November 14, 2011 - 6:00pm
Hasner Calls for Reforms to Prevent Congressional Insider Trading
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 15, 2011 - 1:52pm
With reports growing that some members of Congress engaged in insider training, former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, now running in a crowded Republican primary to take on Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, offered his thoughts on the matter.
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Tampa in Line to Receive $50 Million for GOP Convention Security
Submitted by Anonymous on November 15, 2011 - 1:34pm
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn on Tuesday praised bipartisan congressional efforts to provide $50 million in security funding for the 2012 Republican convention.
The House and Senate Appropriations Conference Committee has recommended the securityfunding for the convention to be held in Tampa next summer.
The legislation must be approved by the Houseand Senate.Action is anticipated this week.
The 2012 Republican convention is an opportunity to tell Tampas story to the world, and these fundswill help ensure our success," said Buckhorn, a Democrat.
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American Conservative Union Says Florida Legislature More Conservative than Expected
November 14, 2011 - 6:00pm
As a former Republican Party of Florida chairman, Al Cardenas knew the government in Florida is conservative.
As the chairman of the American Conservative Union, he admits his reaction was Wow when he saw how conservative the Legislature had become.
It was a wow moment for the movement, Cardenas said Tuesday as the ACU released its first conservative ratings of the Florida legislature. You let these experts come up with the matrix and they came with an analysis of dozens of bills and figured out which were best to home in on and then you grade them.
Buddy Roemer Slams Mike Bloomberg for Cops Clearing Occupy Wall Street
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 15, 2011 - 1:03pm
Dark-horse Republican presidential hopeful former Gov. Buddy Roemer of Louisiana, who has left the door open to making a third-party or independent bid for the White House, came out swinging at NewYork City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday for calling out the cops against the Occupy Wall Street protesters.
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Florida Retailers Predict 'Strong' Holiday Season
November 14, 2011 - 6:00pm
Public-Private Charter Grant to Add 30 Schools, 15,000 Students in Florida
Submitted by Anonymous on November 15, 2011 - 11:13am
A $30 million fund to support the expansion of high-performing charter schools in Florida was announced Tuesday.
The public-private partnership between the nonprofit Charter School Growth Fund and the state Department of Education will help create 30 new charters to serve 15,000 more students in persistently low-achieving neighborhoods.
Funding comes from $20 million in federal Race to the Top dollars along with $10 million in private philanthropic funds to be raised by CSGF.
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Spirit Airlines Passengers, Empty Those Pockets! Your Carrier Needs $7 Billion
Submitted by Nancy Smith on November 15, 2011 - 11:11am
At a press conference at the Dubai Air Show Tuesday, Spirit Airlines Chief Executive Officer Ben Baldanza announced the Miramar-headquartered discount carrier has signed a deal with Airbus for 45 A320neo planes and 30 A320 aircraft.
The "deal" is actually a memorandum of understanding -- short of a firm order.
Airbus' CEO John Leahy said that deal is worth $7 billion at list prices, with the wingtip configurations that Spirit requested. He and Baldanza said they hope to firm up the deal by year's end. Airbus, incidentally, is a European planemaker.
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Florida Evangelical Leader Attacks Obama and Mitt Romney as Satanic
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 15, 2011 - 10:34am
Bill Keller, the St. Petersburg-based evangelist who reaches an audience of more than 2.4 million around the world each day through LivePrayer.com, has taken aim at President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts.
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Bogdanoff: Lottery May Fall Under New Florida Gaming Commission
Submitted by Anonymous on November 15, 2011 - 10:30am
A gaming commission proposed as part of a bill that would allow three mega-casinos in South Florida may now seek to cover the Florida lottery.
Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, said she is checking with legal counsel to determine if the Florida Gaming Commission -- being designed to close loopholes and regulate pari-mutuels, Internet cafes and other gaming-- can also oversee the Florida lottery.
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