April 26, 2011 - 6:00pm
Haridopolos: New Gulf Drilling Needed
April 26, 2011 - 6:00pm
Senate President Mike Haridopolos said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that new oil drilling is needed in the Gulf of Mexico, a reversal from last year, when, in the wake of the BP spill, he said Florida was going to turn the page away from drilling.
In an interview with Newsmax TV that was Webcast on Tuesday, Haridopolos, also a candidate for U.S. Senate, said that gas prices have changed the paradigm.
Three Reappointed to Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board
Submitted by Nancy Smith on April 26, 2011 - 4:42pm
Gov. Rick Scott today announced the reappointments of Albert Joerger, H. Paul Senft, and Doug Tharp to the governing board of Southwest Florida Water Management District.
Joerger, 43, of Sarasota, is the founder and president of The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast.He is reappointed for a term beginning April 26, 2011, and ending March 1, 2015.
Senft, 71, of Haines City, is a self-employed business and insurance consultant. He is reappointed for a term beginning April 26, 2011, and ending March 1, 2015.
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House Readies for Debate and Vote Wednesday on Six Abortion Bills
April 25, 2011 - 6:00pm
LeMieux, Hasner Trade Shots in Teleconferences; Haridopolos Sticks to Business
Submitted by Anonymous on April 26, 2011 - 3:36pm
George LeMieux and Adam Hasner, two announced candidates for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, traded barbs in back-to-back teleconferences Tuesday.
As the pair maneuvered to present themselves as the most conservative choice, Senate President Mike Haridopolos, who outraised Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in the first quarter, was toiling on the state budget in Tallahassee
So which one has the edge for 2012? Who has the "right" bona fides? What does Sen. Marco Rubio think?
See our upcoming story.
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Poll: 67 Percent Favor Expanding Use of Nurse Practitioners For Routine Care
Submitted by Anonymous on April 26, 2011 - 3:27pm
A new Rasmussen poll finds that 67 percent of likely U.S. voters favor training and licensing of nurse practitioners to expand the level of routine medical care. Only 20 percent oppose such training and licensing, with another 12 percent not sure.
The poll results support efforts by Florida nurse practitioners to practice at their full scope, but their campaign has been bottled up at the Legislature, where the Florida Medical Association stands in opposition.
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Conservative Leader Warns of Sharia in Florida
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 26, 2011 - 2:53pm
Sharia in Florida?
Thats what David Caton of the conservative Florida Family Association is warning against in an e-mail sent out to supporters on Tuesday.
Islamic rule of law will effectively reign in our state if Florida law enforcement agencies decline to properly investigate and file appropriate charges in violent crimes that are condoned and promoted by Sharia law, insisted Caton. Law enforcement's unwillingness to properly investigate and bring charges in these crimes will undermine our public safety and severely change our value system.
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No Tax Cuts in Budget Deal, But Gov. Scott Still Confident
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 26, 2011 - 2:47pm
Legislative leaders have not included property cuts and business income tax cuts asserted by Gov. Rick Scott as essential to jump-starting Florida's economy as part of their budget allocation deal, but Scott remains certain they will be included in the final budget.
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Adam Putnam Joins Call for EPA to Rescind Numeric Nutrient Criteria
Submitted by Nancy Smith on April 26, 2011 - 2:04pm
Like Gov. Rick Scott, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam wants the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind its January 2009 determination that numeric nutrient criteria are necessary in Florida.
Putnam wrote a letter Tuesday to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson expressing his support for the petition to that end, submitted Friday by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The petition wants rulemaking authority for nutrients returned to the state.
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Gov. Rick Scott Touts Reduction in Crime Rate
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 26, 2011 - 2:02pm
Gov. Rick Scott, along with Florida's law enforcement community, boasted Tuesday of the 6.7 percent reduction in the overall crime rate for 2010. The uniform crime report unveiled Tuesday also reflected a 10.1 percent reduction in violent crime. Scott noted that while four officers were killed in the line of duty and five officers suffered accidental deaths in all of 2010, six officers have already been killed in the line of duty in 2011.
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