February 27, 2011 - 6:00pm
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Opens Tea Party Conference, Calls for 'Change' in D.C.
Submitted by Anonymous on February 25, 2011 - 10:20pm
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio opened a national tea party summit on Friday night, drawing cheers for his hard line on immigration enforcement.
"Things have to change in Washington," he told the American Policy Summit crowd, after inviting conventioneers to tour his Phoenix tent city, where he houses inmates.
Other Friday night speakers:
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Tea Party Patriots Convene American Policy Summit in Phoenix
Submitted by Anonymous on February 25, 2011 - 9:29pm
A national tea party conference began a three-day run in Phoenix on Friday evening, with fire-breathing conservatives, presidential aspirants and media pundits scheduled to take the stage.
Watch Sunshine State News' ChatterBox this weekend for reports on key speeches and activities at the Tea Party Patriots' American Policy Summit.
Proceedings at www.summit11.org can be viewed online for a $10 fee.
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Nelson Touts Extension for HSR; Scott Says No Still Means No
Submitted by Anonymous on February 25, 2011 - 6:18pm
Sen. Bill Nelson continues to bang the drum for high-speed rail, touting a one-week extension offered to the state by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
But Gov. Rick Scott, who met with LaHood on Friday in Washington, D.C., says he's still not interested in the "federal boondoggle."
Check Sunshine State News for the latest twist and turn in this ongoing melodrama.
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Possible Federal Government Shutdown 2011 Casts Shadow on Florida
February 24, 2011 - 6:00pm
Sen. Mike Haridopolos Says Thanks But No Thanks to High-Speed Rail Extension
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 25, 2011 - 5:00pm
The offer of Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to give Florida an extra week to approve a plan to fund a high-speed rail line that would run from Tampa to Orlando has been rejected by state Senate President Mike Haridopolos.
Here's his statement:
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Unemployment Compensation Bill Heads to House Floor
February 24, 2011 - 6:00pm
Letting the Cream Rise
February 25, 2011 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- For Princetonians, the senior thesis is a high hurdle before graduation. For Wendy Kopp, class of 1989, it became a career devoted to transforming primary and secondary education. What began as an idea for a teacher corps for hard-to-staff schools, urban and rural, became Teach for America. At first it was merely a leavening ingredient in education; it has become a template for transformation.
Jeff Stahler Cartoon
February 27, 2011 - 6:00pm
Ed Stein Cartoon
February 25, 2011 - 6:00pm
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