February 22, 2011 - 6:00pm
Cliff Stearns Hits the Road Saturday Holding Four Town Hall Meetings
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 22, 2011 - 3:16pm
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Steve Southerland Hammers Obama on Economic Issues
February 21, 2011 - 6:00pm
Tea Parties to Counter Public Employee Unions
February 21, 2011 - 6:00pm
John Thune Will Pass on Seeking GOP Presidential Nomination in 2012
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 22, 2011 - 1:40pm
U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota said on Tuesday that he would not run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
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House Education Chair Proctor: Good News from State University System
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 22, 2011 - 1:32pm
Rep. Bill Proctor, R-St. Augustine, knows a little about education. Not only does he chair the House Education Committee but he has a Ph.D. from Florida State University and is the chancellor of Flagler College. Proctor weighed in on Tuesday on new figures noting that there were more students enrolled in the state university system and that the students admitted did better on standardized tests.
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Teachers Speak Out Against Merit Pay Bill in State Capital
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 22, 2011 - 12:40pm
A group of seven teachers spoke out against Senate Bill 736 in front of the state Capitol building in Tallahassee Tuesday. The bill would tie teacher performance and student learning gains to teacher pay.
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December Freeze Zapped SCGC Sugar-Cane Production by 20%
Submitted by Nancy Smith on February 22, 2011 - 12:35pm
Warm temperatures in late February -- right now -- don't tell the winter season's chilling story in Florida's sugar-cane country. December freeze events took their toll -- and the results of the record cold in the Belle Glade area show 2010-11 cane production for the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida dropped by 20 percent.
According to the Co-op, the impact the freeze will have on next year's crop is unknown because of potential freeze damage to the seed cane.
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Presidential Derby
February 21, 2011 - 6:00pm
Progress Florida: Bill Nelson's Left-Jabbing Fist
February 21, 2011 - 6:00pm
As Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson ramps up his 2012 re-election campaign, a "nonpartisan" group is working to soften up his Republican competition.
Progress Florida launched a website -- DirtyHari.org -- to attack state Sen. Mike Haridopolos, Nelson's first announced GOP opponent. The PF-sponsored site, which bears the fetching headline, "Haridopolos Exposed," assails the Senate president for his "cushy UF teaching gig," "extreme positions" and "double-dipper hypocrisy."
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