Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania surprised more than a few pundits by placing fourth in the Iowa straw poll in Ames on Saturday. He is trumpeting his showing in a new web ad complete with a series of quotes looking to bolster his candidacy. Santorum is an underdog in the race but, as the debate on Thursday showed, he could be a factor in the race, especially as he has shown no reluctance to go after the other Republican candidates on social issues and foreign policy.
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LONDON -- During the Second World War, a future prime minister, Harold Macmillan, said America is "the new Roman empire and we Britons, like the Greeks of old, must teach them how to make it go."
Florida continues to ramp up its efforts in the war against prescription drug abuse. At the state Cabinet meeting Tuesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi sponsored a measure to mark Aug. 27 as Prescription Drug Take-Back Day" -- a day when Floridians will be able to return unused and expired medications at more than 70 pharmacies and law-enforcement centers in 21 counties across the state. The measure passed without opposition.
In a 5-2 ruling, the Florida Supreme Court struck down an executive order issued by Gov. Rick Scott halting all new rules and mandating executive approval before their implementation.
The order was Scotts first, issued in January in the early days of his term. He wanted to decrease the amount of new and existing rules and regulations promulgated by state agencies, saying they impede job creation. But the Supreme Court ruled his executive order encroached upon the legislative branch and the authority of the Legislature to enact policy and direct rule-making procedures.
The Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling Tuesday outlawing an executive order issued by Gov. Rick Scott halting all new rules and mandating executive approval before implementation.
Scott wanted to decrease the amount of new and existing rules and regulations promulgated by state agencies, saying they impede job creation. But the Supreme Court ruled his executive order encroached upon the legislative branch and the authority of the Legislature to enact policy and direct rule-making procedures.
Scott disagreed with the decision.
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Roy Moore, the former chief justice of the Alabama state Supreme Court, who made national headlines for his defense of a Ten Commandments monument in his courtroom, has left the door open to running for president on the Constitution Party line.
Florida tourism is on a roll. According to figures released Tuesday by Visit Florida, 21.2 million travelers came to the Sunshine State in the second quarter -- up 6.9 percent from the same period in 2010.
Preliminary estimates show a 5.3 percent increase in domestic visitors, a 17.3 percent increase from overseas market and an 18.4 percent increase in travel from Canada.
And there was good news on the job front as well,
Floridas tourism-related employment hit 1,029,600, up by 39,400 jobs, or 4 percent from a year ago.
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