Rep. Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange, the chairwoman of the House Economic Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Ken Feinberg who is handling claims resulting from the Gulf oil spill, confirming the fact that he will be testifying to the committee next Friday -- and he should be in store for some tough questions.
From the onset of the spill, the structure and efficiency of the BP claims process have been items of particular concern, noted Hukill.
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Court documents filed by the state of Florida reveal that the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. is accused of overcharging the state pension fund.
Florida and three other states are investigating whether banks overcharged public pension funds for foreign-exchange transactions.
FX Analytics is listed with the state of Florida as plaintiff in the case filed in the circuit court of the Second Judicial Circuit in Leon County.
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Together again.
Look for two of Florida's most recent formers, Gov. Charlie Crist and CFO Alex Sink, on the front steps of the Old State Capitol at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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With federal Judge Roger Vinson's ruling last week that the federal law backed by President Barack Obama was unconstitutional, the presidents supporters in the Sunshine State struck back on Tuesday vowing to continue the fight.
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Early last week, the jobs of four of the five Public Service Commission members were in jeopardy when Gov. Rick Scott pulled their nominations along with more than 150 other nominees to various state boards. All nominations had been submitted by former Gov. Charlie Crist.
A group of women who led the campaign to stop a train project in Hillsborough County will meet with Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday to knock the proposed Orlando-Tampa high-speed rail venture.
Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled the Obama administrations plan to spend $53 billion in the next six years, which the administration argues will help set the stage for the promise the president made in his State of the Union address to have 80 percent of Americans connected by high-speed rail in the next 25 years.
Sen. Mike Fasano came out against a small portion of Gov. Rick Scott's proposed budget Tuesday, knocking the governor for defunding and eliminating the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program and the Office of Drug Control.
Fasano was instrumental in getting the PDMP up and running two years ago, and Attorney General Pam Bondi and other law enforcement officials praised the program at a press conference last week where they also urged legislators to do more to crackdown on "pill mills."
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Florida Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica, chairman of the powerful House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, expressed skepticism on Tuesday over the Obama administrations plans to spend more than $50 billion on rail projects in the next six years.
This is like giving Bernie Madoff another chance at handling your investment portfolio, Mica said.
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All eyes will be on Washington this weekend when the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meets andconducts itsRepublican presidential nomination straw poll.
