March 10, 2011 - 6:00pm
Sen. Alan Hays Highlights Legislation Reining in State Insurer
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 11, 2011 - 1:33pm
Citizens Property Insurance, the state-run insurance company, will not be allowed to issue policies for new construction in environmentally sensitive or coastal areas if a bill sponsored by Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, makes it into law.
Hays said he wants to move Citizens back to an insurer of last resort and make it more actuarially sound and on a more level playing field with the private insurance market.
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David Rivera Rips into Democrats on Spending
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 11, 2011 - 12:03pm
Freshman Republican U.S. Rep. David Rivera is ranked as one of the most vulnerable congressional incumbents come 2012 due to ethics questions. But Rivera showed on Friday that he has no intention of going down without a fight, firing back at Democrats on spending.
Democrats in the Senate and the White House have failed to lead in the debate on cutting federal spending, said Rivera. They threatened to reject the House-sponsored continuing resolution before the House even approved it, and they have yet to present a credible alternative that truly cuts federal spending
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Beleaguered Miami-Dade Mayor Awaits Ides of March
March 10, 2011 - 6:00pm
Tom Rooney: Treat Servicemen Attacked by Terrorists Like Those Wounded or Killed in Combat
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 11, 2011 - 11:27am
Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney offered a bill on Thursday that would treat armed service members and U.S. Department of Defense employees killed or wounded in attacks at Fort Hood, Texas, and Little Rock, Ark., in 2009, and in Germany earlier in March, with the same benefits as those killed or wounded in combat.
Terrorists targeted these sites in direct assaults on our men and women in uniform, said Rooney.These brave service members were killed or wounded in service to their country by enemies of the United States through acts of terror.
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Presidential Derby
March 10, 2011 - 6:00pm
Rumors Fly -- and are Squashed -- that Joe Scarborough Will Take Bill Nelson on in 2012
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 11, 2011 - 9:37am
Busy morning for the National Republican Senate Committee (NRSC) -- not to mention the Joe of Morning Joe fame. First reports came out that the NRSC was looking to recruit former U.S. Rep. Joe Scarborough to run against Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012. But those rumors were quickly shot down. Scarborough now hosts Morning Joe on MSNBC.
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Tsunami Devastation Relief Efforts in Florida
Submitted by Nancy Smith on March 11, 2011 - 7:51am
As relief efforts in Florida mount to aid regions of the United States along the Pacific Coast and countries worst hit by Friday morning's earthquake and tsunami, Sunshine State News will post details. The disaster will affect not only life and property in many Pacific island nations but the world's economy as well. Stay tuned.
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Karl Rove: Obama 'Lies' About Health Care
March 10, 2011 - 6:00pm
Karl Rove says he's "furious."
He's furious at the president's "lies" about Obamacare.
He's still furious about Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
And the agitated Republican mastermind is banking on Florida to help turn things around in 2012.
In an exclusive interview with Sunshine State News, Rove said Floridians, along with the rest of the country, have finally awakened to a grim political and economic reality.
"Florida thought [Obama] was a centrist in 2008; 2012 will be much more competitive," he predicted.
House Immigration Bill Clears Hurdle
March 10, 2011 - 6:00pm
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