May 12, 2011 - 6:00pm
Gov. Rick Scott Welcomes Chinese Trade Delegation
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 13, 2011 - 12:10pm
A trade delegation from Rugao, China received a tour of Bing Energy's new Tallahassee headquarters Friday from none other than Gov. Rick Scott.
Bing Energy is planning on opening operations in Rugao, and Scott is pleased at the opportunity to highlight the relationship between the "sister cities" as a way to increase job creation in both areas.
Huijan Chen, the vice mayor of the Nantong Municipal Peoples' Government in Rugao's province, agreed.
Comments are now closed.
Adam Hasner Hammers Obama and GOP on Immigration
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 13, 2011 - 12:00pm
Former House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, who is running for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, took aim at President Barack Obama over immigration on Friday.
Comments are now closed.
Mike Haridopolos Faces a Tough Sell Down on the Farm
May 12, 2011 - 6:00pm
Armed with Mike Huckabee's endorsement, U.S. Senate candidate Mike Haridopolos travels to Bradenton Tuesday to speak to a tea party group. Heated members say he has some explaining to do.
Coming off a tumultuous state Senate session that disappointed conservatives, Haridopolos will need more than the religiously good wishes of Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor and 2008 presidential hopeful who hasn't always rung the tea party bell.
Ron Paul Is Running for President in 2012
May 12, 2011 - 6:00pm
Ron Paul Jumps into 2012 Race
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 13, 2011 - 10:27am
In Exeter, N.H., on Friday, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul announced that he was making a second stab at winning the Republican presidential nomination.
Im so glad to see you involved in our revolution, said Paul. The revolution is spreading and our momentum is building. Our time has come.
Paul praised New Hampshire, home of the first presidential primary contest.
Comments are now closed.
Erin Cullaro, Assistant Attorney General, Fired for Moonlighting at 'Foreclosure Mill'
Submitted by Nancy Smith on May 13, 2011 - 10:14am
She was reprimanded a year ago for working a second job with Tampa-based Florida Default Law Group, but that apparently didn't stop Erin Cullaro. The assistant attorney general carried on doing notary work for the suspected "foreclosure mill," Gov. Rick Scott's office got wind of it in March and now Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has terminated her.
Comments are now closed.
Ethics Commission Clears Gov. Scott's Blind Trust Arrangement
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 13, 2011 - 9:31am
The Florida Commission on Ethics has approved Gov. Rick Scott's arrangement to put all of his investments into a blind trust he has no control over.
Comments are now closed.
Rep. Tom Rooney Questions Administration's Latest Doomsday Date on Debt Ceiling
Submitted by Anonymous on May 13, 2011 - 9:12am
With a Florida congressman among them, more Republicans are resisting Obama administration claims that immediate action is needed to raise the U.S. debt ceiling.
"When you say the drop-dead day is going to be in August, I question that," Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Tequesta, told the Wall Street Journal.
Rooney, whose quote appeared on the WSJ's front page Friday morning, is speaking out with other skeptical congressman who say the administration has lost credibility by shifting debt-ceiling deadlines.
Comments are now closed.
Florida Universities Prepare to Slash Budgets
May 12, 2011 - 6:00pm
State universities are once again having to comb their budgets and look for ways to slash millions to close shortfalls by early June.
Universities are facing an unappetizing buffet of budget-trimming choices after years of budget cuts have left some with what they say are bare-bones operations. On the table this year are tuition increases, cuts to merit-based aid, higher fees to out-of-state students, reductions in paid time off and the possible elimination of programs that have low enrollments.
Pages
Live streaming of WBOB Talk Radio, a Sunshine State News Radio Partner.