David Rivera: Obama Administration Needs to Stop Cuban Offshore Drilling
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 23, 2011 - 10:39am
Florida Republican U.S. Rep. David Rivera received a briefing earlier in the week from Rear Admiral William Baumgartner of the U.S. Coast Guard on Cubas plans for offshore oil drilling. According to Baumgartner, drilling could begin in late 2011 or early 2012.
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Senate Wraps Up Short Day on Floor
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 23, 2011 - 10:38am
After hearing from Nigel Sheinwald, the U.K.'s ambassador to the U.S., the Florida Senate got to work, quickly readying several bills for a final floor vote Thursday.
Here are some of the highlights:
SB 1970 -- This bill, originally brought by Sen. John Thrasher, R-St. Augustine, would exempt some research and authorized project papers of the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability from public records requests, and would apply retroactively.
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Elizabeth Taylor Dies, Florida Regular in Her Heyday
Submitted by Nancy Smith on March 23, 2011 - 10:33am
With her children at her side, screen legend Elizabeth Taylor died early Wednesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from congestive heart failure. She was 79.
Taylor, first a child actress, appeared in more than 50 films, winning Oscars for her performances in "Butterfield 8" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
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Scott Operative Takes It on the Chin in Jax
Submitted by Anonymous on March 23, 2011 - 9:58am
Repeating the success of a heralded gubernatorial victory proved difficult for Rick Scott campaign manager, Susie Wiles, who now works for lobbyist Brian Ballard. Her latest candidate finished a distant fourth in the Jacksonville Mayoral Primary Tuesday, despite being the top fund-raiser. Wiles directed the campaign of Rick Mullaney, a longtime city lawyer and top adviser to term-limited Mayor John Peyton.
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U.K. Ambassador Speaks to Senate Ahead of Gov. Scott Meeting
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 23, 2011 - 9:39am
United Kingdom Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald gave a speech on the floor of the Florida Senate Wednesday, touting the bond between Britain and the Sunshine State, the need for greater amounts of trade between the two areas and Britain's involvement in imposing the no-fly zone over Libya.
"Just as we offer a gateway to Europe, (Florida) offers a gateway to Latin America. Today 44,000 Floridians depend on U.K. investment for their jobs in a wide array of industries," Sheinwald said.
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Connie Mack: I Don't Blame Hillary Clinton for Wanting to Leave Obama Team
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 23, 2011 - 9:05am
Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, the chairman of the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, said he did not blame U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for wanting to step down from her post. Mack, who is considering running against Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, said that President Barack Obamas recent trip to Latin America was not fruitful, especially as free-trade agreements with Panama and Colombia remained stalled in Washington.
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Rick Scott Names Ken Lawson to Head Up DBPR
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 23, 2011 - 8:59am
On Wednesday morning, Gov. Rick Scott named Ken Lawson, who previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the middle district of Florida and was with the federal TSA, to head up the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). Lawson also served as an assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department.
With his background in federal law enforcement, prosecution, and the military, Ken Lawson brings an impressive track record to DBPR, said Scott.
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Snarky Online Crowd Gets in Rick Scott's Face(book)
Submitted by Anonymous on March 22, 2011 - 8:39pm
What Gov. Rick Scott billed as a "Facebook Town Hall" looked like a virtual shouting match Tuesday. But all the angst and anger was coming from Scott's detractors.
Overcoming technical difficulties caused by waves of vitriolic rhetoric, Scott stayed on message and calmly answered more than a dozen questions.
See Sunshine State News for a full report.
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Ho-Hum: Tampa Elects Another Democrat Mayor in a Landslide
Submitted by Anonymous on March 22, 2011 - 8:32pm
Tampa voters elected Bob Buckhorn their new mayor on Tuesday, continuing the Democratic Party's winning streak at City Hall's top office.
With 90 percent of the vote counted, Buckhorn held a 30-point lead over Republican Rose Ferlita, a former city councilwoman and county commissioner.
Tuesday's turnout was low, as residents appeared uninspired by two candidates who, at times, seemed almost indistinguishable in their policy pronouncements.
As one Tampa poll observer put it, voters in the predominantly Democratic city "were staying away in droves."
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In Jacksonville, Mike Hogan Will Face Alvin Brown in May to be Next Mayor
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 22, 2011 - 8:17pm
Jacksonville went to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the first round to see who will replace Mayor John Peyton. Republican and tea party favorite Mike Hogan, currently serving as the tax collector of Duval County, pulled way ahead of the field with 35 percent. But while that is enough to place Hogan in first, he did not come near 50 percent which is needed to avoid a runoff. With 62 percent of the vote counted, Republican Audrey Moran is ahead of Democrat Alvin Brown by less than 1 percentage point --22.6 percent to 21.8 percent. Republican Rick Mullaney was in fourth with 16.6 percent.
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