April 4, 2011 - 6:00pm
Unhappy Camper Rips Into Flores Over Handling of Immigration Bill at Judiciary
Submitted by Anonymous on April 5, 2011 - 12:52pm
Immigration-control proponents are still seething after getting the bum's rush at the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Monday.
George Fuller, a South Florida resident, e-mailed the following complaint to Chairwoman Anitere Flores, R-Miami, excerpted here:
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Gambling Resorts Bill Resurrected in Senate
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 5, 2011 - 12:24pm
Weeks after a bill allowing destination casino resorts was pulled, a similar bill has been approved by the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee, the same committee that failed to find favor with the original bill.
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Florida Congressmen Want Part of BP Fines to Go to Gulf Communities
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 5, 2011 - 11:51am
Two Republican congressmen from Northwest Florida joined forces on Tuesday to back a bill mandating that part of the fines that BP must pay resulting from last years oil spill go toward economic development along the Gulf Coast. The measure, introduced by U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller and freshman U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, would have 40 percent of the fines go to local communities and states to be used for development and tourism. BP is expected to pay anywhere between $5 billion and $21 billion in fines.
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Headline of the Day: Rubio Ready for Lemieux
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 5, 2011 - 11:38am
This could be a good omen for former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux who kicked off his bid to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on Tuesday. A headline reads Rubio ready for Lemieux. While the headline would indicate that Marco Rubio isready to welcome LeMieux as his colleague representing Florida in the U.S. Senate, the article is from Fightnews.com and is on the upcoming showdown between Mexican middleweight boxer Marco Antonio Rubio and undefeated Canadian David Lemieux on Friday up in Quebec.
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Obamacare Hits Businesses With Insurance Hikes, Cancellations
April 4, 2011 - 6:00pm
A national business group fighting Obamacare remains hopeful that the law will be overturned, but says spiraling health insurance costs are inflicting fiscal pain in the meantime.
"What's killing them now are the direct mandates on insurers. We are seeing 30-60 percent increases in premiums now, and more cancellations," said Karen Harned, executive directorof theNational Federation of Independent Business Small-Business Legal Center.
Insurance Bill Attacking Sinkhole Claims Heads to Senate Floor
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 5, 2011 - 10:27am
Senate Bill 408, which eliminates requirements for private insurance companies to carry sinkhole insurance, cleared its final committee hurdle in the Senate Tuesday, and will now head to the floor. An amendment was also tacked on in the Rules Committee preventing Citizens Property Insurance, the state-run homeowners' insurer, from paying sinkhole claims for anything other than repairs of the related damages.
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Illegal Immigrants Use Welfare More Than Native, Legal Households, Report Finds
Submitted by Anonymous on April 5, 2011 - 10:14am
A national study reported Tuesday that immigrants use welfare programs at a higher rate than native households.
What's more, illegals are tapping into the programs more often than legal immigrants.
The Center for Immigration Studies found that 57 percent of households headed by immigrants collect at least one welfare check, compared to 39 percent for native households.
Full story upcoming in Sunshine State News.
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Adam Hasner's Senate Ambitions Get Some National Conservative Attention
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 5, 2011 - 10:10am
While most eyes focused on the 2012 U.S. Senate race in Florida were focused on Tuesday on the announcement from former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux that he was entering the race, his fellow Republican candidate, former House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, garnered some national conservative attention.
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Report: Immigrants Use Welfare System More Than Natives
April 4, 2011 - 6:00pm
A day after a "civil justice" group asked why Florida needed new immigration laws, a Washington think tank offered a dollars-and-cents answer.
The Center for Immigration Studies on Tuesday reported that U.S. immigrants -- legal and illegal -- use welfare programs at a higher rate than the native population.
While conventional wisdom contends that immigrants cross the border to work, 57 percent of households headed by immigrants collect at least one welfare check, compared to 39 percent for native households.
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