October 11, 2011 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- The tea party's splendid successes, which have altered the nation's political vocabulary and agenda, have inspired a countermovement -- Occupy Wall Street.
RPOF's Lenny Curry on Barack Obama's Florida Visit
Submitted by Nancy Smith on October 11, 2011 - 5:08pm
RPOF Chairman Lenny Curry issued a statement Tuesday on President Barack Obama's visit to Florida:
As the president comes to Florida today to raise money for his campaign, news reports say he will also be meeting with unemployed construction workers. During that meeting he should explain why his original $825 billion stimulus has failed to create jobs for them. Obama himself has admitted that the shovel-ready jobs included in the original stimulus were not as shovel-ready as we expected. We just cant trust Obama to get the job done.
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Sunshine State News Live-Blogs Tonight's GOP Presidental Debate
Submitted by Anonymous on October 11, 2011 - 5:04pm
Sunshine State News will live-blog tonight's Republican presidential debate at Dartmouth College.
The two-hour debate, which will be aired on Bloomberg Television, will focus on economics. And there will be plenty to talk about with the political football known as the Obama jobs bill being kicked around in Congress, and the country flirting with a double-dip recession.
Look for fireworks to start around 8 p.m.
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Insurance Chief McCarty Criticizes Workers' Comp Drug 'Spike'
October 10, 2011 - 6:00pm
Looking at a proposed 8.9 percent rate increase for next year, Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty and business groups Tuesday criticized a controversial drug-dispensing practice that they say drives up workers' compensation insurance costs.
The practice involves doctors dispensing what are known as "repackaged" drugs to injured workers, rather than writing prescriptions to be filled at pharmacies. Critics say prices for the repackaged drugs are inflated -- and account for 2.5 percent of the proposed 8.9 percent average rate increase for businesses.
Space Florida, U.K. Trade Group Sign Business 'Understanding'
Submitted by Anonymous on October 11, 2011 - 4:46pm
Space Florida and a British trade organization signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday to further business opportunities between Florida and the United Kingdom.
Space Florida director Frank DiBello signed the pact with Rees Ward, chief executive officer of A|D|S Group Ltd., to "leverage their relationships to maximize business development potential for the other in their own markets."
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Chris Christie Backs Mitt Romney for GOP Presidential Nomination
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 11, 2011 - 4:05pm
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Amtrak Ranks Florida East Coast Line 'Most Promising' For Expansion
October 10, 2011 - 6:00pm
Long-discussed plans for returning passenger rail service to Florida's East Coast got new life from an Amtrak report that ranks the dormant West Palm Beach-Jacksonville segment as "the most promising initiative for expansion."
Passenger service on the 350-mile coastal stretch was abandoned in 1968. Amtrak trains currently run between Miami and West Palm Beach, then connect with Jacksonville via an inland route through Orlando.
Florida Revenue Conference Gives Bleak Budget Outlook
Submitted by Anonymous on October 11, 2011 - 3:43pm
Floridas revenue forecast for the next budget year is bleak. And the outlook goes deeper into the red the following year.
The states revenue estimating conference is projecting that Floridas stalled economy will generate between $857 million and $1.2 billion less next year than initially projected.
The shortfall, due to vast drops in sales and document taxes, could grow to $1.5 billion in the following year.
A more set total is expected later this afternoon.
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GOP Senate Hopeful Adam Hasner Attacks Obama Job Plan
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 11, 2011 - 3:07pm
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Focused on Jobs, Rick Scott to Unveil 2012 Legislative Agenda
October 10, 2011 - 6:00pm
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