May 18, 2011 - 6:00pm
"My wish? I would love for the economy to make a speedy recovery for the sake of every working Floridian and American."
Gov. Scott Signs Elections Bill
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 19, 2011 - 2:06pm
Gov. Rick Scott has signed HB 1355, the controversial elections bill that Democrats say will disenfranchise left-leaning voters.
The bill prevents voters from changing their address the day of an election, reduces the number of early voting days, imposes restrictions and fines on third-party voter registration groups and creates a commission that will decide the date of the 2012 presidential preference primary in Florida.
Democrats contend that the bill targets college students and low-income voters likely to vote Democratic.
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Gov. Scott to Gov. Perry: I'm Coming For You
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 19, 2011 - 11:19am
Florida Gov. Rick Scott's friendly rivalry with Texas Gov. Rick Perry took another turn Thursday, with Scott warning the leader of the Lone Star State that his state won't be the No. 1 place to do business for long.
Chief Executive Magazine's survey of CEOs recently named Texas as the best state in the union to do business. Florida was ranked third.
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Meet Eugene Jones
May 18, 2011 - 6:00pm
Adam Hasner Bashes Bill Nelson on Energy
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 19, 2011 - 10:37am
With the U.S. Senate clashing over dueling energy proposals, former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner is on the attack, bashing Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelsons votes which have followed party lines.
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Democrat Alvin Brown Wins Jax Mayoral Race in an Upset
May 18, 2011 - 6:00pm
5 Florida RINOs Joined Democrats in Supporting In-State Tuition for Illegals
Submitted by Anonymous on May 19, 2011 - 7:21am
Call them Florida DREAMers. Will they still be senators after the 2012 election?
In a little-noted vote during the 2011 Legislature, five Republican senators supported a bill that would have awarded in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens.
Voting for SB 318: John Thrasher, R-Jacksonville; Anitere Flores, R-Miami; David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs; Garrett Richter, R-Naples; and Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale.
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In Spate of Conforming Bills, Dozens of Changes to Law
May 18, 2011 - 6:00pm
Mike Haridopolos Encounters a Hornet's Nest at Tea Party Manatee
Submitted by Anonymous on May 18, 2011 - 6:41pm
State Senate President Mike Haridopolos' appearance at Tea Party Manatee's "Meet the Candidate" night wasn't exactly a love fest. In fact, it was about as chippy as a Heat-Bulls playoff game.
While the U.S. Senate-hopeful gamely defended his record at Tallahassee, the Bradenton audience zeroed in on the 2011 Legislature's failure to enact an E-Verify immigration bill.
After the Merritt Island Republican reminded the crowd of 75 that the Senate passed an E-Verify bill, and reiterated that he is not a "dictator," tea party member Judi Hood fumed:
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Barack Obama Birth Certificate Now on a Mug, and the Gift That Keeps on Giving ... to the Dems!
Submitted by Nancy Smith on May 18, 2011 - 6:09pm
When all your publicity is bad, what do you do?
You take what God gave you.
You laugh and you make as many people as you can laugh with you. It's genius, really.
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