October 16, 2011 - 6:00pm
Senate Hopeful George LeMieux Gets Three More Backers in Florida House
October 16, 2011 - 6:00pm
Rep. Tom Rooney to Unveil 'Restore America Act' for Jobs
Submitted by Anonymous on October 17, 2011 - 11:28am
U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney will unveil his jobs plan on the Treasure Coast Tuesday.
The "Restore America Act," so named by a Facebook competition hosted by the Tequesta Republican, "will help create an environment where the private sector can grow and hire new workers," a statement from the congressman said.
The bill reportedly will include business tax reform, the elimination of selected federal regulations and initiatives for increased American energy production.
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George LeMieux Gets Three More Backers in the Florida House
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 17, 2011 - 11:14am
Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux announced on Monday that he had won the backing of three Republican members of the Florida House of Representatives for his bid to challenge Democrat U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012.
LeMieux unveiled the backing of Rep. Rachel Burgin of Riverview, Rep. Debbie Mayfield of Vero Beach and Rep. Larry Metz of Eustis.
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Florida Scores an A- on Digital Learning Report Card
Submitted by Anonymous on October 17, 2011 - 10:56am
A report card on the national Digital Learning Now! initiative has Florida tied for eighth in the country in offering "elements of high-quality digital learning."
Though DLN, led by Jeb Bush and Bob Wise, has not officially released a ranking, the Fordham Institute issued an analysis, which showed:
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GOP Senate Hopefuls Announce 3Q Fundraising Totals
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 17, 2011 - 10:45am
Toward the end of last week, some of the Republican hopefuls looking to challenge Democrat U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012 released their fundraising totals for the third quarter of 2011.
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Gov. Scott Tweets his Mom's Doughnut Shop Workday
Submitted by Anonymous on October 17, 2011 - 10:30am
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Rick Santorum Hits Herman Cain on Same-Sex Marriage Issue
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 17, 2011 - 9:47am
With businessman Herman Cain surging in polls at the state and national levels, some of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination are starting to turn their fire toward him.
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Jaye Baillie now chair of Florida's Chamber Professionals
Submitted by Anonymous on October 17, 2011 - 6:30am
Jaye Baillie, president and CEO of the Ocala-Marion County Chamber of Commerce, has taken over as chair of the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals.
Baillie replaced Shane Moody, president and CEO of the Destin Area Chamber of Commerce, as the chair when the association's 2011-2012 board was installed Oct. 5 in Destin.
The board includes:
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Washington Week
October 15, 2011 - 6:00pm
This week the Senate will be debating the second of the 12 appropriations bills that together make up the full funding of our federal government.
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