Members of the House Economic Affairs Committee lodged their complaints Friday with oil spill claims head Kenneth Feinberg.
Feinberg acknowledged problems with transparency and responsiveness within the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, but stated that the system was working. He disputed claims that he is deliberately delaying or denying claims in an attempt to pay out the least amount of claims as possible, pointing to a report from BP, the oil company that caused last year's spill in the Gulf of Mexico, alleging he has been too generous in paying claims.
Comments are now closed.
Talking to the media after speaking to the Florida Rural Economic Development in St. Augustine on Friday, Gov. Rick Scott shrugged off reports that he had his eye on running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. While he did not completely close the door, Scott said his focus was putting Florida on the road to economic recovery.
I just got elected, said Scott. My goal is to get the state back to work.
Sign up for news alerts from Sunshine State News
Comments are now closed.
Comments are now closed.
Gov. Rick Scott spoke to the Florida Rural Economic Development in St. Augustine Friday, reviewing his first weeks in office, pledging he will continue his fight to lure more jobs to the Sunshine State.
Everything I have ever done in my life is tied to jobs, said Scott, who added that he believed education and employment were the most important components to change peoples lives.
Attorney General Pam Bondi expressed her disappointment with BP oil spill claims czar Kenneth Feinberg when she met with him Friday, and pushed him for greater transparency in the claims process.
Bondi said she received a pledge from Feinberg to add more local claims adjusters in the next 10 days, and said he would consider allowing an independent auditor to review the claims process. Bondi said Feinberg had failed to add more adjusters after promising them during a meeting she attended before being sworn in as attorney general.
Comments are now closed.
Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns weighed in on Thursday from his perch on the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology to oppose the FCCs plans to regulate the Internet.
One of the few bright spots in our economy is in the technology sector, said Stearns. Yet, for some reason, the FCC has decided to overstep its bounds and apply 19th-century regulations to a 21st-century network. Only in Washington can a regulatory agency issue rules to solve a problem that does not exist.
Comments are now closed.
The Wall Street Journal on Friday applauded Gov. Rick Scott's decision to turn down federal stimulus dollars for a high-speed rail line between Tampa and Orlando.
As for the rationale of Democrats and some backsliding Republicans that Florida's loss is other states' gain, the Journal opined:
Comments are now closed.
Senate President Mike Haridopolos broke his silence on Gov. Rick Scott's rejection of stimulus dollars for high-speed rail in Florida.
Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, said in a statement released Friday morning:
The federal government has earmarked $2.4 billion to finance part of the cost of construction of the proposed Florida high-speed rail project.But to do so, Washington would borrow 100 percent of that money, which would be financed in large part by foreign, nondemocratic governments.
Comments are now closed.
The first National Medical Students for Life of America (Med SFLA) Bioethics Symposium and Tour will visit Florida State University College of Medicine Friday. Organizers did not provide a starting time for the event.
Dominique Monlezun, national coordinator for Medical Students for Life, will be speaking with Dr. John Bruchalski, a former abortion provider and founder of the pro-life Tepeyac Family Center in Virginia. He is recognized as one of the nations foremost medical experts on pro-life health care.
Comments are now closed.
Most of Floridas 2.9 million Medicaid recipients could be moving into managed-care health plans next year if a bill introduced in the state Senate Thursday makes its way into law.
The bill plans to save the state $1 billion in the first year with increased savings over time. Legislators have been keen to pass Medicaid reform legislation this year after failing last year to reduce expenses in a program which currently eats up nearly 30 percent of the state budget.
