February 28, 2011 - 6:00pm
MAJOR BILLS SET FOR SENATE FLOOR FIRST WEEK
Crash Liability Bill Fast-Tracked Along With Larger Reforms
February 27, 2011 - 6:00pm
Why Scott Walker Must Win
February 28, 2011 - 6:00pm
Jeff Stahler Cartoon
February 28, 2011 - 6:00pm
Rick Scott Picks Gray Swoope to Lead Enterprise Florida
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 28, 2011 - 5:12pm
Gray Swoope, who headed up the Mississippi Development Agency under Gov. Haley Barbour, was named on Monday to head Enterprise Florida.
Bringing new energy and expertise to Floridas economic development activities is an ideal task for which Gray Swoope is well-suited, Gov. Rick Scott said.I am excited to have him leading the job creation and economic development mission in Florida.
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America's Last World War I Vet Passes Away
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 28, 2011 - 4:50pm
Frank Buckles, the last American veteran of World War I, passed away in West Virginia at the age of 110, closing the door on a chapter of American history. He was the last of the doughboys as American soldiers of the war were called.
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Why is Obama Administration Trying to Railroad the States?
Submitted by Anonymous on February 28, 2011 - 3:56pm
The unending melodrama surrounding Florida's rejection of failed stimulus dollars begs the question: Why is the Obama administration so fixated on rail?
The transportation blog in the National Journal addressed that query today and, echoing Gov. Rick Scott, suggested a better route:
"Isn't it curious that an administration devoted to the principle of multi-modalism is so obsessively determined to promote a single mode of its own preference -- that of high-speed rail?" asks transportation writer Ken Orski.
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Government Labor Unions vs. the Taxpayer
February 28, 2011 - 6:00pm
The drama unfolding in Wisconsin is a collision between the generous salary and pension benefits of government employees and the ability of the average taxpayer to afford them.
The unions parade thousands of teachers, police and firemen who try to portray this battle as rich versus poor. But the reality is these workers are not paid from our progressive federal income tax. These workers are paid by local and state taxes and fees that are assessed on the average taxpayer.
This battle is between civil servants and the taxpayers who pay their salary.
Tea Party to Block Budget Protest at Capitol
February 27, 2011 - 6:00pm
Outorganized and outvoted in 2010, left-wing groups are taking aim at Gov. Rick Scott and Republican lawmakers on March 8. But they'll have to do it at a distance.
"Awake the State" rallies are scheduled at 17 locations around Florida on the opening day of the 2011 Legislature. That's up from the eight announced just last week.
A rally site in Tallahassee was announced Monday, but organizers couldn't capture the prime real estate at the Capitol.
Leaders From Both Parties Take Aim at Pill Mills
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 28, 2011 - 2:08pm
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