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Sandy Adams Hits Obama and Dems on Taxes

Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 18, 2011 - 11:36am

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams used the occasion of Tax Day to attack the Democratic leadership in Washington, including President Barack Obama.

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Rich Nugent: It's Tax Day -- Let's Cut, Not Hike

Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 18, 2011 - 11:22am

Tax day is here -- and Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent is not too pleased about the current situation.

Today is officially tax day, noted Nugent on Monday. It's time for everyone to say enough is enough. Let's look for ways to cut taxes instead of raising them.

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Looking to Woo Conservatives, Adam Hasner Fires Away at Bill Nelson

Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 18, 2011 - 10:35am

Former House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, who is considering jumping in a competitive Republican primary to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, attacked the incumbent for backing policies supported by President Barack Obama.

Four votes, noted Hasner in an e-mail sent out to supporters over the weekend. That was the margin in the United States Senate that prevented defunding Obamacare, its trillion-dollar tax hike, its Medicare cuts, and its unconstitutional government takeover of our private health care decisions.

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Georgia House Passes Immigration Enforcement Bill; Will Florida Follow?

Submitted by Anonymous on April 18, 2011 - 10:18am

Contrary to disinformation circulated by immigration enthusiasts in Tallahassee, tough legislation is being passed in other states.

Just look over the border to Georgia. That state's Legislature last week gave final approvals to an immigration enforcement bill virtually identical to Rep. Bill Snyder's House Bill 7089.

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Two Dems Have Already Filed to Take on Ritch Workman in 2012

Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 18, 2011 - 10:11am

Rep. Ritch Workman, R-Melbourne, has hit the ground running, and while he is only in his second term in the House, he has become increasingly visible on a number of issues. For example, Workman led the pension reform effort for state employees in the House and was active in calling for an Arizona-style immigration law in Florida.

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Tea Party Group Incurs 'No Labels' Wrath Over Republican 'Threats'

Submitted by Anonymous on April 18, 2011 - 9:53am

No Labels, a bipartisan citizens group, is calling out Tea Party Patriots for "threats" against House Republicans for supporting the bipartisan deal on the 2011 spending bill.

Tea Party Patriots' co-founder Mark Meckler told The Hill he is encouraging primary challenges against Republican members who voted for the stopgap budget measure.

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Victoria Siplin Files to Run for Husband's Senate Seat

Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 18, 2011 - 9:50am

Facing term limits in 2012, Sen. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, the chairman of the Agriculture Committee, is hoping to keep his Senate seat in the family.

On Friday, Victoria Siplin, wife of the senator, filed paperwork that she intends to run for the seat in 2012.

She faces a crowded Democratic primary field, including Rep. Geri Thompson, D-Orlando, former Rep. Curt Levine, and Robert Acosta who ran for a House seat in the area before.

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Websites Topple Newspapers as Top Ad Revenue Producers With $26 Billion

Submitted by Anonymous on April 18, 2011 - 7:26am

In a historic first, online advertising surpassed newspaper advertising last year, the Interactive Advertising Bureau reported.

U.S. ad revenue on the web rose 15 percent to $26 billion in 2010, according to the report prepared by Pricewaterhouse-Cooper LLP. Newspaper ad revenue slid to $22.8 billion.

The web-based advertising traffic was led by a 24 percent increase in the display category, such as online banner ads and digital video ads, the report stated.

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Virtual School Expansion Poised for House Floor Vote

Lilly Rockwell News Service of Florida

April 17, 2011 - 6:00pm

A major expansion of Floridas virtual school programs is poised for a House floor vote after swift approval from a House committee on Friday.

But a similar measure in the Senate has stalled after questions were raised about its costs to the state.

The House measure (HB 7197) was approved with a substantial amendment after little debate or questions in the House Appropriations Committee on Friday. Only Rep. Franklin Sands, D-Weston, voted no after saying the committee was not given enough time to digest the 38-page amendment to the bill.

Derail the Donald Trump Presidential Express

Nancy Smith

April 17, 2011 - 6:00pm

Hes big and hes brash and he brags like a sailor on shore leave. All fine for a TV personality hyping his new show. But Donald Trump is talking about running for the highest office in the land.

Lets not let him. Whatever happens.

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