June 16, 2011 - 6:00pm
Inspector General Ron Russo
June 16, 2011 - 6:00pm
Tom Rooney: 'Obama Is in Clear Violation of the War Powers Resolution and Constitution'
June 16, 2011 - 6:00pm
Tim Pawlenty Goes Back on the Attack of Mitt Romney over Health Care
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 17, 2011 - 10:25am
After whiffing on attacking former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts on health care in Monday nights debate, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty attacked the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination over the issue on Friday.
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Florida's May Unemployment Rate Ticks Down Again
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 17, 2011 - 10:13am
Florida's unemployment rate dropped slightly again in May, falling 0.2 percentage points to 10.6 percent overall, according to numbers released Friday by the state Agency for Workforce Innovation. It's the Sunshine State's lowest unemployment rate since August 2009, when the jobless rate was also 10.6 percent.
The year-over-year decline in the jobless rate is 0.7 percent, and there are 980,000 unemployed workers out of a total work force in the state of 9.25 million. There were 28,000 nonagricultural jobs added in May.
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Is 2012 Ron Paul Time?
June 16, 2011 - 6:00pm
Why Teachers' Union Supports AT&T/T-Mobile Deal, and Why It Matters
Submitted by Anonymous on June 17, 2011 - 9:46am
A recent Politico story mentioning the National Education Association's support of AT&T's multibillion-dollar buyout of T-Mobile exposed some more dirty and not-so-little secrets about the country's largest teachers' union.
Now Mike Antonucci of the Education Intelligence Agency connects more dots.
The Politico story noted that the NEA Foundation received $75,000 from AT&T last year, suggesting the donation may have influenced NEA boss Dennis Van Roekel.
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Ron Paul Garners Praise from Prominent Conservative
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 17, 2011 - 9:05am
After watching the Republican presidential candidates debate on Monday night, a prominent conservative offered some words of praise for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas.
Ken Connor, currently with the Center for a Just Society and formerly with the Family Research Council, and well-known to Floridians for leading the state chapter of the Christian Coalition and running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1994, on Friday offered his thoughts on the Republican field and had some kind words for Paul.
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Jeff Stahler Cartoon
June 16, 2011 - 6:00pm
Bondi: Online Travel Company Tax Issue Needs to Be Settled
June 16, 2011 - 6:00pm
Attorney General Pam Bondi suggested Thursday that the issue of whether online travel bookers should pay taxes on the full amount that customers pay for a room, or the discounted rate, needs to be cleared up after years of legislative inaction, possibly by a Department of Revenue rule.
Such a rule likely couldnt take effect without legislative approval anyway, though, because the law gives lawmakers the final say when executive agency rules cost more than a certain amount.
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