June 22, 2011 - 6:00pm
Cabinet Makes It Official: Prendergast New Department of Veterans Affairs Exec
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 22, 2011 - 4:44pm
Members of the Cabinet easily gave their unanimous approval Wednesday afternoon to Gov. Rick Scott's nomination of Col. Mike Prendergast as Florida's new executive director of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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FDOT's 'No-Bailout Tour' No Comfort to SunRail Foes
June 21, 2011 - 6:00pm
Emergency Officials Tout Social Media After Disasters
June 21, 2011 - 6:00pm
Campaign-Troubled Newt Gingrich Discovers the Power of Prayer
June 21, 2011 - 6:00pm
With his campaign reeling from mass defections among his senior staff and fundraising team, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Wednesday stressed his commitment to defend the role of religion in the public square from judicial activism.
While once ranked as one of the top tier of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, the Georgia Republican has stumbled badly in recent months with a lackluster start to his campaign, lethargic fundraising and revelations regarding lines of credit at Tiffanys.
Rasmussen Poll: Congress Has 8 Percent Approval Rating
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 22, 2011 - 11:45am
Well, somebody likes them.
A Rasmussen poll released Wednesday showed 8 percent of likely voters approved of the job Congress is doing. More than half of respondents (52 percent) gave Congress a rating of "poor."
Nearly 40 percent think most members of Congress are corrupt, and more than four in five voters (81 percent) think Congress members are more interested in their own careers than they are about helping people.
The poll surveyed 1,000 likely voters between Monday and Tuesday, with a sampling error of +/- 3 percent.
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Ron Paul is First GOP Presidential Candidate to Sign 'Cut, Cap and Balance' Pledge
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 22, 2011 - 11:12am
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who is running again for the Republican presidential nomination, signed the Cut, Cap and Balance pledge which opposes raising the federal debt limit. The pledge is backed by a number of prominent conservative organizations, including FreedomWorks, Club for Growth and the Family Research Council.
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Gov. Scott Signs $210.5 Million Property Tax Relief Bill
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 22, 2011 - 10:57am
Gov. Rick Scott signed into law Wednesday a bill reducing property taxes by $210.5 million in four out of Florida's five water management districts.
Property owners in the Northwest Florida Water Management District won't see any tax relief, but they won't get a tax increase either. Property owners in the other four districts will see an average of 30 percent decrease in their water management district property taxes, but that's still far short of the 19 percent overall property tax reduction that Scott campaigned on.
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Coming Split Between Marco Rubio and Tea Party on International Issues?
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 22, 2011 - 10:54am
Tim Padgett over at Time has a piece on how freshman U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a darling of the tea party when he was the Republican candidate in 2010, may find himself on the outs with that group down the road over international affairs.
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Adam Hasner Wins Backing of Prominent Conservative Hugh Hewitt
June 21, 2011 - 6:00pm
Former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner continues to garner support from nationally prominent figures affiliated with the conservative movement in his bid to win the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson in the 2012 U.S. Senate race. The latest conservative to bestow his blessing on Hasner is radio host and longtime media figure Hugh Hewitt.
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