March 31, 2011 - 6:00pm
Citing Nuclear Radiation Levels, Virginia Advises Against Drinking Rainwater
Submitted by Anonymous on April 1, 2011 - 12:26pm
Virginia's health commissioner is advising her state's residents not to drink rainwater because of concerns about slightly elevated radioactivity levels.
"The Virginia Department of Health is advising residents that the states drinking water supplies remain safe, but reminds Virginians out of an abundance of caution they should avoid using rainwater collected in cisterns as drinking water," the state announced this week.
The warning came as radioactivity readings crept up along America's Eastern seaboard.
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Caterpillar Should Expect Gov. Scott's Call; Will it Play in Peoria?
Submitted by Anonymous on April 1, 2011 - 12:04pm
Florida shouldn't get its hopes up over an MSNBC report that Caterpillar Inc. is threatening to leave Illinois in search of greener, less-taxing pastures.
For starters, the Peoria-based big-equipment giant says MSNBC got the story wrong. The company, according to CAT spokesman Joe Dugan, isn't going anywhere.
"The story was based on a letter that was leaked," Dugan told Sunshine State News. In that letter to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, CAT executives expressed concern about the fiscal and tax situation in the state.
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Drug Databases Fail to Halt Abuse, Studies Find
March 31, 2011 - 6:00pm
A series of little-noted studies throws cold water on the widely advertised claim that Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs reduce the deadly abuse of controlled substances.
Researchers Ronald Simeone and Lynn Holland found that "the probability of pain-reliever abuse is actually higher in states that have PDMPs than in states that do not."
National Unemployment Rate Dips to 8.8 Percent
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 1, 2011 - 11:11am
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that the national employment rate dropped slightly in March -- from 8.9 percent in February to 8.8 percent. This is the lowest rate in two years. While an estimated 216,000 more Americans found jobs in March, 13.5 million still remain unemployed. Florida has remained lagging behind the rest of the nation in terms of the unemployment rate. In February, the most recent month when stats were compiled, the unemployment rate in the Sunshine State stood at 11.5 percent.
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Senate Budget Committee Moves Medicaid Cuts Proposal
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 1, 2011 - 10:57am
In a largely partisan vote, Medicaid reforms would eliminate funds for Florida's "medically needy" program, which provides care for people who would otherwise not qualify for Medicaid but whose medical needs create a significant financial strain.
Two Republicans -- Sens. Thad Altman of Melbourne and Mike Fasano of New Port Richey -- joined five Democrats in voting against the measure, as it passed the Senate Budget Committee. Sen. Gary Siplin of Orlando was the only Democrat to vote for the Medicaid savings.
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In April Fool's Day Prank, GOP Runs Ad for Obama 2012 Campaign
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 1, 2011 - 9:30am
The National Republican Senatorial Committee unveiled an ad pushing for President Barack Obamas re-election bid in an April Fools Day prank. The ad takes aim at the president on a number of different fronts, ending with him riding on a unicorn over a rainbow.
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Marco Rubio Tangles with Harry Reid Over Libya
Submitted by Kevin Derby on April 1, 2011 - 9:22am
Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubios call for the removal of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Wednesday led to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reids, D-Nev., office to reject the suggestion on Thursday,
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Video Peep: Tim Tebow Finally in Jockey Tight Whites
Submitted by Nancy Smith on March 31, 2011 - 10:09pm
Nothing will help Gator Gals shed those basketball blues quicker than a glimpse of the Great Gator peeling off his shirt and strutting his stuff in Jockey tight white.
You would think.
Trouble is, the long-awaited Jockey underwear commercial featuring a buffed-up Tim Tebow, who visited the Florida Legislature earlier this year, is a little bit of a cheat. It's been released just this week, we'll see it on TV, but something is very wrong.
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A Renewable Energy Bill That Even the Tea Party Can't Like
March 31, 2011 - 6:00pm
The Florida Legislature came a step closer to passing a renewable energy bill that rips apart all that the tea party stands for. The bill would forever assign renewable energy development and deployment solely to Floridas regulated electric monopolies under the guise of supporting a green future.
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