April 17, 2011 - 6:00pm
Bull About Bullying
April 18, 2011 - 6:00pm
Jerry Holbert Cartoon
April 18, 2011 - 6:00pm
S&P Offers Negative Outlook on Federal Government's Debt and Future Credit
April 17, 2011 - 6:00pm
Marco Rubio Weighs in on S&P Report
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 18, 2011 - 3:23pm
With Standard & Poor's Ratings Service lowering its outlook on the federal government's debt on Monday, Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio called it a warning that cannot be overlooked.
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Ander Crenshaw Renews Call for 'Fair Tax'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 18, 2011 - 3:18pm
Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw marked Tax Day by calling for the federal government to back the Fair Tax plan which would abolish federal income taxes and mandate a consumption tax on goods and services.
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Portrait of Gov. Crist Unveiled at Capitol
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 18, 2011 - 3:11pm
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Dosal 'Tax' Is Dead, Bill Sponsor Says
April 17, 2011 - 6:00pm
The sponsor of a bill to raise fees on Florida-based Dosal Tobacco Co. says the measure is dead -- again.
Rep. John Tobia, R-Melbourne, said Gov. Rick Scott's vow last week to veto House Bill 1207 "pretty much closes the issue this year."
Tobia's comments to Sunshine State News came less than two hours after the Florida Retail Federation reiterated its support for the bill, which would raise fees on Dosal cigarettes to bring them in line with those paid by Big Tobacco companies.
Tea Party 'Stars' Stand Strong in Debt Showdown
April 17, 2011 - 6:00pm
Two "tea party stars" from Florida say they're not scared by the doomsday scenarios over the national debt ceiling.
Saying he doesn't think much of "leadership by fear and intimidation" coming from the Obama administration and Wall Street financiers, U.S. Rep. Allen West calls the pending increase in the nation's $14 trillion debt a "debt suggestion."
"This will be the 73rd or 74th time Congress has done this," West, R-Fort Lauderdale, said on ABC's "This Week with Christian Amanpour."
U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Tallahassee, was equally adamant.
Tom Rooney Joins John Boehner on Tour of Iraq and Pakistan
April 17, 2011 - 6:00pm
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