May 11, 2011 - 6:00pm
Tom Rooney Wants Feds to Help Vets Fighting Drug Abuse and PTSD
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 12, 2011 - 11:26am
Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and a veteran of the Army who taught at West Point, went to bat on Thursday for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and drug abuse by proposing amendments to be tacked onto the National Defense Authorization Act for the 2012 fiscal year.
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Video: Anti-Rick Scott Protest Goes to Pot in Jacksonville
Submitted by Anonymous on May 12, 2011 - 11:22am
The hard-working lefties in Jacksonville hit the bricks this week to chant anti-Rick Scott slogans and carry a few placards. For their efforts, the motley crew drew no visible reaction from passers-by.
As shown in this video, the demonstrators looked more like shiftless street people, with one protester taking time away from the front lines to smoke a joint.
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Connie Mack Unveils '1 Percent Solution' to Cap Fed Spending
May 11, 2011 - 6:00pm
Asserting States' Rights, 'Repeal Amendment' Debuts in Congress
Submitted by Anonymous on May 12, 2011 - 10:50am
A Repeal Amendment was introduced in Congress Thursday that would give states the option to repeal federal laws or regulations.
Touted by conservatives and constitutionalists as a tool to restore the balance of national and state governments, the amendment would enable states to repeal any federal law or regulation when two-thirds of the states agree.
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Mitt Romney Takes Aim at Obama on Health Care
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 12, 2011 - 10:41am
Former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, one of the front-runners for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, looked to downplay his own record on health-care legislation and called for repeal of the federal health-care law backed by President Barack Obama. During Romneys term as governor of the Bay State, he signed a health-care law mandating that state residents have insurance.
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Vendor Cash Greased Way for Red-Light Cameras
May 11, 2011 - 6:00pm
Red-light cameras survived a close call in the Florida Legislature, thanks in part to big contributions from one of the major vendors of the technology.
Just a year after the state approved use of the controversial cameras, lawmakers attempted to yank them down. The House narrowly approved a camera ban, 59-57, but the bill (HB 4087) never got a hearing in the Senate.
The Senate's own version, SB 672, stalled in Sen. Mike Bennett's Community Affairs Committee and died there.
With No Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card, Doug Guetzloe is No Lindsay Lohan
Submitted by Anonymous on May 12, 2011 - 10:02am
Political consultant Doug Guetzloe was ordered to begin serving a 60-day jail sentence Wednesday, the final act in a long-running legal saga.
Orange County Circuit Judge C. Jeffery Arnold's order came a month after Guetzloe's latest petition to the Florida Supreme Court was denied.
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Conservative Group Not Backing Down from Protest of Gay Days at Disney
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 12, 2011 - 9:55am
David Caton of the conservative Florida Family Association (FFA) sent out an e-mail on Thursday highlighting plans to execute several major efforts during the next 30 days which includes the organizations protest of Gay Days at Disney World.
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Poll Finds Mitt Romney, Not Ron Paul, Liked in Jacksonville
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 12, 2011 - 7:54am
A new poll finds Jacksonville, an important bastion of Republican support for statewide races in Florida, likes Mitt Romney but is not so fond of Ron Paul, as the Republican presidential candidates line up.
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