April 10, 2011 - 6:00pm
'Wealthy' Tax Hike Revived by Barack Obama
April 10, 2011 - 6:00pm
Mike Haridopolos Calls for New Federal Constitutional Convention
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 11, 2011 - 10:48am
Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, who is running in the 2012 Republican primary to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, announced on Monday that he was sponsoring a measure in the Legislature calling for a federal constitutional convention to place an amendment requiring the federal government to balance the budget.
These are critical times for our country, said Haridopolois. The federal government is $14 trillion in debt and leaders in Congress needed the threat of a government shutdown before making a modest reduction in the countrys deficit.
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Another Poll Finds Barack Obama Unpopular in Florida as 2012 Looms
April 10, 2011 - 6:00pm
New Poll: Obama Upside Down in Florida, Losing to Romney and Huckabee
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 11, 2011 - 10:17am
A poll released on Monday by Mason-Dixon Polling and Ron Sachs Communications revealed that President Barack Obama was facing serious challenges in his efforts to win Florida in his 2012 re-election bid.
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Here He Goes Again: Obama Will Propose Tax Increases Wednesday
Submitted by Anonymous on April 11, 2011 - 7:12am
Saying he is now serious about reducing the deficit, President Barack Obama has a plan: Raise taxes.
In a jab at tax-cutting Republicans after Friday's eleventh-hour temporary spending plan was passed by Congress, Obama is back to waging class warfare by again proposing higher levies on individuals making over $250,000.
Obama & Co. failed to get those tax hikes through the lame-duck (Democratic) Congress last year. Now that Republicans control the House, the odds are even longer.
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$100 a Meeting for Elected School Board Part-Timers? Yes
April 10, 2011 - 6:00pm
You had to know the buzz over Steve Wises bill to discontinue part-time school board members salaries would grow into something akin to a blast from a South African vuvuzela.
The Republican state senator from Jacksonville woke up a number of very-comfortable-thank-you public trough-feeders when he introduced SB 7234.
If the bill passes as is, the state will pay the next crop of school board members $100 per meeting, capped at $2,400 per year, plus travel reimbursement.
Personally, I love it. And I don't know why Florida didn't go this route a long time ago.
Lawmakers Poised to Expand Voucher Programs
April 10, 2011 - 6:00pm
Lawmakers are poised to expand the states school voucher programs instituted more than 10 years ago that enable more students to attend private schools.
Under three bills advancing in the Legislature, all of Floridas existing voucher programs would be affected in some way. But unlike when these major school reforms were proposed over 10 years ago, protests have been muted. Some Democrats, who were once ardently opposed to voucher programs, have even begun to support vouchers.
Washington Week
April 10, 2011 - 6:00pm
This week lasted a bit longer than most congressional weeks, with both the House and the Senate staying in session late on Friday, April 8. They had to work late to avoid a complete government shutdown of all our departments and agencies due to a lack of funding.
A very similar long work week occurred in December 2010 when Congress passed the same stop-gap appropriations funding bill.
Monday in Sunshine State News: Donald Trump Takes Tea in So. Florida
Submitted by Anonymous on April 10, 2011 - 9:41am
Scheduled to headline a tea party rally in Boca Raton next weekend, Donald Trump is making more presidential rumblings.
Is that for real? Is it good for America?
While some tea partiers are intrigued, others remain deeply skeptical that a gaming mogul will appeal to the GOP and to the country at large.
Lou Illar --gaming expert andauthor of "Believe Me or Your Lying Eyes: An Entertaining History of Casinos, Corruption and Charities in America" -- opines:
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