March 15, 2011 - 7:00pm
House Readies for Teacher Performance Pay Reform Vote
March 14, 2011 - 7:00pm
House Passes Another 3-Week Funding Bill and Trims $6 Billion
Submitted by Anonymous on March 15, 2011 - 5:35pm
Amid rising discontent with the patchwork budget process, the U.S. House has passed yet another continuing resolution to keep the government funded for another three weeks.
By a vote of 271-158, the House approved the measure that also cuts $6 billion from the federal budget. The resolution now heads to the Senate.
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Red-Hot Obama: Importing Japan Syndrome to the Gulf Coast of Texas
Submitted by Anonymous on March 15, 2011 - 5:05pm
As part of its faux green nuclear agenda, the Obama administration wants Congress to provide a $4 billion loan guarantee for two new nuclear reactors on the Gulf Coast of Texas.
The power plants would be honchoed by a local consortium and -- you guessed it -- TEPCO, the outfit that built the toasted reactor at Fukushima Station 1.
Holy cow! Hold on to your iodine pills.
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Highs and Lows of Medical Marijuana Where It's Legal
March 14, 2011 - 7:00pm
If you think pill mills are a problem in Florida, wait until you see medical marijuana "dispensaries."
That's the word from states that have legalized prescription pot. And it's a warning that wary Florida lawmakers appear to be heeding.
Citing social costs, legal complications and a human weakness for easy money, critics say Florida will be courting trouble if it starts distributing cannabis for medicinal purposes.
In California, law-enforcement agencies routinely raid medical-marijuana dispensaries and charge licensed operators with a host of illegal activities.
Congress Passes Continuing Budget Resolution Despite Increased GOP Opposition
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 15, 2011 - 4:00pm
The U.S. House passed a continuing resolution on Tuesday, keeping the federal government funded for three more weeks. While the measure passed with 271 votes, an increasing number of Republicans voted against it. On Tuesday, 54 Republicans who backed the last continuing budgetary resolution voted against the latest one.
Republicans pointed the blame at President Barack Obama and Democrats in control of the U.S. Senate.
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Dennis Ross Joins Marco Rubio in Opposing Continuing Budget Resolutions
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 15, 2011 - 3:38pm
Freshman Republican U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross joined U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio in standing against continuing federal budget resolutions on Tuesday. Ross said it was time for Congress to pass a full budget.
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Food Fight! Battle Begins Over Who Controls School Lunch Programs
March 15, 2011 - 7:00pm
School lunch just got political.
Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam told the state Board of Education on Tuesday that he wants to to move the federal child nutrition programs from the Department of Education to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Putnam says the bill, the Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Act, will allow Florida to take advantage of opportunities to leverage the state's year-round growing season, and create dual benefits of promoting home-grown Florida products, and getting more fresh fruits and vegetables on school lunch trays.
'Crashworthiness' Bill Ready for Senate Vote
March 14, 2011 - 7:00pm
Rush Urges Rubio to Run for President and Talks Up Tea (Third) Party
Submitted by Anonymous on March 15, 2011 - 2:17pm
Radio talker Rush Limbaugh warmly applauded U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Tuesday, saying, "I wish he would run for president."
Sharing Rubio's concern over U.S. debt, and Congress's timid efforts to reduce it, Limbaugh praised the freshman senator for challenging GOP leaders to be more aggressive on budget cuts.
Limbaugh also tweaked establishment Republicans by predicting that disgruntled tea partiers could bolt the GOP to form a third party.
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