October 23, 2011 - 6:00pm
Just Deserts
October 21, 2011 - 6:00pm
Bill Keeps Westboro-style Protests 500 Feet from Military Funerals
Submitted by Anonymous on October 21, 2011 - 3:58pm
State Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Fort Myers, wants to make it illegal for protesters to get close to any military funeral in Florida.
Benacquisto filed a bill Thursday that would expand the state's existing law against protesting at military funerals by setting a 500-foot buffer between the funeral and those protesting.
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Focused on Jobs, Rick Scott Vows Not to Raise Taxes
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 21, 2011 - 3:42pm
Gov. Rick Scott released his weekly address on Friday afternoon and, as he did during the 2010 gubernatorial campaign, he focused on jobs.
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Good Teevee, Bad Politics
October 21, 2011 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- The operative maxim in cable television can be summed up as follows: Is it good teevee?
GOP Takes Aim at Obama and Bill Nelson on Florida Unemployment Rate
October 20, 2011 - 6:00pm
With news breaking on Friday that the unemployment rate in Florida dropped to 10.6 percent, Republicans and conservatives at the state and national levels looked to blame President Barack Obama and Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, who is up for a third term in 2012, for the Sunshine State continuing to lag behind the rest of the nation in job recovery.
Florida Unemployment Hits Lowest Point in Two Years, Scott Announces
October 20, 2011 - 6:00pm
Obama and GOP Agree: Free-Trade Agreements Will Boost U.S. Economy
October 20, 2011 - 6:00pm
Fullwood: Offer Undocumented Immigrants' Kids In-State Tuition
Submitted by Anonymous on October 21, 2011 - 1:39pm
State Rep. Reggie Fullwood, D-Jacksonville, has filed a bill that would allow students who are legal citizens, but are children of undocumented immigrants, to pay in-state college tuition.
House Bill 441, End Tuition Discrimination, would allow the students to pay the less expensive in-state tuition if they graduated a Florida high school and are seeking a four-year degree.
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Restaurant Association Joins Opposition to Casino Expansion
Submitted by Anonymous on October 21, 2011 - 12:36pm
The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association has joined the Florida Chamber of Commerce in opposing the expansion of casino gambling.
The influential trade association called the destination casino bills expected to be debated in the Legislature in 2012 a rose surrounded by thorns.
Whether it is called destination resorts by proponents, or casino hotels by opponents, it still boils down to one incendiary issue -- gambling, the association stated in its 2012 priorities.
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