November 24, 2011 - 6:00pm
"People who live in a Golden Age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks."
-- Randall Jarrell,
"A Sad Heart at the Supermarket"
Rick Scott Comments on $119.6 Million in Delayed 'A'-School Recognition Checks
Submitted by Anonymous on November 23, 2011 - 2:29pm
Gov. Rick Scott's office weighed in on the state's ongoing delay in issuing $119.6 million in recognition bonus money to "A" schools.
Spokeswoman Amy Graham released this statement Wednesday:
"Governor Scott appreciates the hard work and dedication of all Floridas teachers. The Florida Department of Education works diligently each year to provide public grades for elementary and middle schools as soon as possible following the end of the school year.
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John Thune Backs Mitt Romney for GOP Nod in 2012
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 23, 2011 - 1:34pm
U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., announced on Wednesday that he is backing former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts for the Republican presidential nomination. Thune, who defeated then-Democratic Senate Leader Tom Daschle in 2004, had considered making a bid for the GOP nomination himself.
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Newt Gingrich Leads in Iowa while Herman Cain and Michelle Bachmann Collapse
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 23, 2011 - 1:24pm
An American Research Group poll released on Wednesday, of likely votes in the Iowa Republican caucus, found that former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich has moved to the front of the pack of Republican presidential candidates in the Hawkeye State -- while businessman Herman Cain and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., have collapsed there.
Gingrich takes 27 percent in the poll, followed by former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts with 20 percent. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, places third with 16 percent.
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Or They're Congressmen ...
November 23, 2011 - 6:00pm
After Gadsden Decision, More Counties Pursuing Slots
November 22, 2011 - 6:00pm
A controversial decision this month by Gadsden County, allowing voters to decide whether to have slot machines at the new Gretna horse race track, has prompted several copycat efforts in other counties, despite questions over the legality of slots.
Gambling Forces Have Lobbyists Flush with Money
November 22, 2011 - 6:00pm
The only winners so far in the effort to allow luxury resort casinos in South Florida, which has widespread implications for every form of gambling in the state, are lobbyists.
Gambling groups from across the nation have spent millions on outside lobbyists since July in preparation for a legislative session that will be dominated by the debate over "destination" resort casinos and their impact on everything from Internet cafes topari-mutuel race tracks,video gaming vendors, and the Seminole Tribe's casinos.
Count Agriculture Among Our Many Blessings
November 22, 2011 - 6:00pm
According to some historians, the first feast of thanks took place in St. Augustine in 1565, more than 50 years before what most of us were taught was the first Thanksgiving.
'Humane' Newt Gingrich Stumbles; Jon Huntsman Steps Into Spotlight
November 22, 2011 - 6:00pm
Newt Gingrich wants to keep illegal aliens in this country so their children can work as school janitors.
Michele Bachmann: Newt Gingrich Wants to Make Illegals Legal
Submitted by Anonymous on November 22, 2011 - 9:42pm
Newt Gingrich, who voted for amnesty for illegal aliens in the 1980s, proposed a guest worker board to review the status of some 11 million undocumented immigrants in this country.
"Let's be humane and don't separate families," Gingrich said at Tuesday night's GOP debate.
Michele Bachmann jumped on that point, declaring, "We should not make 11 million illlegal workers here legal."
Mitt Romney appeared to side with Bachmann, saying that to "focus a debate on amnesty is a huge mistake."
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