September 25, 2011 - 6:00pm
Paula Dockery, Detert and Ford Back George LeMieux for Senate
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 26, 2011 - 2:11pm
On Monday, three state legislators announced they were backing former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012.
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Three More State Lawmakers back George LeMieux
September 25, 2011 - 6:00pm
President Obama's Latest Slip of the Tongue: Jews and Janitors
Submitted by Anonymous on September 26, 2011 - 1:16pm
Urging supporters to "take off their bedroom slippers and put on their marching shoes," President Barack Obama told his most loyal backers at the Congressional Black Caucus "to stop complaining, stop crying."
The president's blunt remarks over the weekend came amid a gaffe in which he declared:
"If asking a billionaire to pay the same tax rate as a Jew, uh, as a janitor makes me a warrior for the working class, I wear that with a badge of honor. I have no problem with that."
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Education Matters Greatly for the Future of Florida
September 25, 2011 - 6:00pm
Despite Debate Stumble, Rick Perry Continues to Lead GOP Pack
September 25, 2011 - 6:00pm
While Texas Gov. Rick Perry stumbled atthe Republican Party of Floridas Presidency 5 debate in Orlando on Thursday night, a national poll released on Monday found he still led the pack of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination.
The CNN/ORC International Poll, which was taken from Friday through Sunday, found Perry in front with 30 percent, followed by former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts with 22 percent. Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich placed third with 11 percent.
Lieberman, Bush Among Scott’s Judicial Nominating Appointments
Submitted by Anonymous on September 26, 2011 - 12:44pm
Last week, Gov. Rick Scott made four reappointments and nine appointments in the 5th, 10th and 19th judicial nominating commissions.
5th Circuit:
Scott reappointed Michele L. Lieberman and appointed W. James Gooding III, Brian D. Hudson, Darryl W. Johnston and Del G. Potter to the 5th Circuit judicial nominating commission.
Lieberman, 42, of Inverness, is a self-employed attorney and general counsel for Technology Conservation Group Inc. She is reappointed for a term beginning
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Scott Appoints Fine, North, Burke, Gibbons to St. Pete College Board
Submitted by Anonymous on September 26, 2011 - 12:15pm
Gov. Rick Scott appointed Robert J. Fine Jr. and Timothy O. North to the district board of trustees, St. Petersburg College, and reappointed Kenneth P. Burke and Deveron M. Gibbons.
The appointments are subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.
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Gadsden County Selected for 520-Job Solar Farm
September 25, 2011 - 6:00pm
Buddy Roemer Includes Florida Southern in College Tour
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 26, 2011 - 10:37am
On Monday, Republican presidential hopeful former Gov. Buddy Roemer of Louisiana announced that he would be making a tour of colleges across the nation.
Most of the scheduled stops will be held at colleges in New Hampshire where Roemer has focused most of his efforts. He has already scheduled a stop in Florida with an appearance at Florida Southern College in Lakeland on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
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