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National Day of Prayer: Gov. Rick Scott, Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll to Attend Service

Submitted by Nancy Smith on May 5, 2011 - 11:30am

Gov. Rick Scott and Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll will attend the National Day of Prayer Worship Service at noon Thursday in the Capitol Courtyard.

It is estimated that more than 2 million people attended more than 30,000 National Day of Prayer observances organized by approximately 40,000 volunteers in 2010.

At state capitols like ours in Tallahassee, at county courthouses, on the steps of city halls, and in schools, businesses, churches and homes, people stop their activities and gather for prayer.

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Vern Buchanan: Freeze Aid to Pakistan Unless They Show They Didn't Know bin Laden's Location

Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 5, 2011 - 11:25am

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan came out swinging at Pakistan on Wednesday, calling for putting a hold on American taxpayer dollars going to aid that country until its government can prove they had no idea that Osama bin Laden was hiding in a compound in that nation.

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Allen West Offers National Day of Prayer Speech

Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 5, 2011 - 11:13am

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Allen West offered the following speech on Thursday on the National Day of Prayer:

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New Poll Shows Mitt Romney Leading the GOP Pack in New Hampshire

Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 5, 2011 - 10:14am

A poll from Suffolk University unveiled late Wednesday shows that former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts was crushing the field in New Hampshire

Today, Mitt Romney is the clear front-runner in the New Hampshire Republican Primary but front-runner status has its drawbacks, said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center. He will quickly become the target, and like Hillary Clinton a year before the 2008 party primaries, being positioned as the inevitable nominee is often followed by a decline in the polls.

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CXS Crash in Orlando Signals Liability for SunRail Project, Train Critics Say

Submitted by Anonymous on May 5, 2011 - 8:03am

A slow-speed train crash in Orlando might be a metaphor for Central Florida's proposed SunRail train.

Opponents of the commuter line see danger ahead, pointing to the near-fatal run-in between a CSX freight train and a Toyota Prius Tuesday night.

"Though the car driver was clearly at fault because he didnt see the guardrails come down, Florida Taxpayers would be paying for this accident under the language that will be enacted once the sale of the CSX corridor to the state is complete," said Beth Dillaha, head of a new group calling itself VETO SunRail.

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Thanks, J.D., for Conscience Lesson on E-Verify

Nancy Smith

May 4, 2011 - 6:00pm

You think Florida needs E-Verify? Really?

Listen to J.D. Alexander. Pull that 20-minute video clip from the Tuesday afternoon Senate session on immigration and just listen to him.

The Lake Wales senator pours his heart out on the reality the cold, light-of-day reality of using the costly, flawed, business-strangling E-Verify system. This is the system invented to check the legal-residency of new hires.

Alexander is an expert, thats why you listen to him. Personally, I think hes only expert on E-Verify up here. The rest of us just have opinions.

Florida Senate Preps Pro-Life, Welfare Drug-Testing Bills

Gray Rohrer

May 3, 2011 - 6:00pm

End in Sight, House Tackles TABOR, School Choice and Concealed Weapon Bills

Kevin Derby

May 3, 2011 - 6:00pm

Contentious Elections Bill Ready for Final Vote in Senate

Gray Rohrer

May 3, 2011 - 6:00pm

A bill that significantly alters voting rules in the state took one step closer to becoming law Wednesday, as the Florida Senate prepared legislation reducing early voting days, protecting against voter fraud and setting up a committee to determine the date for the 2012 presidential preference primary for a final vote.

Tax Cap Expansion Goes to Voters

Michael Peltier News Service of Florida

May 4, 2011 - 6:00pm

Lawmakers Wednesday sent a property tax cap provision to voters following debate over whether the expansion of current law would further widen the gap between property owners who have owned for a long time and those who have not.

Following more than an hour of debate, the Senate approved a measure (HJR 381) that asks voters to approve a constitutional amendment to lower property tax assessment caps on commercial property and prevent assessments on homestead property from going up when market values fall.

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