress: Means-Test Entitlements and Flatten Taxes

Kenric Ward

December 8, 2011 - 6:00pm

A new study on federal spending gives Republicans fiscal ammunition to fight Democrats' relentless push for tax hikes on Capitol Hill. It also gives Democrats a tool to go after "rich" retirees.

The failure of the budget supercommittee to agree on $1.2 trillion in deficit-reduction measures over 10 years has intensified pressure on the GOP to embrace "revenue enhancements."

Solid Casino Figures Elude Florida State Economists

Jim Turner

December 8, 2011 - 6:00pm

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