May 26, 2011 - 6:00pm
Miami Heat Finish Off Bulls, 83-80, Head to the Finals vs. Mavs
Submitted by Nancy Smith on May 26, 2011 - 11:42pm
LeBron James did his best-player-in-the-game-thing again, scoring 28 points, Dwyane Wade added 21 and the Miami Heat eliminated the Chicago Bulls, 83-80, in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals in Chicago Thursday.
James and Wade each scored 8 during a game-ending 18-3 run, as Miami obliterated a 12-point deficit to take the series. The Heat are headed back to the NBA finals for the first time since 2006. And who will they be facing? The same team they did five years ago, the Dallas Mavericks.
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Scott Line-Item Vetoes Parallel TaxWatch 'Turkeys'
May 25, 2011 - 6:00pm
Gov. Rick Scott's $615 million cut through line-item vetoes before signing the 2011-12 budget Thursday is drawing heat from Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike. But budget hawks and fiscal conservatives are praising the governor for his tough decisions.
Although $305 million of the cuts were gained through phantom savings -- Scott dropped Florida Forever funding that was to come from land sales that haven't yet happened -- another large chunk can be attributed to Florida TaxWatch.
Ed Schultz of MSNBC: Nothing 'Progressive' About Loutish Meltdown
May 26, 2011 - 6:00pm
MSNBC radio and cable talk show host Ed Schultz calls himself "The Nation's No. 1 Progressive Voice."
This week, he progressed to the Misogynist Hall of Fame with his radio reference to fellow opinionator Laura Ingraham as a slut. Schultz managed to use the word twice in one sentence, which is one time more than would have gotten past anybody's kindergarten teacher.
Florida Voices: Rick Scott Signs the Budget
May 25, 2011 - 6:00pm
Gulf Power to Seek Rate Increase
May 26, 2011 - 6:00pm
Gulf Power Co. this summer plans to ask for a $95 million increase in base rates, arguing that the cost of supplying electricity to the Panhandle has jumped during the past decade.
The Pensacola-based utility filed a document this month with the state Public Service Commission that outlines the proposal.
If granted, the proposal would translate to a 21.5 percent increase over Gulfs 2010 base-rate revenues of $442 million -- though it is too early to know how such a hike would affect individual customers bills.
What Obama Did to Israel
May 26, 2011 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- Every Arab-Israeli negotiation contains a fundamental asymmetry: Israel gives up land, which is tangible; the Arabs make promises, which are ephemeral.
Scott Claims $615 Million in Budget Cuts
May 25, 2011 - 6:00pm
James Madison Institute Cheers 2011 Legislative Session
May 25, 2011 - 6:00pm
Officials at the James Madison Institute (JMI), a Tallahassee-based think tank that backs free-market solutions and increased liberty in the Sunshine State, said during a Thursday forum that, generally speaking, Florida lawmakers are moving the state in the right direction.
It is just plain refreshing to see the way this Legislature does its business, said William Mattox, a resident fellow at JMI. Noting his experience in Washington, Mattox contrasted the Legislature to Congress. Having to balance the budget forces the Legislature to deal with real issues.
Gov. Rick Scott Signs Budget, Vetoes $615 Million
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 26, 2011 - 2:18pm
Gov. Rick Scott signed the budget Thursday in The Villages, simultaneously announcing $615 million in line item veto budget cuts.
The final budget now comes in at $69.1 billion. Scott said the vetoes would have gone to "special interests" and now the majority of the money will go into pre-K through 12 education.
"There were 3,036 line items in that budget. I know that because I looked at every single one of them," Scott said.
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