March 2, 2011 - 6:00pm
Bondi Meets With ACLU and NAACP on Restoring Voting Rights to Felons
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 2, 2011 - 4:19pm
On Wednesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi met with leaders of the ACLU and NAACP who are looking to restore the right to vote to convicted felons. Based on the release sent out by Bondis office, the two sides continued to agree to disagree on the issue.
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Republicans Look to Force Bill Nelson's Hand on Spending
March 1, 2011 - 6:00pm
Florida Supreme Court Sets Oral Arguments on High-Speed Rail Suit for 3 p.m. Thursday
Submitted by Anonymous on March 2, 2011 - 3:51pm
The Florida Supreme Court put this week's high-speed rail lawsuit on a fast track, scheduling oral arguments for 3 p.m. Thursday.
State Sens. Thad Altman and Arthenia Joyner sued Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday, demanding that the court intervene to require him to accept $2.4 billion in federal stimulus funds for the controversial bullet train project.
Scott's office responded at noon Wednesday, the court-ordered deadline, with a 26-page brief that contended, among other things, that the senators had no legal standing to sue.
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Obama (Temporarily) Averts Government Shutdown 2011
March 1, 2011 - 6:00pm
Congress did what it had to do, and then with a stroke of his pen so did President Barack Obama, avoiding a shutdown of the federal government -- for two weeks, anyway.
The U.S. Senate voted 91-9 Wednesday to pass a House bill that will fund the government for two more weeks, cutting $4 billion in spending in the process. Funds to keep the government running have only been appropriated through Friday. President Barack Obama ended the immediate tension by signing the bill into law late Wednesday afternoon and preventing a shutdown.
Rick Santorum Responds to Fox News Suspension
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 2, 2011 - 2:25pm
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania offered a response to Fox News suspending him as a contributor while he ponders running for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Scott Asks Supreme Court to Dismiss High-Speed Rail Suit
March 1, 2011 - 6:00pm
Gov. Rick Scott asked the Florida Supreme Court to deny a petition from state senators seeking to overturn his rejection of $2.4 billion in federal stimulus funds for a high-speed rail project.
Reiterating his opposition to the proposed Orlando-Tampa line and his authority to turn down funding, Scott submitted a 26-page response to the lawsuit filed Tuesday by Sens. Thad Altman, R-Melbourne, and Arthenia Joyner, D-Tampa.
Fox News Suspends Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum But Not Palin, Huckabee and Bolton
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 2, 2011 - 1:19pm
Politico is reporting that Fox News has suspended contributors former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania until they decide to run for the Republican presidential nomination. Fox News did not suspend three other possible candidates -- former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton -- who are also contributors.
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Scott Asks High Court to Dismiss Altman-Joyner Lawsuit on High-Speed Rail
Submitted by Anonymous on March 2, 2011 - 12:52pm
Gov. Rick Scott asked the Florida Supreme Court to deny a petition from state senators seeking to overturn his rejection of $2.4 billion in federal stimulus funds for a high-speed rail project.
Reiterating his opposition to the project and his authority to reject funding, Scott submitted a 26-page response to the lawsuit filed Tuesday by Sens. Thad Altman, R-Melbourne, and Arthenia Joyner, D-Tampa.
Full details to follow.
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Marco Rubio Praises Congress Avoiding Federal Shutdown
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 2, 2011 - 12:27pm
Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio joined in the overwhelming majority in the Senate on Wednesday to pass a resolution to keep the federal government funded for two more weeks. He weighed in on the matter after the vote.
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